Columbus County News

Submitted by WWAY on 2 July 2009 - 4:39pm. Whats Happening: July 3-5 Old Glory is proudly flying this weekend all across the area.

A 35-year-old man charged after a 14-year-old girl reported an abduction and sexual assault in North Myrtle Beach is registered as a sex offender in North Carolina and spent 11 years in jail after pleading guilty to robbing and raping a woman in 1996.

Submitted by WWAY on 29 June 2009 - 5:47pm. READ MORE: Center makes it convenient to visit inmates Matthew Chapter 25 Verse 36 says, "I was in prison and you came to me.a By offering free housing, the Matthew 25 Center in Burgaw makes it easier for inmates' loved ones to do just that.

Fernando Sandoval and his daughter visited what was left of his aunt's home on J.D. Cartrette Road, South of Whiteville.

Columbus County Commissioner Ronald Gore chose not to vote with other commissioners to approve a $75 million budget for 2009-10. Gore declined to say precisely while he was abstaining, but later he confirmed to the Whiteville News Reporter that his decision had to do with his employment in the school system.

Officials with the Emergency Management Department in Columbus County have a new system to alert residents.

The Columbus County farmers market could be voted one of America's favorites. American Farmland Trust is holding a national contest to find the best markets, and Columbus County is on the ballot.

It's been one week since storms ripped through parts of Bladen and Columbus counties, leaving behind many damaged homes.

Submitted by Meghan Packer on 18 June 2009 - 11:50pm. READ MORE: A Columbus County man died Thursday night shortly after his plane took off from a private runway.

A microburst from a severe thunderstorm all but destroyed a mobile home Monday and temporarily trapped a woman inside.

Submitted by WWAY on 16 June 2009 - 5:24pm. Native American students may have to change schools The Waccamaw-Siouan tribe community straddles the Bladen / Columbus county line.

When friends remember Walter "Gene" Barefoot, they will recall how loving and compassionate a man he was.

Published: Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 8:47 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 8:47 p.m. Strong thunderstorms over Brunswick and eastern Columbus and Horry counties are moving toward coastal New Hanover County, the National Weather Service said in a special statement issued at 8:44 p.m. Thursday.

The N.C. Department of Commerce has awarded Columbus County $500,000 to help provide water for a joint industrial park being planned by Brunswick and Columbus counties.

Or so say the folks in Columbus County, regarding the handling of a certain tough-skinned lizard: Unlike their neighbors in New Hanover and Brunswick counties, Columbus residents know how to handle alligators.

Members of Bladen County law enforcement took part in the Special Olympics Torch Run on Tuesday morning.

AMMON a ' Though it is usually a quiet place, with a few locals who greet each other by name and occasional visitors passing through, the little town of Ammon will be painted blue on Saturday for the annual Ammon Blueberry Festival.

A statewide initiative is making it possible for farmers markets in 12 North Carolina counties to accept Electronic Benefits Transfer card payments from consumers who are in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps.

Brunswick County Sheriff's Office Drug Enforcement Agents arrested a man last week they said has been trafficking cocaine between Brunswick and Columbus counties.

Some people in Pender County are asking county commissioners to investigate whether Pender County Animal Control officials are doing their jobs.