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[ August 16, 2026 ] As Search for Missing Forestbrook Woman Continues, Investigators Trace Husband’s Carolinas Travel Crime & Public Safety
[ August 16, 2026 ] Felony DUI Suspect Arrested After Hit‑and‑Run That Injured Two Pedestrians Crime & Public Safety
[ August 16, 2026 ] Strong Storm Over Makatoka Prompts Special Weather Statement Brunswick County
[ August 16, 2026 ] IT’S A JUNGLE PET RESCUE CASE: How a Home‑Based Cat Nonprofit Ended up in Court Brunswick County
[ August 16, 2026 ] RECALL: Attic Stairway Ladders Pose Fall Hazard Business News

Columbus County Launches Public Process for New Watershed Drainage Management Plan

August 1, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

WHITEVILLE, NC — Columbus County officials will host a public meeting on August 4, 2026, inviting residents to help shape a comprehensive Watershed Drainage Management Plan aimed at reducing flooding, improving drainage, and long‑term resilience across […]

TODAY’S WEATHER FORECAST: Saturday August 1st

August 1, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

Brunswick County Forecast Today Increasing clouds, with a high near 88. Southeast wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Tonight A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2am. Mostly […]

Local Business Owners Share Workforce, Insurance Concerns at Secretary of State Roundtable at SCC

August 1, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

WHITEVILLE — Sixteen Columbus County business owners gathered at Southeastern Community College on Thursday for a Rural RISE NC Business Roundtable, where North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine F. Marshall listened to concerns, offered guidance, […]

North Carolina Budget Delivers Historic Investment in Cybersecurity

July 31, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

Investments aim to protect state systems, improve service reliability, and enhance health information exchange operations RALEIGH — North Carolina is making a major push to strengthen the security of its digital infrastructure, with the newly […]

USDA Launches Rural Veterinary Action Plan; Columbus Clinic Among Those Already Filling Critical Gaps

July 31, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

COLUMBUS COUNTY — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released a new Rural Veterinary Action Plan aimed at tackling a nationwide shortage of food‑animal veterinarians, a problem that has hit rural counties like Columbus especially […]

Hewett Named Bladenboro Police Chief Weeks After Fair Bluff Departure

July 31, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 1

BLADENBORO — Former Fair Bluff Police Chief Justin Hewett has been sworn in as the new chief of the Bladenboro Police Department, just days after abruptly leaving his post in Fair Bluff. Hewett resigned from […]

Outdoor Retailer Announces Move to New Lake Waccamaw Location

July 31, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

Relocation week begins September 5; full operations expected September 15 at 203 Chauncey Town Road By Coastal Carolina News Staff Writer Lake Waccamaw, NC — Waccamaw Outdoors Inc. is preparing for an exciting transition. A […]

Southeastern CC Trustees Swear In New Member, Elect New Chair At July Meeting

July 31, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

WHITEVILLE — Southeastern Community College welcomed one new trustee and reappointed another during its July 21 meeting at Whiteville City Hall. Brent Watts, chair of the Columbus County Board of Commissioners and interim county manager, took his oath of […]

Riegelwood Woman Charged After 100‑MPH Chase Through Work Zone, Closed Highway

July 31, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

RIEGELWOOD — A Riegelwood woman is facing a long list of charges after deputies say she led them on a 100‑mile‑per‑hour chase that tore through a work zone, a closed highway, and even into oncoming […]

First Columbus County Murder of 2022 Lands Conviction After Years of Delays

July 31, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

WHITEVILLE, NC — The defendant in the first homicide recorded in Columbus County in 2022 has been convicted in Superior Court, bringing a long-delayed case to a close. A jury pronounced 73-year-old Lawrence Thomas guilty on […]