Pipe manufacturer to create 44 jobs in Fair Bluff
By: The News Reporter The town of Fair Bluff is getting an economic boost as Gov. Roy Cooper announced Thursday that Texas-based...
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- Apr 8, 2021
McPherson Greenhouse branches out to public
By: Grant Merritt, The News Reporter Starting with just 50 ferns when it opened decades ago, McPherson Greenhouse has blossomed into a...
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- Apr 8, 2021
Commissioners approve $1.25M purchase of BB&T north campus
By: Thomas Sherrill, The News Reporter Columbus County government will soon own BB&T’s campus on U.S. 701 north of Whiteville, paying...
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- Apr 8, 2021
Harbor Freight now hiring for new Whiteville location
By: Ivey Schofield, The News Reporter Harbor Freight Tools has officially opened applications for its new Whiteville location, which will...
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- Mar 24, 2021
Whiteville council certifies apartment petition
By: Ivey Schofield, The News Reporter The Whiteville City Council on Tuesday certified the annexation and rezoning petition for the...
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- Mar 24, 2021
Cook Out coming to Whiteville
By: Ivey Schofield, The News Reporter Cook Out, with its burgers, hot dogs, barbeque and shakes, is moving into the former KFC building...
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- Mar 24, 2021
New Hope Appliance opens for business
The Columbus Chamber of Commerce and Tourism hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for New Hope Appliance on Feb. 25. The store is located...
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- Mar 13, 2021
ATMC high-speed internet available in Fair Bluff, service to expand in months ahead
By: ATMC The project was made possible through a $1.1 million grant ATMC received in August of 2020 through the N.C. GREAT Rural...
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- Mar 13, 2021
County government extending water lines; industrial park to get service
By: Thomas Sherrill, The News Reporter An industrial park and property owners in various parts of Columbus County are one step closer to...
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- Mar 3, 2021
‘Amazing’ home market for sellers leaves buyers with few options
By: Diana Matthews, The News Reporter Last week, real estate agent Darian Ransom saw four of his listed houses go under contract within...
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- Mar 3, 2021
Columbus is ‘Work Ready’ community
By: Ivey Schofield, The News Reporter Columbus County met all of its workforce readiness goals for 2020 set by the state, becoming the...
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- Mar 3, 2021
‘We’re all in this together:’ Chamber’s 84th Annual meeting held online
Heath Nance, incoming chair of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce and Tourism, shared his hope for “a revival of the human spirit” in an...
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- Feb 10, 2021
‘This is huge for the town’ — New apartment complex full in Fair Bluff
By: Diana Matthews, The News Reporter Friday morning, under chilly but sunny conditions, the first tenants moved in at River Bluff Pointe...
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- Feb 10, 2021
Elizabethtown manager named new Columbus County manager
By: Thomas Sherrill, The News Reporter Longtime Elizabethtown Town Manager Eddie Madden was approved as the new Columbus County manager...
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- Feb 10, 2021
Smithfield’s Bar-B-Q, Harbor Freight coming to Whiteville
By: Ivey Schofield, The News Reporter Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q and Harbor Freight Tools are coming to Whiteville starting this...
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- Jan 22, 2021
Axe throwing is the latest chapter for fifth-generation Council Tool
Council Tool Business Development Manager Walt Gray, left, and Vice President of Administration Cameron Council are pictured in the Lake...
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- Jan 15, 2021
‘Incredibly special’ riverfront property to join game lands
By: Thomas Sherrill, The News Reporter A tract of 410 acres along River Road and the Waccamaw River in the southern part of Columbus...
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- Jan 6, 2021
Chamber awards 84 pandemic grants to small businesses
By: Thomas Sherrill, The News Reporter Eighty-four local businesses hurt by the pandemic will receive checks ranging from $500 to $2,500...
Thomas Sherrill, The News Reporter
- Dec 22, 2020
$2.4M grant to bring high-speed internet to thousands in Columbus’ rural communities
ATMC announced Friday that it will receive $2.4 million from the state to expand high-speed internet service to more than 1,600 addresses...
Thomas Sherrill, The News Reporter
- Dec 22, 2020
Chamber launches small business recovery grant program. Here’s how to apply
The Columbus County Chamber of Commerce and Tourism has announced a grant program that will award grants of between $500 and $2,500 to...
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