Feb 6, 2025 · Columbus County government included the following staffing changes in its January personnel report, obtained by The News Reporter through a public records request.

WHITEVILLE -- Marilyn Dew Watkins, 89, passed away Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare. Marilyn was born March 15, 1935, in Columbus County, to the late Jasper E. Dew and Lillie Flynn Dew.

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Feb 7, 2025 · Columbus County government is leaving nearly three dozen jobs unfilled and developing a plan to further cut expenses to avoid a budget shortfall. The belt tightening follows the revelation, aided by a recent audit, that revenues are falling several million dollars short of projections. “We have ...

Feb 6, 2025 · People from across southeastern North Carolina and beyond participated in the Lake Waccamaw State Park Fatmucket Walk, Run & Ruck Saturday morning.

17 hours ago · A complex funding saga that began more than three years ago when state lawmakers earmarked $2.5 million for a recreational trail has evolved into a $5.3 million dam repair project at Lake Waccamaw. The trail project, now budgeted at $4 million, is slated to move forward thanks to a separate state ...

Jan 21, 2025 · Much of the snow that fell on Columbus County Tuesday night has remained intact due to abnormally low temperatures. The persistent cold and potential for hazardous traveling conditions have led organizations to continue their altered schedule of operations on Friday.

Jan 13, 2025 · A breach in a global educational record-keeping system allowed “an unauthorized party” to access some teacher and student data from both local school districts, according to letters sent Friday evening from state public education officials. The notice reversed an earlier message from the ...

Jan 15, 2025 · A mobile home in Guideway was declared a “total loss” by Deputy Fire Marshal Jonathan Juhl after an early Wednesday morning fire. In December, the home had been the scene of a shooting that left one man injured.

22 hours ago · At the Veterans Memorial Park of America, a foundation has been laid and walls are going up on a building envisioned as a resource hub and social center for veterans of all U.S. armed forces. The Veterans Community Outreach Center is the first of three buildings planned for the park on U.S. 701 ...