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Health News For Columbus County, NC
After 888 days, Gov. Roy Cooper today (Monday) officially suspended the state of emergency declared due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cooper issued the emergency declaration March 20, 2020, after shutting down schools, churches and businesses [Read More]
Healing Hearts is offering rapid COVID-19 testing at two locations in Whiteville. The organization’s main office located at 426 Lee Street, will be open Monday-Friday from 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. and on Saturdays and [Read More]
County water customers in part of District III are being advised to boil their water due a line break. Contractors bored through a line that services homes on U.S. 701 between Bill Hooks Road and [Read More]
The pandemic brought many changes in North Carolina, including how parents feed their children. The Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer Program (P-EBT) was created, and now more than $2 billion has been distributed to North Carolina [Read More]
A local physician is raising money for the purchase of medical equipment to take to Honduras for a good cause. Dr. Susan Aycock is setting up a program in the country for others to learn [Read More]
Freeman Chiropractic introduces new equipment There’s a new kid in town at Freeman Chiropractic Wellness Center, but it’s not a living, breathing person. Instead, it’s the state-of-the-art computerized Proadjuster 360. “I’m very excited for my [Read More]
• The case is the first documented rabid animal this year in Columbus. The county’s first documented case of rabies for the year was found in Evergreen Wednesday. In a press release, Animal Protective Services [Read More]
Lake Waccamaw water customers near Creek Ridge and Bella coola are under a boil water advisory due to a leaking water main. The town announced the outage this morning. The affected area is from 1502 [Read More]
County water customers in District II can expect pressure loss, discoloration and possibly boil orders in the coming weeks. Maintenance on the water tank serving the North Whiteville and Western Prong area will cause the [Read More]
The Whiteville Wolfpack cheerleaders hosted a Cheer Camp last week at the high school. The event was for girls ages 4-14 years old and ran from June 20-22. The young ladies learned about performing stunts, [Read More]
The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for today (Monday) due to sweltering conditions across the area. Whiteville could see a heat index of 105 or more today, followed by even higher numbers [Read More]
One of 20,000 ducks will be a ticket to Hawaii for someone, and help support crisis intervention. Jungle Rapids Family Fun Park will host the Duck Derby Friday to help Coastal Horizons, which provides mental [Read More]
UNC Health Southeastern was awarded a “B” safety grade for spring 2022 by The Leapfrog Group, a non-profit watchdog group. The grade announcement was made this week during National Hospital Week and National Nurses Week, [Read More]
RN Christopher Minton (3-Rust Tower) was named UNC Health Southeastern’s 2022 Baker Nurse of Excellence during a ceremony hosted May 10 by the organization’s Professional Growth Council as part of National Nurses Week. Minton, a [Read More]
American College of Cardiology NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Gold Award recognizes sustained, high level performance in quality of care UNC Health Southeastern has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ [Read More]
$10 e-gift card, aluminum water bottle and sticker set for Red Cross donors in May When schools let out for summer and families set off on vacation, the American Red Cross typically sees a decline [Read More]
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