Spring is a busy time of year for N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) biologists. Warmer weather brings wildlife out from winter slumber. Spring is when many species are on the move looking for...
A boil advisory has been issued for some county water customers along Peacock Road, effective today (March 4). Contractors struck a line supplying water to customers from 3067 to 4944 Peacock Road. Re...
The Coastal Land Trust will host a Volunteer Trail Day March 7 in Sandyfield. Participants will help clear the trail, pick up trash, and use hand tools for maintenance and improvement. Tools, snacks, ...
Columbus Regional staff will be at the Ransom Center Friday to host a free heart health screening fair. The Heart Health Fair will offer free blood pressure checks, cholesterol, A1C and glucose screen...
Chadbourn will shut down its water system from 9 p.m. Wednesday through 4 a.m. Thursday for repairs. The town said in a social media post that water used for consumption should be boiled for one minut...
The state Department of Health and Human Services says 15 cases of measles have been confirmed in North Carolina since late December 2025, with the first hospitalized case announced last week. As case...
A community food distribution is set for Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Columbus County Health Department. No registration or ID is necessary. The agency said the food drive is a good opportunity to meet ...
Columbus County Health Department will reopen beginning Wednesday. The pediatrics, WIC an immunization office at 800 Jefferson St., Suite 102 will reopen Wednesday at 8 a.m. and will see scheduled pat...
A boil advisory has been issued for part of the County Water District 1. The areas affected include all customers from 21869 to 22876 Peacock Road, from 17 to 328 Kenny Jordan Road, from 63 to 2304 Wi...
The first case of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus type 2 in North Carolina has been confirmed in a domestic rabbit in Dare County. RHDV2 is typically a fatal disease affecting both domestic and wild ...
The Family Birthing Center at Columbus Regional Healthcare System is inviting expectant mothers in their third trimester and their partners to attend birthing classes at the facility. Space is limited...
County water customers in part of District III are experiencing an outage due to emergency repairs today (Tuesday). Columbus County Public Water said in a press release that all customers along Waterf...
Another measles case has been reported in North Carolina. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services and Gaston County Public Health have been informed of a measles case in a person who traveled...
North Carolina will receive more than $200 million in federal funding to help expand rural health care. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Wednesday that $50 billion will b...
Columbus Regional is prohibiting visitors under age 12 and requiring masks for all other visitors. The increased number of influenza, RSV and COVID-19 led to the tightened rules, CRHS announced today....
Nutrition matters at every age, but once we hit our 60s and beyond, it starts to matter in a totally different way. Why? Because that’s when the body starts to change. Food we love to eat sud...