News About Outdoor Activities and Entertainment in Columbus County, NC
If the Watermelon Crawl is your thing, then you should head out to the Fair Bluff Watermelon Festival on Saturday, July 29. The town has a full day planned for the annual event, including the comeback [Read More]
The Columbus County Sheriff’s Animal Protective Services will be back once again this summer for their annual Family Fur Day. The event is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 19, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at [Read More]
Several youth softball and baseball teams are on their way up the ladder. The East Columbus teams were honored with a parade at Lake Waccamaw last night. Today, July 7, the Whiteville Dixie Darlings, Sweet [Read More]
The town of Lake Waccamaw celebrated Independence Day to the fullest in 2023. On Monday evening, July 3, the municipality held its first summer flotilla. The floating procession was lead by Lake Waccamaw Fire and [Read More]
Whiteville Police Department is hosting National Night Out on Aug. 1 from 6-9 p.m. in the City Hall parking lot. The evening will include music, games, entertainment, and food. Local fire and rescue departments will [Read More]
There are plenty of red, white, and blue Independence Day activities planned starting this weekend in Columbus County. You don’t have to go far to find some good clean fun no matter where you are [Read More]
The 36th annual Columbus County fireworks celebration will light up the sky Friday evening. Fuses will be lit on June 30 at 9:30 p.m. at the South Columbus High School football field. Gates will open [Read More]
With an average of an inch of rain falling every day this week, resources are backing of the Pulp Road Fire in the Green Swamp Preserve. The almost 16,000 acre fire began as a controlled [Read More]
The Columbus County Cooperative Extension (CCCE) has planned a fun-filled summer for kids in the area. From field trips to learning lifelong skills, children will have a blast while broadening their horizons. Sewing Camp [Read More]
As the 16,000 acre fire in the Green Swamp Preserve moves into its fifth day, crews are gaining on the blaze. The fire started as a 400 acre controlled burn last week, according to the [Read More]
Fire officials have closed N.C. 211 between Bolton and the Brunswick County line due to the Pulp Road fire in the Green Swamp. The fire has spread to 11,500 acres as crews use backfires to [Read More]
The town of Lake Waccamaw will be bringing another first to the area on Monday, July 3. The Summer Flotilla will be making its way through lake waters beginning at 8:30 p.m. Fishing and pleasure boats [Read More]
Though Karli Godwin has already graduated and headed off to Oklahoma State University for summer term, praises of her softball career in Columbus County linger on. Gatorade announced on Friday Godwin is the 2022–2023 Gatorade North [Read More]
The H.E.A.R.T.S. (Helping Everyone Achieve Rewards Toward Success) Foundation of Chadbourn will be hosting a kickball tournament to help with their annual Back-to-School supply drive. The group gives out over 500 backpacks and hundreds of school [Read More]
Bear populations and bear hunting are on the increase in North Carolina. Results from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s 2022 annual bear harvest summary show that hunters statewide recorded the highest harvest total on record [Read More]
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) will be implementing a new system and encourages those who need a new license or need to register a vessel to get these items done ahead of the launch. The [Read More]
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