Business in, around and outside of Columbus County
Like all campgrounds, Jellystone Park was shut down during April 2020 due to COVID-19, but the new season is already one of the busiest in years. Just a short drive...
So much Alpaca fleece, so little time. What’s a girl to do? Make yarn. Tanya Hiltz is the owner and operator of Triple H Farms near Lake Waccamaw. Her career...
Stephanie Miller, CRHS When the average person hears the term “wound care” they often think of cuts, scrapes, tourniquets, or bandages. But specializedwound care programs are much more; they play...
After almost a year, the Hallsboro Middle School Courthouse annex will close June 30.“Effective June 30, the Hallsboro Court Facility currently being held at Hallsboro Middle School will be closed,...
An iconic Whiteville restaurant will be closed until July. A death in the family has led Zeko’s Italian Restaurant on Madison Street to close its doors until the first week...
N.C. Forest Service officials urge the public to postpone any outdoor burning through early June. During the next two weeks as warmer, drier weather patterns continue across the state, fire...
1145 update: The gas line has been repaired, and the roads are now reopened. Traffic is still congested in downtown Whiteville.A construction crew broke a gas line on J.K. Powell...
UPDATE: some customers now have power; trees blamed for outage.More than 1,500 Duke Progress Energy customers are without power this afternoon (Thursday).The outage was reported at 12:30 p.m., accordi...
While it may cause a few weeks of headaches, officials hope a drainage project in Whiteville will have longterm benefits. South Franklin Street between Madison and Caldis will be closed...
Gas stations across the area are seeing long lines, if they’re even open, due to the Colonial Pipeline shutdown. The pipeline feeds roughly half of the gasoline supply in North...
North Carolinians can get critical help to pay for high-speed internet from a $3.2 billion federal program opening in May for families and households working, learning and shopping from home...
One of the county’s deadliest intersections will soon become an interchange. The crossroads at Old Boardman Road and Macedonia Church Road intersects with U.S. 74. Drivers currently must st...
If Lt. Kenneth Smith is calling you from the sheriff’s office – hang up the phone. The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office is warning doctors in the area about a “failure...
A waterline break at Lake Waccamaw is affecting customers from the 2800 block of Canal Cove Road to the end of Waccamaw Shores. The break does not affect Wooded Acres.When...
Cypress Village apartments in Fair Bluff recently held its grand opening. The complex was purchased and remodeled by father and son investors, Kyle and Jonathan Cox of Tabor City. ...
Vaccinations offered Tuesday and Thursday Beginning Tuesday (April 27) UNC Health Southeastern will begin offering COVID-19 vaccinations within Southeastern Health Mall Clinic on the campus of Biggs P...