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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Some types of businesses may reopen at 100 percent capacity beginning Friday at 5 p.m., Gov. Roy Cooper announced this afternoon in his weekly COVID-19 update. Museums, aquariums, and retail...
Developing story/UPDATED County officials escorted finance officer Bobbie Faircloth out of the building after last night’s county commissioners meeting. Faircloth was allowed to remove her personal be...
By Katie Compton Boyd His math grades aren’t perfect. His handwriting can be sloppy and rushed at best. He’s outgrowing pants and shoes in record time. I have to remind...
More members of Group Four will have access to COVID-19 vaccinations March 17, Gov. Roy Cooper said this afternoon. Cooper and N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy...
Gov. Roy Cooper and the COVID-19 task force will hold a video briefing at 3 p.m. Among the topics expected to be discussed are the compromise bill to reopen schools...
The standoff over reopening in-person instruction in public schools may be over. In a press conference in Raleigh this morning, Gov. Roy Cooper and Senate Majority Leader Phil Berger announced...