Politics

Columbus Co. Commissioners discuss incentive grants, appoint committee members

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer

Monday, January 2nd, 2012, 1:22pm

Columbus Co. Commissioners discuss incentive grants, appoint committee members

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The Columbus County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 3.

Here are some items of interest from the meeting’s agenda:

Public hearing for comprehensive land use plan
Public hearing to discuss an incentive grant for Nice Blends Corporation
Public hearing to discuss an incentive grant for PTCC Industrial, LLC
Public hearing for proposed Columbus County Community Transportation Program application
Committee appointments (Animal Control Advisory Council, EMS Peer Review Committee, Equalization and Review Board, Fire Peer Review Committee, Whiteville Planning and Zoning Board)

The meeting is open to the public and scheduled to take place at the Dempsey B. Herring Courthouse, Annex 12, located at 112 W. Smith Street in Whiteville.

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Republican business owner decides to run for District 13 Senate seat

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011, 5:26pm

Republican business owner decides to run for District 13 Senate seat

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) – A Columbus County man announced recently that he’ll run for the newly-created District 13 state Senate seat.

W. Bernard White, Jr., who is running as a Republican, owns Advanced Computing in Whiteville, according to the Whiteville News Reporter.

On his website, which is under construction, he said, “The fine people of District 13 deserve someone with integrity, dignity, and intellect. They need someone savvy enough to maneuver anything while holding a true course.”

Sen. Michael Walters (D) currently holds the District 13 seat that includes Robeson and Hoke counties. At this time, Columbus County belongs in District 8, which is represented by Sen. Bill Rabon (R).

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Chadbourn town manager in trouble again with law enforcement

Submitted by WECT Web Staff

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011, 5:27pm

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) – A town manager in Columbus County, who was indicted for impersonating a police officer earlier this year, just had another brush with the law.

Last month Stevie Cox, the town manager of Chadbourn, was charged with running a stop sign, driving with a revoked license plate and driving without car insurance, according to Columbus County Sheriff's Deputies.

Officials say the incident occurred in Chadbourn.

Cox was arrested in March and charged with impersonating a law officer and resisting and delaying police. It all stemmed from a traffic stop.

According to Cox's attorney Butch Pope, Cox, Chadbourn Mayor Kenneth Waddell and two members on Chadbourn's ABC board were on the way back from Raleigh when they were pulled over by a NC Highway Patrol officer because Cox was speeding.

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Chadbourn mayor decides to run against long-time state representative

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer

Thursday, December 8th, 2011, 4:33pm

Chadbourn mayor decides to run against long-time state representative

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The mayor of Chadbourn hopes the second time around will be enough to beat a long-time state representative.

Mayor Kenneth Waddell said he will run against Dewey Hill to be the democratic nominee for the District 20 State Representative. The two men ran against each other in 2010 and Hill beat Waddell by 600 votes.

Waddell has been a Chadbourn Town Council member since 1987, and has been mayor for six of those years.

Last year, he ran for State Representative District 20 and lost in the primary to Dewey Hill. Now, Waddell says, he's ready to give it another shot.

“I was so close the last time,” said Waddell. “Plus, I want to see if I can get in there and make a difference. If we don't create some jobs in these tier one counties like Columbus, Robeson, and Bladen, we're not going to accomplish anything.

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Special meeting called to discuss possible litigation in Chadbourn

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011, 11:31am

Special meeting called to discuss possible litigation in Chadbourn

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Chadbourn Mayor Kenneth Waddell has called a special Town Council meeting for Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6 p.m.

According to the meeting’s agenda, the closed session will include a discussion of possible litigation.

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Columbus Co. Commissioners vote down ID bill

Submitted by Gavin Johnson, Reporter

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011, 11:29am

Columbus Co. Commissioners vote down ID bill

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) - Commissioners in Craven County voted Monday morning to pass and send a resolution to Raleigh saying they support a voter ID bill. Monday night, commissioners in Columbus County voted 7-0 against a resolution saying they're in favor of the bill.

Commissioners decided to put the voter ID bill on the agenda after they received an email from officials in Gatson County asking for input. Commissioner Amon McKenzie believes there are bigger issues for state lawmakers to focus their attention instead.

"I would think that our legislators would have a more pressing matter," said McKenzie. "I think they can be looking at job bills as opposed to voter ID bills."

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Columbus Co. Commissioners to meet Monday, 6:30 p.m.

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer

Monday, November 21st, 2011, 1:45pm

Columbus Co. Commissioners to meet Monday, 6:30 p.m.

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The Columbus County Board of Commissioners will meet on Monday, Nov. 21 at 6:30 p.m.

Here are some items of interest from the agenda:

Resolution to merge the Beacon Center, Eastpointe and Southeastern Regional Local Management entities.
Discussion of contract for Landfill Gas Project.
Approval of additional $21,850 to Home and Community Care Block Grant Funds.
Acme-Delco fire insurance district boundaries and name change

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