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Clara Cartrette
Jan 1, 2018
Tabor City auto parts distributorship one of USA’s top growing companies
When John Treece began looking for a place to locate an auto parts warehouse and distribution center, he found Tabor City. The company,...


The News Reporter
Dec 28, 2017
Grants approved for Tabor projects
Representative Brenden Jones recently announced economic development funding for Tabor City from the North Carolina Rural Infrastructure...

Deuce NIven
Dec 28, 2017
Tabor City recognized for fast growth
Two Tabor City companies are among North Carolina’s fastest growing businesses. Atlantic Corporation was recognized as number 13 on the...


Allen Turner
Dec 26, 2017
Edwards: County needs to tie into regional growth
Rick Edwards, who is stepping down Jan. 1 as chairman of the Columbus County Jobs Foundation, sees the infusion of youth and diversity...


Allen Turner
Dec 20, 2017
New Fair Bluff Fire and Rescue headquarters gets green light
Fair Bluff Fire and Rescue, Inc. signed a $1,426,877 contract Friday with K&S Builders Inc. of Proctorville for construction of a new...


Kelly Jones
Dec 20, 2017
Brunswick Electric Bright Ideas winners recognized
Brunswick Electric Bright Ideas winners were recognized at the December Board meeting: Kayla Canipe – Open My World through Technology,...


Diana Matthews
Dec 15, 2017
Masonry student has her eye on school record
When Columbus Career and College Academy student Maria Torres was originally put into masonry class, she wasn’t sure it was what she...


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Dec 15, 2017
Whiteville Schools approve Boney firm for high school renovation
A firm with three generations of experience in local schools will handle the renovation of Whiteville High School. LS3P, formerly known...


Jefferson Weaver
Dec 15, 2017
Whiteville awarded $635,500 Golden Leaf Grant
Whiteville’s flood relief efforts will see a big financial boost in the coming months, as the Golden LEAF Foundation has awarded the city...


Allen Turner
Nov 21, 2017
Jones, Britt get high rankings from business group on votes
The two members of Columbus County’s legislative delegation have received high rankings for their votes in the 2017 long session of the Gene


Clara Cartrette
Nov 21, 2017
Dr. Dalton Dockery awarded Extension Leadership Award
Dr. Dalton Dockery grew up on a farm in Nakina and decided early on that he always wanted to be affiliated with farming. He has fulfilled...


Allen Turner
Nov 13, 2017
Aerial adventure park projected to open in Riegelwood this spring
If things go according to plan, a new tourist attraction that probably also will be heavily utilized by locals should be completed by...


Clara Cartrette
Nov 13, 2017
Poet Laureate of the United States is coming to Columbus County
National Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry is coming to Columbus County, a cultural honor that has never been bestowed on the county...

Clara Cartrette
Nov 1, 2017
Tabor City native to receive coveted North Carolina Award
For more than 40 years, Jane Smith Patterson has been paving the way for women in North Carolina politics and digital technology. After...

Diana Matthews
Nov 1, 2017
Two Columbus County Historic Landmark plaques unveiled
Two Columbus County Historic Landmark plaques were unveiled Thursday, Oct. 26, by the Reuben Brown House Preservation Society. The...


Allen Turner
Oct 5, 2017
County accepts R.J. Corman offer of $2.15 million for G-P property
Columbus County commissioners Monday night unanimously voted to accept an offer from the R.J. Corman Railroad Group to purchase the...

Allen Turner
Oct 5, 2017
NCSU class unveils options for rebuilding Fair Bluff
A fall semester postgraduate class at the N.C. State University’s College of Design in Raleigh has proposed several potential plans to...

Allen Turner
Sep 28, 2017
‘Substantial’ company in talks with county to assume G-P option
A substantial but unnamed company is in talks with the county today to assume a purchase agreement from “Project Black” and hopes to buy...

Deuce NIven
Sep 15, 2017
Industrial incubator pondered for Tabor City
It’s been more than two decades since Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation began to publically consider establishing a business...

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Sep 14, 2017
SCC to offer dialysis technology
Southeastern Community College is offering a workforce continuing education dialysis technology course on Mondays – Thursdays, Oct. 2 –...
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