Whiteville Mayor Terry Mann speaks in favor of a proposed county ordinance for economic development incentive grants Monday night. The...

The Columbus County Board of Commissioners will conduct a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. today (Monday) to consider changes to the county’s...

A $9.7 million federal grant to upgrade local railroad lines should go a long way toward upgrading services here. “We’re ecstatic,” said...

The latest census numbers show that Columbus County is getting older and expected to lag behind the rest of the region in growth over the...

A revitalized team approach taken by Columbus County economic development groups and the county commissioners paid dividends with the...

A railroad crosstie recycling company that will eventually bring 50 new jobs to the county announced it is locating near the former...

A party to celebrate the Class of 2016 Fifteen Under 40 winners is set for Friday evening, July 29 at the Batten Pavilion at Vineland...

In a split 6-1 vote, the Columbus County Board of Commissioners last Monday approved a $100,000 grant to the Columbus Jobs Foundation’s...

Two of six proposed routes to connect local rail service to the port would utilize much of the abandoned rail bed between here and...

A 28-acre tract of prime commercial property that was zoned for several different uses can now be developed. The Whiteville City Council...

Opening the new cancer center Eleven years after the first Donayre Cancer Care Center opened, the center’s staff cuts the ribbon on the...

Rick Edwards has a tough time hiding his enthusiasm. “I feel very good about Columbus County,” the president of the Columbus Jobs...

North Carolina State University economist Dr. Michael Walden told about 150 members of the Columbus Jobs Foundation Thursday that, while...

A new restaurant is just one of several projects at varying stages of development in northern Whiteville. City Planner Hiram Marziano...

The latest census numbers show that Columbus County is getting older and expected to lag behind the rest of the region in growth over the...

The Columbus Jobs Foundation hosted a lunch at The Millpond Thursday to encourage a number of the county's young leaders to become...

RadixBay, an information technology consulting company, won’t set any records for the 19 jobs it will bring to Tabor City, but the...

Microbreweries could become part of downtown Whiteville if city council approves a recommendation from the planning board. City planner...

Freight traffic along the former Carolina Southern Rail line resumed this week for the first time in five years. More than 200 celebrated...

Local officials, economic developers and railroad executives from Kentucky are expected to attend formal ribbon-cutting ceremonies...