ATMC continues its expansion of high-speed internet in Columbus County, announcing Tuesday that the service is now available in the New...

By: The News Reporter The town of Fair Bluff is getting an economic boost as Gov. Roy Cooper announced Thursday that Texas-based...

By: Grant Merritt, The News Reporter Starting with just 50 ferns when it opened decades ago, McPherson Greenhouse has blossomed into a...

By: Thomas Sherrill, The News Reporter Columbus County government will soon own BB&T’s campus on U.S. 701 north of Whiteville, paying...

By: Ivey Schofield, The News Reporter Harbor Freight Tools has officially opened applications for its new Whiteville location, which will...

By: Ivey Schofield, The News Reporter The Whiteville City Council on Tuesday certified the annexation and rezoning petition for the...

By: Ivey Schofield, The News Reporter Cook Out, with its burgers, hot dogs, barbeque and shakes, is moving into the former KFC building...

The Columbus Chamber of Commerce and Tourism hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for New Hope Appliance on Feb. 25. The store is located...

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...

By: Thomas Sherrill, The News Reporter An industrial park and property owners in various parts of Columbus County are one step closer to...

By: Diana Matthews, The News Reporter Last week, real estate agent Darian Ransom saw four of his listed houses go under contract within...

By: Ivey Schofield, The News Reporter Columbus County met all of its workforce readiness goals for 2020 set by the state, becoming the...

Heath Nance, incoming chair of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce and Tourism, shared his hope for “a revival of the human spirit” in an...

By: Diana Matthews, The News Reporter Friday morning, under chilly but sunny conditions, the first tenants moved in at River Bluff Pointe...

By: Thomas Sherrill, The News Reporter Longtime Elizabethtown Town Manager Eddie Madden was approved as the new Columbus County manager...

By: Ivey Schofield, The News Reporter Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q and Harbor Freight Tools are coming to Whiteville starting this...

Council Tool Business Development Manager Walt Gray, left, and Vice President of Administration Cameron Council are pictured in the Lake...

By: Thomas Sherrill, The News Reporter A tract of 410 acres along River Road and the Waccamaw River in the southern part of Columbus...

By: Thomas Sherrill, The News Reporter Eighty-four local businesses hurt by the pandemic will receive checks ranging from $500 to $2,500...

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...