Editing Columbus County, North Carolina (section)

=== Government ===
Columbus County is governed by a seven-member Board of Commissioners.<ref name= nagem1>{{cite news| last = Nagem| first = Sarah| title = Shift to the GOP clouds local races in this rural NC county – especially for sheriff| newspaper = Border Belt Independent | date = November 3, 2022| url = https://borderbelt.org/columbus-county-nc-shift-to-gop/| access-date = November 7, 2022}}</ref> The county is represented in the North Carolina Senate in [[North Carolina's 8th Senate district|district 8]] and in the North Carolina House of Representatives in [[North Carolina's 46th House district|district 46]].<ref name= nagem2/> The county is a member of the regional [[Councils of governments in North Carolina|Cape Fear Council of Governments]], where it participates in area planning on a variety of issues.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://capefearcog.org/ |access-date=November 7, 2022 |website=Cape Fear Council of Governments |language=en-US}}</ref>