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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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
Photos by Crystal Faircloth, Jefferson Weaver, Santana Mills, Anna Clewis Kennedy and Don Delisle....
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....
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....
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 Em...
Heavy rains Wednesday blocked portions of N.C. 904 East near Fowler Town Road and elsewhere, creating detours and headaches for motorists.Swamp Fox Highway, Will Inman Road, Fowler Town Road and...
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...