Editing Columbus County, North Carolina (section)

===Economic stagnation===
The manufacturing sector in Columbus County began a decline in the 1990s. Between 1999 and 2014, the county lost about 2,000 manufacturing jobs. The number of local farmers also declined.<ref>{{cite news| last = Voorheis| first = Mike| title = Once a place of hope, Chadbourn in poverty's grip after jobs lost| newspaper = StarNews Online| date = November 2, 2014| url = https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/2014/11/02/once-a-place-of-hope-chadbourn-in-povertys-grip-after-jobs-lost/30971164007/| access-date = January 12, 2023}}</ref> The county was heavily impacted by [[Hurricane Florence]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite news| last = Martin| first = Edward| title = Columbus County claws its way back from Florence's strike| newspaper = Business North Carolina| date = October 1, 2019| url = https://businessnc.com/columbus-county-claws-its-way-back-from-florences-strike/| access-date = January 16, 2023}}</ref>