Business in, around and outside of Columbus County
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 to appear” scam that is making t...
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 repairs are completed, the t...
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. In attendance...
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...
Tabor Correctional paid a $92,822.69 water bill to the county Tuesday after the state was not billed for water usage for more than a year. County Manager Eddie Madden said Friday he was made aware of ...
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 Correct...
Columbus Regional will be hosting vaccine clinics at the Southeast Primary Care locations in Whiteville and Tabor City Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Monday. The Moderna vaccine will be administered....
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 ...
Columbus County could see several major projects funded by the $10.5 million expected from the latest round of federal stimulus money. The money is part of the largest omnibus federal spend...
Commissioners hope the former BB&T Call Center on U.S. 701 won’t stay empty for very long. The county board voted Monday to purchase the BB&T Campus for $1.25 million, roughly half its tax val...
Gov. Roy Cooper will hold a video briefing at 1:30 p.m. to discuss the state’s COVID-19 response. You can view the video live here: https://www.ncdps.gov/news-conference...
Another dangerous intersection in eastern Columbus will undergo reconstruction in the coming weeks. The Y-junction at N.C. 87 and U.S. 74 at Acme is being converted to a reduced conflict intersection,...
With spring comes mosquitoes, and with the irritating insects come two diseases that are deadly for equines. State officials are encouraging equine owners to have their animals vaccinated against East...
Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday extended the COVID-19 eviction moratorium through June 30. The move came as President Joe Biden signed a similar executive order on the national level. Cooper also signed an...
As vaccine supplies increase, so have opportunities to get vaccinated. The state Department of Health and Human services announced on Thursday that the remainder of Group four will be eligible for vac...
Increased supplies of COVID-19 vaccines will mean all adults who want the shot will be eligible after April 7, Gov. Roy Cooper said today in a press conference.“I’m grateful for North Carolinians who ...