Local Wiki
Columbus County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- First and third Monday of each month at 6:30 PM.
- Meeting location
- Commissioners' Chambers, Columbus County Administration Building, 127 West Webster Street, Whiteville, NC 28472.
- Register of Deeds
- Kandance H. Bullock · 910.640.6625 · kbullock@columbusco.org
- Agendas posted at
- https://columbusco.org/agendas-and-minutes
- Chair, Board of Commissioners
- Board of Commissioners, 7 members elected by single-member district (Districts 1-7) to staggered four-year terms. Chairman: Brent Watts (District 5). Vice-Chair: Scott Floyd (District 7).
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Cities (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Towns (9)
- Boardman
- Bolton
- Brunswick (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Cerro Gordo
- Chadbourn
- Fair Bluff
- Lake Waccamaw (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Sandyfield
- Tabor City
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (2)
- Columbus County Schools
- Whiteville City Schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (20)
- Acme-Delco-Riegelwood Fire-Rescue, Inc.
- Bolton Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, Inc.
- Brunswick Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Buckhead Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, Inc.
- Cerro Gordo Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad
- Chadbourn Volunteer Fire and Rescue
- Evergreen Volunteer Fire Dept.
- Fair Bluff Fire Department and Rescue Squad, Inc.
- Hallsboro Voluntary Fire Department, Inc.
- Klondyke-Chadbourn Volunteer Fire & Rescue, Inc.
- Lake Waccamaw Fire and Rescue Department
- Nakina Fire & Rescue Squad, Inc.
- North Whiteville Volunteer Fire Department
- Old Dock/Cypress Creek Volunteer Fire Department and Auxiliary
- Roseland Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- St. James Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Tabor City Fire Department
- White Marsh - Welches Creek Community Volunteer Fire Department
- Whiteville Fire Dept.
- Williams Township Community Volunteer Fire Department
Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)
Special districts · Drainage (1)
- Columbus County Drainage District 1
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Housing & Community Development (1)
- Whiteville Housing Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Water Supply (1)
- Riegelwood Sanitary District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)