News About Outdoor Activities and Entertainment in Columbus County, NC
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has finally hit North Carolina’s deer herd. Officials with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission announced today (Thursday) that a sample collected from a hunter-harvest...
A commercial turkey operation in Johnston County has tested positive for High Path Avian Influenza (HPAI), according to state officials. This is the first case of high path avian influenza in do...
North Carolina’s largest salamanders are beginning to stir from the winter sleep, and state biologists want to know exactly where they are living. Hellbenders and mudpuppies, sometimes call...
The same storm system that brought destructive tornados to Oklahoma and Louisiana will visit the Cape Fear region today, but it won’t pack quite the same wallop. The National Weather Service Wil...
If you suspect bats may be living in your home, biologists at the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission ask that you relocate them responsibly before pup rearing season begins on May 1. &...
The Whiteville Junior Woman’s Club hosted their 2nd annual Artic Alligator Plunge this morning at the Lake Waccamaw State Park. Challengers couldn’t jump off the pier because of the shallo...
The Whiteville Junior Woman’s Club is back again this year with their 2nd annual Artic Alligator Plunge. The purpose of the event is to raise money to help the organization with charitable projects, s...
The Waccamaw Siouan STEM Studio has hosted many events over the past year, but the most successful of them all will be back again for two weekends in April. The second annual Community Yacunne (Fish...
A wild Northern shoveler duck has tested positive for avian influenza in Hyde County, prompting reminders for commercial and hobby poultry growers to increase their biosecurity measures. The U.S...
Deputies with the sheriff’s office man tracking team found a Tabor City area man safe and sound after a harrowing few hours Tuesday. Ronald Gore, 58, was reported missing by his wife around 9:30 p.m.,...
Michael Edward Abernethy got more of an adventure than he bargained for while hunting in the Green swamp this week.Abernethy, 56, was on vacation in Myrtle Beach with his family from Morganton. After ...
Thanksgiving is just around the corner and Columbus County is absolutely ready for the holidays this year. Covid-19 may have put many things on the back burner in 2020, but the area is going bi...
Deer hunting is on in full force in Columbus County and bear season is fast approaching on Nov. 8. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission wants to make sure folks stay safe and injury free b...
The US Army Corps of Engineers’ Cape Fear River Lock and Dam 1 is closed through mid-November for improvements to the fish passage. The Cape Fear River Lock and Dam 1, located just above Riegelwood, i...
Seasoned hunters have something to shoot about this year, and it can last a lifetime for those who are 50-69 years old. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission made some leg...
North Carolina has dodged Chronic Wasting Disease in its deer population for years, and state officials hope it stays that way. The Wildlife Resources Commission is increasing monitoring efforts for&n...