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Columbus County NewsSaving Cove SwampSubmitted by WWAY on Wed, 03/25/2009 - 5:07pm.READ MORE: Cape Fear Pride Whiteville: Founder James B. WhiteSubmitted by WWAY on Wed, 03/25/2009 - 4:49pm.READ MORE:  Historians say there is not a single picture of the town's founder in existence, but we can still get an image of who he was. Gariel Bell of Central Middle School introduces us to James B. White.
Full story...New jobs coming to Columbus CountySubmitted by WWAY on Tue, 03/24/2009 - 5:12pm.READ MORE:
Atlantic Automotive Enterprises is moving it's facility from Longs, South Carolina, to Tabor City and plans to create 23 new jobs for the Columbus County town.
Full story... » Cartrette Technology Center to provide expert trainingSubmitted by WWAY on Mon, 03/23/2009 - 6:01pm.READ MORE: Columbus County has the highest unemployment rate in our five county area at nearly 14 percent.
In hopes of offering focused training for its students to help them land a job, Southeastern Community College has a new building on campus, dedicated to technology studies.
Full story...Georgia-Pacific will close its doors in MaySubmitted by WWAY on Thu, 03/19/2009 - 5:59pm.READ MORE: Georgia-Pacific was at one time, Columbus County's fifth largest employer, providing about 450 jobs. But beginning in October, it has been rounds of layoffs; now the end is in sight.
Full story...Public meeting Thursday night on proposed clear cuttingSubmitted by WWAY on Thu, 03/19/2009 - 10:44am.READ MORE: Cape Fear Pride Whiteville Stories - History of WhitevilleSubmitted by WWAY on Wed, 03/18/2009 - 4:56pm.READ MORE: Each week during March, we take a trip to Whiteville for Cape Fear Pride. Tonight we take travel back in time. Here's a history lesson from Akil Greene, of Central Middle School, about the origins of the growing Columbus County town.
Full story...Forestry Museum stresses importance of valuable resourceSubmitted by WWAY on Fri, 03/13/2009 - 4:21pm.READ MORE: Forestry has been a large part of our state's industry beginning in the Colonial times. The North Carolina Forestry Museum in downtown Whiteville walks us through what made North Carolina pines so important to building the state and local economy.
Full story...Cape Fear Pride looks at prize winning publicationSubmitted by WWAY on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 4:51pm.READ MORE: Cape Fear Pride takes us to a very proud moment in Columbus County history. Central Middle Schoolers, Carly and Margaret High, give us the scoop on a prize winning publication.
Full story...Train depot back on track in WhitevilleSubmitted by WWAY on Fri, 03/06/2009 - 8:07pm.READ MORE: History and the present come alive at the train depot nestled in downtown Whiteville.
Built in 1903, it was the central hub of the city, a place where our soldiers went off to war and commerce like tobacco and grapes were shipped out.
Full story...Health concerns at Acme Delco ElementarySubmitted by WWAY on Wed, 03/04/2009 - 7:41pm.READ MORE: Repairs at one Columbus County School have parents worried about the health and safety of their children.
Full story...Cape Fear Pride Whiteville; History lesson oneSubmitted by WWAY on Wed, 03/04/2009 - 6:20pm.READ MORE: This month, Cape Fear Pride takes us to Whiteville. Each Wednesday, students from Central Middle School will give us a history lesson about the town.
Tonight we start with a tale that has two heads by 8th grader Erika Williamson.
Full story...International Paper announces week long layoffsSubmitted by WWAY on Mon, 02/23/2009 - 6:07pm.READ MORE: Autopsy points to strangulationSubmitted by WWAY on Fri, 02/20/2009 - 5:42pm.READ MORE: Coats for Kids a warming taleSubmitted by WWAY on Wed, 02/11/2009 - 6:06pm.READ MORE:
A recent coat drive coordinated by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office was a huge success.
"Coats for Kids" has collected over five hundred coats that are ready to be distributed to children in need.
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