Inside the move: Columbus County Health Department’s next chapter

The Columbus County Health Department is preparing for one of the biggest transitions in its history, leaving a building it has occupied for generations and spreading services across several temporary locations. In this episode of On the Record, Health Director Daniel Buck explains what pushed the move from long-discussed problem to urgent reality — and why staying put was no longer an option. Buck walks The News Reporter’s Justin Smith through where key services are going, how the department is trying to minimize disruption and what patients need to know as the transition unfolds. He also shares his long-term vision for bringing public health back under one roof and building trust and access in a rural county.