Health News For Columbus County, NC
Dangerously hot weather is in store for the entire region throughout this week. The National Weather Service Wilmington office issued a heat advisory today (Monday), since temperatures and heat indice...
The N.C. Dept. of Health and Human Services is investigating the state’s first case of disease associated with West Nile virus in 2026. The case occurred in a resident of Gaston County. Additionally, ...
On July 30, the Veterans Memorial Park of America was represented at Congressman Rouzer’s Veterans Advisory Committee meeting in Fayetteville. Veterans, VFW, American Legion, and Veteran Service Offic...
By Burgetta Eplin Wheeler NC State Veterinary Medicine Photos by John Joyner / NC State Veterinary Medicine Before heading home each day to the family farm outside Chadbourn, Christine McPherson Long ...
Columbus Regional Healthcare System has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring people exper...
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has confirmed the first established presence of the invasive yellow-legged hornet (Vespa velutina) in the state. The hornets were fou...
By Kaylie Simmons Southeastern Community College Southeastern Community College students pursuing careers in healthcare now have a new pathway to earn a bachelor’s degree through a transfer agreement ...
Summer is almost over, and kids will be heading back to school next month. Local foundations and charities want to make sure that everyone has what they need to start the school year off on the right ...
City of Whiteville officials today (July 17) announced that residents are being urged to cut water usage by ten percent due to the ongoing drought. Emergency Management Director Hal Lowder Jr. briefed...
Due to the detection of New World Screwworm in the United States, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will enforce additional interstate movement health requirements fo...
By Maribel Alonso USDA Office of Communications A comprehensive review of 15 years of collaborative research between the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the University of Minnesota iden...
Hydration stations will be set up at several area fire departments during this weekend’s anticipated record heat. Temperatures and heat indices could reach 105 and higher throughout the weekend, accor...
More documented heat-related injuries and illnesses have been recorded this year that in the past five years, and state officials warn it could get worse. A dangerous heat wave is expected in North Ca...
Whiteville has joined a new network of emergency response teams for an often-forgotten problem: water and wastewater infrastructure. The N.C. Wastewater and Water Response Network (WaterWARN) is a coo...
By Hannah Isenhour SCC Communications Aidan Chestnut, a recent Associate Degree Nursing graduate at Southeastern Community College, has been recognized for her extra efforts caring for patients. Chest...
Families will get to enjoy a day of fun as well as education and wellness June 13 at the Boys and Girls Home of Lake Waccamaw from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. The Columbus County Day of Hope will feature a b...