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Columbus County readies shelters, warming center and public utilities ahead of hazardous winter outlook
Columbus County Board of Commissioners · January 21, 2026
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Summary
Emergency management warned of a potential freezing-rain/sleet event with power-outage risk; a warming center at Facts of Life Church in Whiteville is available overnight and county agencies are coordinating with state emergency management.
Columbus County's emergency-management director briefed the Board of Commissioners on a hazardous winter-weather outlook that could bring accumulating freezing rain and sleet, potential power outages and prolonged extreme cold. The National Weather Service forecast prompted the county to prepare for possible sheltering, open an…
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