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Columbus County commissioners were expected in a rare 7 a.m. session today to extend for another 90 days a June 30 deadline the county had given the owners of Project Black to purchase the former Georgia-Pacific industrial site between Whiteville and Chadbourn. The decision to meet today came after a 55-minute closed session Monday night for economic development matters and the board recessed its meeting Monday to reconvene this morning. They confirmed Monday night that they

Although a 41-year-old Fair Bluff native who took a big risk six years ago by leaving the security of state employment to open his own business is a little down after flooding from Hurricane Matthew ravaged his computer store, he is anything but out. M i c h a e l G r e e n , t h e owner of Mike Mikes Computers, is looking forward to reo p e n i n g h i s business soon with a heavy reliance on his strong Christian faith and with a little help from the Columbus Jobs Foundation

Residents, motorists and anyone who travels U.S. 74- 76 through Delco will have a chance Monday to review plans to improve that section of the highway. The N.C. Department of Transportation will host a meeting at Acme-Delco Middle School from 5-7 p.m. to hear comments and discuss the proposed improvements between Water Tank Road and the Brunswick County line. While there will be no formal presentation, NCDOT personnel will be available for questions and to accept comments abo

The North Carolina Rural Center met with Columbus County leaders at the DREAM Center Friday as part of an 80- day tour to discuss the unique challenges and needs of each community and to work toward building an advocacy with the community and government. Patrick Woodie, president of the Rural Center, stated, “If you have seen one rural community, you have seen one rural community,” noting that each county and community has its own strengths, weaknesses, and needs. The Rural C

Fair Bluff native Sen. Bill Rabon, R-Brunswick, Thursday introduced a bill to appropriate $5 million from the state’s general fund to establish a low-income multifamily housing program in Fair Bluff to help the town recover from the ravages of Hurricane Matthew and, later that evening, Rep. Brenden Jones, R-Columbus, announced the $5 million to the Greater Fair Bluff Chamber of Commerce. Rabon said Saturday before the funds are appropriated, the measure (Senate Bill 475) must

The Greater Fair Bluff Chamber of Commerce held its annual dinner banquet Thursday night, honoring several local citizens and businesses and hearing about a proposed $5 million apartment complex in the town that would be paid for by state dollars (see separate story elsewhere in this issue). Gilbert “Doug” McFadden received the prestigious community service award for his efforts to help others following Hurricane Matthew, despite being displaced himself from his home due to f

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