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Columbus County, NC local government news and events.
The 2021 Cruise-For-A-Cause Golf Cart Parade and Fundraiser benefitting The National Breast Cancer Awareness Foundation will take place at Lake Waccamaw Sunday (May 30). The inaugural cruise took place during the first Memorial Day weekend [Read More]
A children’s yam planting program took place Monday at the Tabor City Library. The program was a prelude for this year’s Tabor City Yam Festival, set for October. The theme this year is “A Blast [Read More]
Chief Jerry Gore had no idea of the celebration taking place inside of Lake Waccamaw Fire and Rescue Department in his honor until he and wife Anne Gore pulled up to the waiting crowd of [Read More]
Seniors celebrated in style Sunday with a baccalaureate service and parade around Lake Waccamaw as the community came out to celebrate the East Columbus High School graduating Class of 2021. The baccalaureate service was held [Read More]
By Crystal FairclothEditor’s note — we’re proud to welcome Crystal Faircloth of Lake Waccamaw to the CCN family. This is her first post with z2j.c7e.myftpupload.com. Kathy Spaulding is no ordinary hairdresser. The owner of Cut [Read More]
Three baby racoons are now in the hands of a rehabilitator after their home was burned. Firefighters from Klondyke and other departments were conducting a controlled burn May 1 near Chadbourn when a hollow tree [Read More]
If you have a church announcement, event, festival, family or nonprofit yard sale, or just a happy story you want to share with your neighbors, send it to us for THE GOOD NEWS. You can [Read More]
The Columbus County Adopt-A-Deputy program is actually two separate events this year. Kelly Greene Davis is coordinating the local effort to recognize deputies and detention officers. She said Correctional Officer Week is May 2-8, and [Read More]
COVID-19 may not have stopped a bumper crop of strawberries, but it stopped the annual festival in Chadbourn for the second year. The N.C. Strawberry Festival announced on its Facebook page this week that the [Read More]
With remote learning becoming the standard for education in the pandemic, state officials have established new opportunities for children who lack internet access. The N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is working to bring [Read More]
Some scary but harmless salamanders are being sought by the biologists with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. The general public, but particularly anglers, are asked to submit any sightings of mudpuppies to the agency. The [Read More]
Editor’s note: Times may change, society may evolve, and even newspapers change the way they deliver current events, commentary and the events of daily life.Some things, however, never change. We sincerely hope that you will [Read More]
Brian Ward of the Whiteville Nautilus Gym gave Santa a little help Wednesday, getting in one more holiday workout before Santa headed north to start his Christmas Eve rounds. (Submitted photo)
Note—thank you to everyone who asked if there would be a Paula story this year. You can find previous Paula stories on my Facebook page. Merry Christmas! Once upon a time, there was a possum [Read More]
It wasn’t hard for Tabor City Police to track down a suspect who allegedly fled a traffic stop Monday – the man left his identification behind. Carlos Jaquan McClure, 22, turned himself in on charges [Read More]
RJ Corman Railroad was one of the 17 short line railroads awarded grants this week in the Department of Transportation Freight Rail and Rail Crossing Safety Improvement program (FRRCSI). Corman was awarded $1 million for new track [Read More]
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