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Month: August 2020

Crime

Two Country Boys handguns recovered

August 31, 2020 Jefferson Weaver 1

Two of the handguns stolen during a Whiteville break-in last year were recovered last week, according to Whiteville Police. Lt. Andre Jackson said one handgun was found when WPD and Alcohol Law Enforcement agents arrested [Read More]

Sally Mann, Ann Rockwell and Diane Soles talk about Soles' plans for a new home.
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Class of 74 helps alumni in need

August 31, 2020 Jefferson Weaver 0

Diane Pratt Soles lost her home to fire on Aug. 3, but her best friend and fellow classmates from Whiteville High stepped up Saturday to help her get a fresh start. Like many in Southeastern [Read More]

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Man, woman charged in check scheme

August 31, 2020 Jefferson Weaver 0

A man and woman were arrested on multiple fraud charges last week, according to the sheriff’s office.    Ryan Anthony Rabon and Christy Cribb Hilbourn were arrested after they allegedly took checks from  Ed R. Cribb, [Read More]

Drugs, cash and a .380 handgun were confiscated after an early morning raid near Chadbourn. (CCSO Photo)
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Complaints lead to raid

August 28, 2020 Jefferson Weaver 0

A Gillard Road woman was jailed Wednesday on multiple narcotics charges, according to the sheriff’s office.  Complaints from the community led the sheriff’s office to conduct surveillance on Jacqueline Gray Spivey, 63, of 241 Gillard [Read More]

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Durham man jailed after Chadbourn chase

August 28, 2020 Jefferson Weaver 0

A police chase in Chadbourn ended in drug charges during the early morning hours of Aug. 22. Davin Jan-Michael Zimmerman, 46, of Durham and New Jersey, was held under $25,000 secured bond, according to jail [Read More]

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Solons to discuss more rural internet funds

August 28, 2020 Jefferson Weaver 0

Sen. Danny Britt is among the North Carolina legislators supporting additional funding for the Growing Rural Economies with Access to Technology (GREAT) Grant program in the September session. Legislators hope to inject $30 million from [Read More]

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Whiteville High case leads to 14 under quarantine

August 28, 2020 Jefferson Weaver 0

After a student tested positive for COVID-19 at Whiteville High School last week, 13 others WHS students are in a precautionary quarantine. Dr. Marc Whichard, superintendent for the city school system, said that after discussing [Read More]

Drugs, paraphernalia nd this stolen Glock 45 were seized during an arrest Thursday in Whiteville.
Crime

‘Substantial amount’ of narcotics, stolen firearm recovered; three jailed

August 28, 2020 Jefferson Weaver 0

UPDATED 2 p.m. Handgun was stolen in Whiteville store heist last year. Three suspects, a handgun stolen from a local store and a “significant” quantity of drugs were seized by Whiteville Police and Alcohol Law [Read More]

Zachary Dashad Green
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Speeding leads to gun, drug, failure to appear arrest

August 27, 2020 Jefferson Weaver 0

Two containers of a substance believed to be marijuana and a firearm sent a Tabor City man to jail Wednesday. Zachary Dashad Green, 22, of 120 Jamaica Queen Lane, Tabor City, was jailed under a [Read More]

The Columbus County Health Department has multiple resources for dealing with COVID-19 on its social media platforms.
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County COVID count at 1,090; 933 recoveries, 51 deaths

August 27, 2020 Jefferson Weaver 0

One more person has died from COVID-19 in Columbus County, bringing the death toll to 51. The report released by the county Health Department (today) Thursday said that Columbus has confirmed 1,090 cases of the [Read More]

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