Columbus County News

Submitted by WWAY on 5 November 2009 - 6:52pm. Recycling could be made easier, especially in rural areas It has been more than a month since new state laws governing recycling took effect, but it's unclear if these laws are working in some rural communities.

More than 100 people are being laid of in Columbus County as a result of the Georgia Pacific Company shutting down.

The compeition is tough in Columbus County as seven candidates are running for just two available city council seats.

Published: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 2:45 p.m. By a bizarre coincidence, all three of the most famous sets of conjoined twins in American history wound up in North Carolina.

Herea s a significant passage: Candidates agreed the town should continue to clarify its unified development ordinance to better meet the needs of applicants.

Submitted by WWAY on 28 October 2009 - 5:52pm. New allegations aimed at Soles For more than a year we've been following the controversy surrounding State Senator R.C. Soles and his clients.

Published: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 11:42 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 11:42 a.m. Like it or not, Brunswick County will soon gain yet another superstreet, this time near the Columbus County line on U.S. 74/76. Any major developments on U.S. 17 and U.S. 74/76 must now build a superstreet - a concept that restricts left turns, ...

Submitted by WWAY on 23 October 2009 - 5:18pm. Yam Festival full of sweet potatoes Tabor City is hosting the 39th Annual Yam Festival through the weekend, however you won't find any yams there, only sweet potatoes.

Columbus County planning board members are looking for ways to clean up some rundown mobile home parks.

An anchor from the shipwreck that's thought to be from Blackbeard's flagship, the Queen Anne's Revenge, is so unstable that divers in North Carolina hope to retrieve it now rather than waiting until next year.

The Town of Bolton has received a $600,000 federal grant to revitalize the town's police department.

Waccamaw Riverkeeper Christine Ellis was a little late arriving at a party Saturday to celebrate the purchase of the 440-acre Cove Swamp that borders the southern end of Lake Waccamaw.

The 30th Annual Columbus County Agricultural fair kicks off Tuesday, October 13.

From 1994 to 1997, Paul Spelman worked as a newscaster for WWAY-TV3 in Wilmington, covering beats in Whiteville and Wilmington.

Published: Friday, October 9, 2009 at 11:32 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 9, 2009 at 11:32 a.m. Tabor City Neighbors of state Sen.

The Whiteville News Reporter has the story about the tense departure of Columbus County's former attorney: The county threatened its former attorney, Steve Fowler, with legal action if he did not reimburse the county for certain items purchased on a county credit card and return more than 40 notebooks to the county that he took home with him upon ...

Many communities in Southeastern NC are seeing a boom in electronic-gaming businesses based around telephone sweepstakes cards or similar devices.

Submitted by WWAY on 5 October 2009 - 6:11pm. News With the start of hunting season, comes the scattering of deer in rural counties.

Many of the controversies and investigations surrounding former Gov. Mike Easley remain unresolved, with a new round of hearings by the State Board of Elections scheduled to commence in late October.

A sheriff says a North Carolina state senator shot one of two intruders at his home and hospital officials say the man is in fair condition.