This roundup will cover the dates Jan. 6-15. • Columbus County reported 103 deaths from COVID-19 on Jan. 14, up from 90 on Jan. 13. An average of 50 new...
UNC Southeastern UNC Health Southeastern is now scheduling appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations for individuals ages 65 and older. The Lumberton hospital made the announcement Thursday shortly afte...
Columbus County hit a grim milestone the last 24 hours, topping the 100 mark in COVID-19 deaths.The Health Department announced on social media that as of 9 a.m. Thursday (today),...
County schools will not resume in-person classes as planned, but will remain in online learning until Feb. 1.The school system announced today (Wednesday) that due to the increasing rates of...
Chadbourn’s Town Hall has been closed to avoid further spread of the COVID-19 virus. Manager Jerome Chestnutt said staff will still be working, but customers will not be allowed inside...
Gov. Roy Cooper and the COVID-19 task force will hold a video conference at 3:30 p.m. today (Jan. 12) to discus the state’s response. You can view the livestream here:https://www.ncdps.gov/news-...
Developing story. The Health Department will not be making any new appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations until Feb. 1. Daniel Buck said in an email this morning that the sheer volume...
The increased spread of COVID-19 in Columbus County has caused Columbus Regional to activate its surge plan. “We’ve had our surge plan in place for months. We were hopeful we...
Twice-weekly reports of COVID-19 cases are no longer being provided by the county Health department simply because the agency is stretched too thin, spokesman Daniel buck said Wednesday. “The informat...
COVID-19 is filling local hospitals, officials from two area medical centers said Wednesday. Columbus Regional is converting unused space back into patient rooms while UNC Southeastern in Lumberton is...
Gov. Roy Cooper will provide an update on COVID-19 in North Carolina at 2 p.m. You can view the livestream here. https://www.ncdps.gov/news-conference...
Gov. Roy Cooper and the COVID-19 task force will hold a press briefing at 2 p.m. You can watch the press conference live by clicking on this link. https://www.ncdps.gov/news-conference...
Every time we turn around lately, somebody is angry or offended or something. Indeed, it almost seems to be worse as we’ve moved closer to Christmas. That bothers me. We...
State numbers released this afternoon show a hint of improvement in the COVID-19 battle in Columbus County. Columbus was in the “red”, or critical, category, when the state unveiled a...
Gov. Roy Cooper and Sec. of Health and Human Services Mandy Cohen will host a video press conference at 2 p.m. Members of several faith groups will be in attendance....
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). Cor...