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[ August 5, 2026 ] Legal Beef: Can the Police Seach Your Phone at a Traffic Stop? Legal Advice (Legal Beef)
[ August 5, 2026 ] Two Men Arrested After Theft and Break‑In Investigations Columbus County
[ August 5, 2026 ] Tabor City Man Charged With Felony After Manufacturing‑Facility Incident Columbus County
[ August 5, 2026 ] Sheriff’s Office Investigating $8,400 Medical Fraud Incident Columbus County
[ August 5, 2026 ] $4,800 in Crop Damage Reported on Fisher Drive Columbus County

SCC Releases Annual Report Highlighting Growth, Opportunity And Community Impact

August 2, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

WHITEVILLE — Southeastern Community College is celebrating a year of major growth, national recognition and expanding opportunities across Columbus County with the release of its 2025–2026 Annual Report. The report outlines how SCC served 6,160 […]

TODAY’S WEATHER FORECAST: Sunday August 2nd

August 2, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

Brunswick County Forecast Today Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 11am and 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 2pm. High near 86. South wind 10 to 16 […]

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 0

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 […]