The Columbus Chamber of Commerce and Tourism, with help from the Columbus Jobs Foundation and the City of Whiteville, paid for and distributed 2,500 masks on a first come, first serve basis to businesses in Columbus County. Health officials have found that wearing masks greatly reduces transmission of COVID-19.
Pictured from left are Jennifer Holcomb, chamber president; Les High, chairman of the Columbus Jobs Foundation; and Sean Martin, City of Whiteville economic director.