Our Local Hurricane Coverage
Rep. Brenden Jones of Columbus County is no stranger to natural disasters. With a business in Fair Bluff and home in Tabor City, as well as close ties throughout the county, Jones is familiar with [Read More]
Deputies and sheriff staff from Columbus and Bladen got a firsthand look at the devastation of Hurricane Helene in the North Carolina mountains Monday. Sheriff Bill Rogers of Columbus and Jim McVicker of Bladen led [Read More]
Like many of you, I breathed a sigh of relief followed by a prayer for safety when Hurricane Helene jogged left last week. Most of us are still cleaning up or drying out from the [Read More]
County Manager Eddie Madden and seven other senior members of county government are on the ground in Western North Carolina helping with hurricane relief efforts. County Manager Eddie Madden said in an email Monday that [Read More]
A woman with strong local ties died Friday in Hurricane Helene’s flooding in the North Carolina mountains. Melissa Neisler Lawrence, 63, of King’s Mountain, was trying to help a neighbor during the flooding that engulfed [Read More]
Updated 2 p.m. Oct. 1 Hurricane Helene hadn’t even finished devastating western North Carolina Friday before local efforts were getting underway to help those hit by the storm. Multiple towns in 25 counties have been [Read More]
Helene Update 2:40 p.m. 9/27 Columbus County has a tornado watch until 6 p.m. and there have been unconfirmed reports of tornadoes on the ground in several areas. Warnings have been issued in Brunswick, Bladen [Read More]
Southeastern North Carolina is now under an enhanced risk for tornadoes as powerful Hurricane Helene heads for the Florida panhandle. The National Weather Service office in Wilmington in a 1 p.m. update increased the tornado [Read More]
The potential for high winds and some flooding has led both the city and county school systems to shift to a storm footing for Friday. Hurricane Helene is forecast to come ashore today as a [Read More]
The largest discount spay and neuter clinic in Southeastern North Carolina was destroyed by four feet of floodwaters in Brunswick County Monday. Fix-A-Friend is a non-profit clinic sponsored Adopt An Angel. They averaged 100 surgeries [Read More]
Whiteville firefighters are accepting donations for flood victims in Brunswick County. Cases of water, canned goods, baby supplies, dry goods, and toiletries may be brought to the Whiteville Fire Department at 120 East Columbus Street. [Read More]
The last of nearly twenty damaged or blocked roadways in Columbus have been repaired in the wake of Monday’s rain event. Livingston Chapel Road and Old Lake Road at Woodyard in Sandyfield have been repaired [Read More]
Editor’s note – while CCN is all about Columbus County, the damage to Brunswick County roadways continues to affect local commuters and Columbus residents with connections to our neighbors next door. We will continue to [Read More]
Due to flooding and high water, N.C. Forest Service officials have implemented a trail detour and closures at Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest (Elizabethtown). A detour is in place for Duncan Trail flanking Turnbull Creek. [Read More]
North Carolina’s price gouging law is in effect in Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, and New Hanover counties after Monday’s major rainfall and flooding. The Department of Justice reviews complaints of alleged price gouging complaints, and the [Read More]
Steve Camlin knew Monday’s near-tropical system was going to be bad when he saw snapping turtles going for higher ground. “The incidents started after lunch,” he said. “It was raining so hard the turtles were [Read More]
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