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North Carolina city works to improve potential impact of flooding during hurricanes
All eyes are on the coast during hurricane season and on the potential impact the storms can have inland.It doesn't take a hurricane-force storm to bring about major flooding.ABC11 Meteorologist Robert Johnson was in Whiteville, North Carolina where the city saw a big impact from a tropical storm in 2023."I've lived here all my life and nothing ever even came close," Terry Mann said.Mann is the mayor of Whiteville and described the impact of hurricanes Florence and Matthew on the city."My grandfather started the business in 1922. My father worked there and I never heard him in my lifetime...
Town of Chadbourn getting new welcome signs
COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — The Town of Chadbourn wants residents and visitors to know that big changes are coming to the Columbus County town. Among those changes, new signs welcoming people to town. According to a social media post, the town is thanking residents who came out for...
School Board Signups Moving Slowly
City and county school board filings are underway, but filings have been slow in the first week of signups. County District Five incumbent Steve Long has filed for reelection. In the District One race, where Randy Coleman currently serves, no one has filed. Jackie Ray Pierce filed for the city...
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