By Anthony Clarke President, SCC I read with much interest Chancellor Robin Cummings’ recent article about UNC Pembroke and the NC...

Gene Merritt said Friday, March 30, that the city council’s idea of adding economic development to the Whiteville Downtown Development...

Columbus County commissioners Monday signed off on and endorsed a proposal by the City of Wilmington and the counties of New Hanover,...

Columbus County’s population declined by 2.11 percent between April 2010 and July 2017, dropping from 58,107 to 55,936, a loss of 2,171...

Two women and a young leader from Columbus County were among the 39 females from New Hanover, Pender, Brunswick and Columbus counties who...

The Cape Fear Council of Governments (COG) recently presented Tabor City’s Al Leonard with the group’s prestigious Lynwood Norris...

The Greater Fair Bluff Chamber of Commerce honored three people and heard an inspirational talk from a local motivational speaker and...

Columbus County commissioners voted 5-2 Monday night to earmark $2,133,320 it received for the sale of the former Georgia-Pacific...

A deed transferring ownership of the former Georgia Pacific industrial property between Whiteville and Chadbourn from Columbus County to...

The Reuben Brown House Preservation Society, in collaboration with Southeastern Community College, will host an evening with Tracy K....

The developer of a proposed large wild animal rescue sanctuary in Fair Bluff is optimistic after having recently returned from a visit to...

The Columbus County Municipal Airport is on the cusp of $3.379 million worth of upgrades and rehabilitation. County government owns the...

Cerro Gordo’s Ricky Benton Racing Enterprises, making its premier entry in NASCAR’s Monster Energy Cup series, finished 14th in Sunday’s...

It took less than 90 seconds Monday night for Columbus County commissioners to vote unanimously to finalize a deal that has been under...

Rick Benton II has a tough decision to make concerning the third weekend in February. Will he travel to Greenville, where the East...

Ruth Glass cuts the ribbon at Vineland Storage Tuesday afternoon as owners John and Lisa Fisher, center, look on. Vineland Storage is a...

Ron England of Envalish Recreation, LLC, plans to provide a place for children and adults to play on swings, zip lines and climbing...

By Diana Matthews dianamatthews@nrcolumbus.com The Chamber of Commerce and Tourism awarded Sue Hawks an honorary lifetime membership and...

Groundwork laid in 2017 will pay dividends for Columbus County in 2018, an optimistic county Economic Developer Gary Lanier says. “The...

The Columbus County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 16, to get citizen input on the...