In The Press | Columbus Jobs Foundation

Ray Wyche

State Jobless Numbers Show Slight Decrease

The unemployment figures in North Carolina showed a tenth of one percent de-crease for the month of August, while nationwide,...

NCWorks Career Center Offerings Assistance to Job Seekers

The NCWorks Career Center Resource Room, located in A Building, room 221, at Southeastern Community College, is a self-paced lab designed...

Tom Campbell

Restoring N.C. Welfare to Work Requirements

“He that will not work shall not eat (except by sickness he be disabled),” Captain John Smith told the 1609 Jamestown colonists. It...

Career Pathways Classes

Southeastern Community College will offer a variety of workforce continuing education career pathways classes in September. To...

Allen Turner

Railroad Will Create 30 Jobs

R.J. Corman Railroad Group vice president Bill Henderson Monday told members of the Columbus County Intergovernmental Council night that...

Tom Campbell

Don’t Blame State Employees

It is understandable how public employees may feel like punching bags. They are subject to jabs claiming there are too many of them on...

Jefferson Weaver

New Business Puts Fresh Look on Old Building

Tim and Stephanie Hilbourn put a lot of sweat into their new photography studio in downtown Whiteville. At a ribbon cutting at Tim...

Farmer's Market Opens Despite Stormy Weather

Fresh spring vegetables grown in Columbus County were for sale at the Columbus County Community Farmers Market Saturday in not very...

Senator Jane Smith

North Carolina Needs Clear Cut Economic Development Policy

Last week prominent NC State Economist Dr. Michael Walden issued a report showing that our state’s economy was slowing down again. In his...

The News Reporter

Tabor City home to one of top McDonald’s restaurant managers

David Turner, manager of Tabor City’s McDonald’s restaurant, has been awarded the restaurant chain’s highest honor. Turner was one of...

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