Will Dulah, Dothan or Pireway be our largest towns?
By Les High Chairman Columbus Jobs Foundation When I was born in 1961, the population of Whiteville and Columbus County was about 5,000...
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- Aug 9, 2021
Downtown Whiteville becomes ‘Main Street Community’
By: Ivey Schofield The City of Whiteville just got a boost in its efforts to stimulate economic development downtown through a program...
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- Jul 25, 2021
New SCC structure designed to better serve students
By: Thomas Sherrill, The News Reporter A student walking onto Southeastern Community College’s campus this fall probably won’t see many...
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- Jul 6, 2021
The Lumber is one of five ‘Wild and Scenic’ rivers in North Carolina
Editor’s note. This is the third of a three-part series on the Lumber River and its potential as an eco-tourism destination. Dickson...
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- Jul 6, 2021
Company to create 125 jobs in Logistics Park on Brunswick-Columbus line
By Thomas Sherrill, The News Reporter An industrial park that overlaps the Brunswick-Columbus county line on U.S. 74-76 will have its...
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- Jun 30, 2021
The Lumber River defines wilderness and serenity for those who love it
Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part series that features the Lumber River. Part I covered ecotourism possibilities for...
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- Jun 29, 2021
Reimagining Lumber River State Park and Fair Bluff to capture the growing trend of ecotourism
This is the first in a series of three stories about the lower section of the Lumber River and the revitalization of Fair Bluff. A future...
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- Jun 15, 2021
New Small Business Center head combines passions to support entrepreneurs
By: Thomas Sherrill, The News Reporter Pamela Young Jacobs, Director of the Small Business Center Years after graduating from...
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- Jun 1, 2021
New terminal, hangar to help Columbus airport catch up with competitors
By: Thomas Sherrill, The News Reporter The roughly half-century-old terminal building at Columbus County Municipal Airport could be...
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- May 28, 2021
Columbus Career and College Academy sends 75 graduates across the stage
Seventy-five students graduated from Columbus Career and College Academy in the West Columbus High School auditorium Tuesday night....
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- May 24, 2021
Whiteville council approves rezoning, annexation for apartments
By: Ivey Schofield, The News Reporter The Whiteville City Council decided Tuesday, April 12, 2021, to rezone and annex a property on Love...
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- May 24, 2021
Columbus spared worst of tourism pandemic drop off
By Thomas Sherrill, The News Reporter Construction travel and campgrounds helped Columbus County fare better than many other locations in...
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- May 24, 2021
SCC graduation ceremony sends graduates to next stage in life
Southeastern Community College held its spring commencement exercises Friday morning in front of the A-Building on the college’s campus....
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- May 11, 2021
New BB&T facility wins regional award
A customer enters the new BB&T on J.K. Powell Boulevard in Whiteville. Photo by Justin Smith By: The News Reporter The Cape Fear chapter...
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- May 11, 2021
Elections board schedules public hearings on proposed precinct mergers
Current Columbus County voter precincts. By: Ivey Schofield, The News Reporter The Columbus County Board of Elections decided Monday to...
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- May 11, 2021
Hiring event at SCC
By: The News Reporter More than 30 employers from a variety of industry sectors are participating in a hiring event Tuesday, May 11 at...
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- Apr 20, 2021
New county manager ‘jumping right in’ to tackle budget, jobs
Columbus County Manager Eddie Madden By: Thomas Sherrill, The News Reporter Making the drive from Elizabethtown each morning has been an...
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- Apr 20, 2021
Editorial: Economic growth is opportunity for the county
By: Les High, The News Reporter Columbus County has had three good wins with new industrial announcements in the past month, reflecting...
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- Apr 14, 2021
Soil additives company to plant roots in county; sale in industrial park finalized last week
Gary Lanier, director of the Columbus County Economic Development Commission, talks to Jay Memula, right, of Jay Technologies about the...
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- Apr 14, 2021
ATMC high-speed internet available east of Tabor City
ATMC continues its expansion of high-speed internet in Columbus County, announcing Tuesday that the service is now available in the New...