Recycling could be made easier, especially in rural areas

WWAY-TV Wilmington - Thu Nov 05

Submitted by WWAY on 5 November 2009 - 6:52pm. Recycling could be made easier, especially in rural areas It has been more than a month since new state laws governing recycling took effect, but it's unclear if these laws are working in some rural communities.

2009 Municipal Elections: Columbus County Results

WECT-TV Wilmington - Tue Nov 03

Town Councilman Terry Mann was the only name on the ballot for Whiteville Mayor, but fellow councilman Howard Jones was waging a write-in campaign.

Georgia Pacific shuts down Whiteville location

WECT-TV Wilmington - Tue Nov 03

More than 100 people are being laid of in Columbus County as a result of the Georgia Pacific Company shutting down.

2009 Municipal Elections: Columbus County

WECT-TV Wilmington - Tue Nov 03

The compeition is tough in Columbus County as seven candidates are running for just two available city council seats.

Book review - New volume offers study in twins' own words

StarNewsOnline.com - Sat Oct 31

Published: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 2:45 p.m. By a bizarre coincidence, all three of the most famous sets of conjoined twins in American history wound up in North Carolina.

Brunswick industrial park will require another superstreet on U.S. 74/76

StarNewsOnline.com - Tue Oct 27

Published: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 11:42 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 11:42 a.m. Like it or not, Brunswick County will soon gain yet another superstreet, this time near the Columbus County line on U.S. 74/76. Any major developments on U.S. 17 and U.S. 74/76 must now build a superstreet - a concept that restricts left turns, ...

Brunswick industrial park will require another superstreet on U.S. 74/76

StarNewsOnline.com - Tue Oct 27

Published: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 11:42 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 11:42 a.m. Like it or not, Brunswick County will soon gain yet another superstreet, this time near the Columbus County line on U.S. 74/76. Any major developments on U.S. 17 and U.S. 74/76 must now build a superstreet - a concept that restricts left turns, ...

Yam Festival full of sweet potatoes

WWAY-TV Wilmington - Fri Oct 23

Submitted by WWAY on 23 October 2009 - 5:18pm. Yam Festival full of sweet potatoes Tabor City is hosting the 39th Annual Yam Festival through the weekend, however you won't find any yams there, only sweet potatoes.

Looking for ways to clean up some mobile home parks

WECT-TV Wilmington - Thu Oct 22

Columbus County planning board members are looking for ways to clean up some rundown mobile home parks.

Canton mill faces class action lawsuit

The Asheville Citizen-Times - Sun Oct 18

A Tennessee attorney who has spent years suing the paper mill in Haywood County has asked a federal court to allow a class-action case worth at least $5 million against the company.