The Columbus County Chamber of Commerce and Tourism has promoted Joan McPherson as president as of Nov. 1.
For Amy Sessions, a lifelong dream will come true in January when she becomes the new owner of Baldwin Woods Pharmacy, buying the business from father and son Danny and Brad McNeill. She began working there during her final semester as a phar…
The Lake Waccamaw Town Council heard comments Tuesday from 10 members of the public both for and against a rezoning request by Lynn Hinnant, owner of Lake Waccamaw Campground. The council then unanimously granted the request, reclassifying al…
The Lake Waccamaw Town Council’s agenda for Tuesday, Nov. 8, includes two separate scheduled public hearings concerning a rezoning request and changes to the town ordinance regulating campgrounds.
Aaron Roehm, a virtual Allstate agent, holds giant scissors during a ribbon cutting for his business Oct. 27 at the Columbus Chamber of Commerce and Tourism. Roehm opened his agency in March after working three years for another insurance com…
Franchise owner John Ridge prepares to cut the ribbon Friday at the newly relocated Domino’s at 1629 S. Madison St. in Whiteville. Ridge’s business oversaw extensive renovations of the facility, which previously housed a bank and credit union…
After a unanimous vote Monday by the Fair Bluff Town Council, town residents opening utility accounts will pay a $200 deposit instead of $125. Town Planner Al Leonard said after the meeting that the board considered the increase to be a commo…
The first event of the 2022 North Carolina Pecan Harvest Festival will take place Thursday from 7–8:30. Festival Queen Pamela Young-Jacobs will greet well-wishers during a reception at the Columbus County Arts Council gallery. The gathering i…
Food truck operators wasted no time wheeling their way to City Hall for a permit Wednesday, the day after Whiteville City Council voted to loosen its food truck ordinance.
A grant from the North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission will allow Southeastern Community College to construct a greenhouse to support its agriculture program.
The Columbus Chamber of Commerce and Tourism will hold its 13th annual Shuck n’ Shag Oyster Roast Thursday, Nov. 17, in downtown Whiteville.
Food trucks that register with the City of Whiteville can now regularly operate throughout town four days of the week and within limited times of day, based on a decision by Whiteville City Council Tuesday night.
