Page 6 - Fair Bluff News Today

ATMC opens first phase of “Faster Columbus” broadband project to customers (Source: Vlada Karpovich) By WECT Staff | April 6, 2021 at 1:35 PM EDT - Updated April 6 at 1:35 PM COLUMBUS COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - ATMC announced on Tuesday that it has opened the first phase of its federally-funded “Faster Columbus” broadband internet project to residential and business customers. The project was made possible by a $7.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agricultureâ€...

Adobe Stock The EDA Regional office of Atlanta awarded an Opportunity Zone grant to Walterboro on Apr. 2, 2020 with a total project amount of $19,590,000 from the US Economic Development Administration. The U.S. Economic Development Administration offered the following description of this project: "This EDA investment funds renovations of the citys wastewater treatment plant by supporting the expansion of infrastructure for an employer in Walterboro County, South Carolina, a designated Opportu...

Shizzy’s Wild-Cat Rescue gains support of ‘Tiger King’ star Carole Baskin Carole Baskin at Dancing With the Stars in Los Angeles, CA. (Source: gotpap/STAR MAX/IPx 2020 via AP) By Ashlea Kosikowski | December 31, 2020 at 6:15 PM EST - Updated December 31 at 6:16 PM FAIR BLUFF, N.C. (WECT) - A big name in the world of big cats throws her support behind a wild-cat sanctuary planned for Fair Bluff. In a video posted on the Facebook page for Shizzy’s Wild-Cat Rescue, Caro...

Fourth suspect arrested in shooting near Tabor City Fourth suspect arrested in recent Tabor City shooting By WECT Staff | December 29, 2020 at 5:10 PM EST - Updated December 29 at 7:27 PM TABOR CITY, N.C. (WECT) - A fourth suspect has been arrested in connection with a shooting outside of Tabor City that left two people injured earlier this month, according to the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office. Jaquan Malik McCray, 23, of Fair Bluff, was taken into custody on Christmas Day and char...

Parole granted for man serving life sentence for Columbus County murder Parole granted for man serving life sentence for Columbus County murder By WECT Staff | December 15, 2020 at 1:05 PM EST - Updated December 15 at 4:18 PM RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) - A man who was serving a life sentence for a deadly shooting in Columbus County in 1992 has been granted parole. William Ronald Gray, 45, was convicted in 1993 of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Reginald Anderson following an alterca...

There. the town of fair bluff in columbus county was completely totally wiped out. i expect the flooding to be just as significant and severe there if not more so this time around. and one thing i think is really important, folks need to heed the warnings to leave the area if at all possible. they still have time. i have friends that have chosen to stay, i have friends that have chosen to leave, ive told them all and ill tell them publicly now as i have in other settings, i really think folks sh...