COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The Columbus County Farmers Market and the Columbus County Extension Master Gardeners will celebrate the arrival of spring with a free Plant Swap & Sale later this month.

This event will be held Saturday, April 27, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Participants are encouraged to bring plants, seeds, bulbs, cuttings, plant books, and gardening tools to swap or sell to other plant enthusiasts. Booth space and admission is free.

Lunch will be for sale for $5 a plate or $6 with a drink. Proceeds will benefit the Columbus County Farmers Market operating fund.

For more information, or to reserve a space, please contact Myra Godwin at 910-840-6744 or email info@columbuscountyfarmersmarket.com. 

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COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) - Some employees at Tabor Correctional Institution say a smell in the prison is making them sick. 

According to a spokesman at the prison, some employees who teach there are complaining about smelling gas.

We're told some employees are having headaches and nose bleeds from the smell.

The spokesman says engineers think the smell is coming from water heaters.

He tells they're monitoring the problem and hope the smell will go away when the prison starts using natural gas.

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COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) - According to Columbus County officials, a company out of Virginia is waiting on approval from the NC Utility Commission to open three solar farms in the county.

Commissioners say that since the county is rural, there are currently no zoning ordinances. But with the three solar farms possibly coming, they realize that times are changing, and that they need to set some.

Next month, commissioners will start having workshops to start discussing ordinances.