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Thursday trash collections will take place Friday, due to Tropical Storm Idalia. County spokeswoman Amanda Prince said in an email that Waste Industries and Waste Management will not be operating due to the storm. Customers [Read More]
Southeastern Community College will close at 3 p.,m. today (Aug. 30) and will reopen Friday at 8 a.m. SCC officials announced a short time ago that the school will be closed tomorrow due to anticipated [Read More]
Category Three Hurricane Idalia is coming ashore in Florida this morning, and is forecast to bring more tornadoes and possibly more rain as it crosses Columbus County tonight into Thursday. The National Weather Service increased [Read More]
As city residents scramble to trim trees and cut grass before Hurricane Idalia’s visit, Whiteville officials are asking for yard debris to be kept out of the gutters before the storm. “When we get a [Read More]
As Idalia inches closer to Columbus County, Lake Waccamaw is making preparations. Mayor Matt Wilson declared a state of emergency for the town at noon on Aug. 29. Town Hall will be closed for business [Read More]
Whiteville City Schools will be on a regular schedule Wednesday, and will be closed to students and staff Thursday due to Hurricane Idalia. There will be no after school sporting events. Sporting practices may be [Read More]
Due to the potential arrival of Hurricane Idalia, Columbus County Schools will move to remote instruction for Thursday, Aug. 31. County schools will be on a regular schedule on Wednesday, but there will be no [Read More]
Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that the price gouging law is in effect after Gov. Roy Cooper declared a statewide state of emergency in anticipation of Hurricane Idalia. “Hurricane Idalia is coming – please [Read More]
Updated 08/29/23 at 7:45 p.m. Hurricane Idalia is expected to make its impacts known here Wednesday into Thursday. Idalia is forecast to come ashore in Florida today as a Category Three hurricane, but it is [Read More]
Wednesday’s Catholic Charities distribution event at Old Dock has been cancelled due to the possibility of severe weather. The next distribution event will be Sept. 30 at 10:30 a.m. at Building Bridges. The non-profit provides [Read More]
Record warmth in ocean waters will trump the disruptive effects of El Nino winds, leading to a more active than normal hurricane season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said today. The agency issued [Read More]
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Hurricane — now Tropical Storm — Ian is causing headaches across Columbus. Power is out in many communities as 40-plus mile an hour winds have smashed trees onto electric lines. Much of downtown Whiteville is [Read More]
Schools, government offices and many businesses are closed as Columbus County nervously eyes Hurricane Ian. Ian is expected to come ashore between Georgetown and Myrtle Beach, S.C. around 3 p.m. today as a Category One [Read More]
We will bring you Hurricane Ian closings and delays as soon as they become available. Email your closings with a contact number to crystalfaircloth@columbuscounty.news. • The Columbus County Emergency Operations Center has been activated. [Read More]
Related story: Hurricane season officially begins June 1, and federal weather forecasters are calling for the seventh busy season in a row. There’s a 65 percent chance of an above average tropical season this year, [Read More]
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