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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 Agriculture’s ReConnect Broadband program. ATMC contributed a $7.9 million match for a total project cost of $...

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 city's wastewater treatment plant by supporting the expansion of infrastructure for an employer in Walterboro County, South Carolina, a designated Opportunity Zone. The expansion will provide long-term benefits to the local economy in the event of futur...

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, Carole Baskin, of Tiger King fame, highlights a fundraiser for the proposed sanctuary. The event, plan...

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 charged with three counts of attempted first-degree murder, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon w...

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 altercation at a park in Fair Bluff on Nov. 15, 1992. Gray was only 17 years old at the time of the killing...