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Why We Celebrate
In the days after the signing the document that would give birth to our country as a nation, riders headed out with copies to share throughout the colonies. Some areas wouldn’t learn the news for [Read More]
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Lake Hot Dog Sale Today
Get a traditional patriotic lunch and help a local fire department today. The Jimmy Stanley Memorial hot dog sale and boot drive is going on until 2 p.m. at the Lake Waccamaw Fire Department on [Read More]
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Genealogical Society to Meet at Brown Street Station
Entertainer and entrepreneur Greg Thompson will be the host and guest speaker at the next meeting of the Southeastern North Carolina Genealogical Society. The society will meet July 13 at 2 p.m. at Thompson’s Chadbourn [Read More]
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4-H Farm to Fork Camp Registration Opens
Children can learn how food is grown, produced and prepared in the Farm to Fork Camp Aug. 9-12 at Cooperative Extension. The 4-H camp will center on basic farming techniques; animal care; harvesting crops; cooking [Read More]
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July 4 is Free Fishing Day
North Carolinians can celebrate their freedom with some free fishing time Thursday. In honor of Independence Day, no fishing license is required for anyone who fishes on July 4 between the hours of 12 a.m.-11:59 [Read More]
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Plan Would Have Hospitals Drop Medical Debt in Exchange for More Medicaid
Edited 07/03 at 1 p.m. with additional information. Two million North Carolinians could see $4 billion in medical debt erased if a proposal by Gov. Roy Cooper is put into place that would increase Medicaid [Read More]
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Columbus Fourth in 2024 Turkey Harvests
Columbus County was one of the top five places in the state for turkey hunters this year. Results from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s (NCWRC) 2024 Wild Turkey Harvest Summary report show that hunters recorded 24,074 [Read More]
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CCCF Donates $109K to Area Groups
The Columbus County Community Foundation has awarded $109,720 in grants to local non profits and service groups. The board of advisors granted: $7,500 to Annie Catherine Pridgen Community Development Foundation for Mount Olive Head Start and [Read More]
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Old Lumberton to Detour July 8
Old Lumberton Road near Research Drive will close July 8 for the replacement of a 75-year-old bridge. The bridge, which was built in 1949, crosses part of Western Prong. Both lanes of the road will [Read More]
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Taillights, Trailer Lead to Trouble
Tabor City police arrested a wanted man after he was stopped for pulling a trailer without taillights. Austin Grey Reneger, 27, was held under a secured bond on Guilford County charges of discharging a firearm [Read More]
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Lake Tightening Up Golf Cart Rules
As the busiest week of the year gets underway at Lake Waccamaw, police are reminding golf cart users to be sure children are properly buckled up. Lake Waccamaw was the first municipality in the county [Read More]
Elections
School Board Signups Moving Slowly
City and county school board filings are underway, but filings have been slow in the first week of signups. County District Five incumbent Steve Long has filed for reelection. In the District One race, where [Read More]
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Jefferson Weaver • The Field of Pain and Sorrow
The things I take for granted are things they never knew. I am writing these words in a comfortable, air conditioned office, despite the thermometer soaring to sinful levels. I had a good supper last [Read More]
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DMV Fees Increase Monday
The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles will begin collecting a processing fee on all transactions paid for with a credit or debit card on July 1. This includes transactions occurring in-person, online and at a [Read More]
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The Goods News for June 28
Independence Day is next Thursday, but the fun for the Fourth is getting an early start in Columbus County. Sunday is the patriotic concert at Leamon Chapel on the Boys and Girls Home campus at [Read More]
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Commissioners Put Brakes on Bolton Property
Editor’s note: an earlier version of this story incorrectly identified Columbus County School Board Chairman Ronnie Strickland. An appraisal will be done on the proposed Bolton site for a new eastern Columbus K-8 school before [Read More]