Politics

Columbus Co. Board of Commissioners to meet Monday evening

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer

Monday, June 18th, 2012, 3:36pm

Columbus Co. Board of Commissioners to meet Monday evening

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The Columbus County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, June 18.

The following items will be discussed, according to the meeting’s agenda:

Beaver management
Expansion of the Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire-Rescue, Inc. district
Appointments to Boards/Committees/Commissions

The meeting is open to the public and scheduled to take place at the Dempsey B. Herring Courthouse, located at 112 West Smith Street in Whiteville.

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Rep. McIntyre spends Flag Day in Columbus County

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer

Thursday, June 14th, 2012, 3:32pm

Rep. McIntyre spends Flag Day in Columbus County

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) – U.S. Representative Mike McIntyre visited Columbus County on Thursday.

During his first stop in the county, McIntyre presented a federal check worth $103,858 to Acme Delco Fire and Rescue, located at 100 John L. Riegel Road in Riegelwood.

McIntyre will also give the keynote remarks at the Columbus County Flag Day Ceremony at Vineland Emporium, located at 718 S. Madison Street in Whiteville.

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Hospital’s lease to be discussed tonight

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer

Monday, June 4th, 2012, 5:59pm

Hospital’s lease to be discussed tonight

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Columbus County Commissioners and officials with Columbus Regional Healthcare System will discuss the hospital lease during a meeting on Monday night.

Columbus Regional is leasing its building from the county and that lease will be up in five years. Administrators with the hospital are looking at millions of dollars worth of upgrades and would like to extend the lease.

Commissioners hope that during their negotiations healthcare officials will agree to add another commissioner to the hospital board.

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Commissioners to receive update on new courthouse

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer

Monday, June 4th, 2012, 5:56pm

Commissioners to receive update on new courthouse

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Commissioners in Columbus County will get an update on a new courthouse at their meeting on Monday night.

Nearly two years ago, Commissioners decided to build a new courthouse because the current one is hundreds of years old.

Architects will let county leaders know how plans for the new structure are going and they’re hoping to receive the green light to start accepting bids for the project.

Once the courthouse is built, Commissioners say the county will still use the old building. It’s just unclear at this time how it will be used.

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Former RC Soles client behind bars again

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer

Friday, May 25th, 2012, 4:02pm

Source: Columbus County Sheriff's Office

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Check out the Decision 2012 page on WECT.com

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer

Saturday, May 19th, 2012, 4:17pm

Check out the Decision 2012 page on WECT.com

SOUTHEASTERN, NC (WECT) – Confused about the local elections? Wondering who to vote for or which politician is in the lead?

WECT.com has a Decision 2012 page with the latest news about the national presidential race, the North Carolina candidates and local contests. There are complete lists of candidates from all of the southeastern North Carolina counties and an interactive GOP primaries map. You can even check out slideshows, watch videos and check your polling places on the page.

Click here to check it out.

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Over $1 million awarded to Columbus County Municipal Airport

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer

Friday, May 18th, 2012, 12:27pm

Over $1 million awarded to Columbus County Municipal Airport

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Over $1 million worth of grants were awarded to the Columbus County Municipal Airport for capital improvement projects, according to a news release from the N.C. Department of Transportation.

The airport received $671,606 in state grants for apron rehabilitation, construction of a parallel taxiway on the east end of the airport and a hangar taxi lane, the release stated. The airport will also use $473,723 from a federal block grant for a taxiway and taxi lane project.

The grants, totaling $1,145,332, came from a Federal Aviation Administration block grant and the State Aid to Airports Program.

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