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3 days ago · Four months after voting to buy 40 acres of land for a new school in the eastern end of the county, Columbus County Schools has finalized the purchase. The sale closed on Oct. 11, according to a deed recorded with the Register of Deeds Office. The total price was $730,000.
Sheriff’s office investigates second shooting this week
4 days ago · The release said CCSO “is committed to the safety of our community and is utilizing all available resources to bring justice in both cases. Anyone with information regarding either incident is encouraged to contact the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office.”. The main CCSO phone number is 910-642-6551, and people may submit confidential tips ...
Column: I voted | Opinion | nrcolumbus.com
1 day ago · The first time I voted, I was in college and came home to vote for Lyndon Johnson — among other candidates. I had met the president at a rally in Raleigh. My friends and I in the college newspaper office had tried to use our homemade “press credentials” to meet the candidate, but that proved unsuccessful.
Grice to join county school board; Long keeps his seat
4 days ago · Unofficial totals Tuesday night showed Emily Parks Grice of Riegelwood leading Charles H. Jacobs Jr. of Freeman by a margin of 6,930 votes in the contest for the District 1 seat on the Columbus County Board of Education. Meanwhile, in a three-way contest for the District 5 seat, unofficial results showed one-term incumbent Steve Long in the ...
Will IP layoffs in S.C. affect Riegelwood plant?
5 days ago · At Georgetown, a total of “526 hourly employees and 148 salaried employees will be impacted” by the closure, IP’s announcement said. Clewis estimated the current employee count at the Riegelwood mill at 450. Columbus County Planning and Economic Development Director Gary Lanier said Friday afternoon that IP is the county’s “number one ...
Child shot in drive-by Monday night | Public Safety
5 days ago · Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. A bullet struck a four-year-old boy in the head during a drive-by shooting Monday night in Cerro Gordo, according to Columbus County Sheriff Bill Rogers. Deputies were called around 8:40 p.m. to …
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Nov 1, 2024 · Jerrod Mustaf, Whiteville native and NBA star, dies at 55. Updated Oct 30, 2024. Jerrod Mustaf — a Whiteville native who would go on to join the NBA and later play professional basketball across Europe — died Monday on his 55th birthday, according to the Baltimore Sun. No cause of death had been announced by Tuesday morni….
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Oct 31, 2024 · Arrest reports from the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office are public record after an individual is booked in the Columbus County Detention Center. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. If you have a question about these reports, you may call The News Repo…. Updated Oct 24, 2024.
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Oct 23, 2024 · Columbus Co. towns to get nearly $600K from state for road repairs. Updated Oct 31, 2024. The N.C. Department of Transportation has announced the latest round of state funding for towns and cities to pursue local roadwork projects — and 10 Columbus County municipalities are set to receive a combined total of nearly $600,000. All 1….