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Drive-up testing is continuing at Columbus Regional Health Center by appointment.
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Free testing Friday; Columbus a red zone

Columbus County is in the top ten counties in the state for COVD 19 infections, Gov. Roy Cooper said Tuesday. Cooper unveiled a new rating system that denotes counties as red,...

Jefferson Weaver
November 18, 2020
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Find five reasons to be thankful

I will thank the Lord with all my heart; I will declare all your wondrous works. I will rejoice and boast about you; I will sing about your name, Most...

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November 18, 2020
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Hospital starts #maskupcolumbus

With COVID-19 cases growing daily, and Columbus becoming one of the state’s epicenters for the pandemic, Columbus Regional is promoting a new 90-day effort to slow the spread of the...

Jefferson Weaver
November 16, 2020
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Columbus Regional urges masks in new campaign

John Young is President and CEO of Columbus Regional Healthcare. Leading community organizations have agreed to join Columbus Regional in our 90-day campaign to slow the spread of the Coronavirus....

Jefferson Weaver
November 16, 2020
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Two jailed for music studio breakin

Two men will be singing “Jailhouse Rock” for a while after they allegedly broke into a Whiteville music studio. Warrants show that Williams Charles Brady, 56, of West Oliver Street,...

Jefferson Weaver
November 13, 2020
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Third suspect jailed in chase, theft case

 A third suspect has been arrested in a complex case that involved two high speed chases in the Nakina area. Shaquelle Oneal McArthur, 27, of Happy Home Rd., Nakina was...

Jefferson Weaver
November 13, 2020
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Heather Calcote says Animal control refused to allow her to reclaim her dog Beauty, because a rescue organization arrived early.
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Dog taken by rescue; shelter refuses owner’s attempt to claim

A Chaunceytown Road woman tried to get her dogs back from Animal Control Wednesday, but was told the dogs had already been released to a dog rescue – two days...

Jefferson Weaver
November 12, 2020
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Spotty flooding is being reported across the county. Some of the more problematic residential streets in Chadbourn have more than a foot of water standing.
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Eta brings high winds, rain here

  The indecisive Hurricane Eta is bringing heavy rains and wind to Columbus County after coming ashore for the fourth time in Florida. Chadbourn and Tabor City are experiencing minor...

Jefferson Weaver
November 12, 2020
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The writer's father and grandfather, Thomas Weaver and Tom, on Thomas' return from World War I.
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Men and women of steel

I know a fellow who has to carry a card with him everywhere he goes to prove he isn’t carrying a knife or shoplifting. Much of one leg is screwed...

Jefferson Weaver
November 11, 2020
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Tabor inmate dies from COVID

An inmate at Tabor City Correctional has died from COVID-19, according to the Department of Public Safety. The inmate, in his 60s, had underlying health problems, the prison system said...

Jefferson Weaver
November 10, 2020
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Suspect sought after assault, car chase

Deputies are seeking a woman who allegedly broke four windows on a City of Whiteville truck, damaged the windshield, assaulted a man and fled into South Carolina. The sheriff’s office...

Jefferson Weaver
November 10, 2020
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Cooper cuts indoor gatherings to 10

North Carolina will pause at Phase Three of the COVID-19 recovery, and indoor gatherings are now limited to 10 people, Gov. Roy Cooper announced this afternoon.  The governor’s executive order...

Jefferson Weaver
November 10, 2020
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The sidewalk project currently underway in Whiteville is federally funded and being managed by the NCDOT.
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DOT sidewalk project could wrap next week

While all eyes are on the U.S. 701 widening project, a different transportation project will soon make things easier for pedestrians and disabled people to make their way through Whiteville....

Jefferson Weaver
November 10, 2020
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SeHealth to offer free nursing assistant program

Southeastern Health has collaborated with Robeson Community College to offer a work training program for individuals interested in becoming a nursing assistant and working at Southeastern Health. Indi...

Jefferson Weaver
November 10, 2020
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Drive-up testing is continuing at Columbus Regional Health Center by appointment.
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Two more COVID deaths; state urges care on holiday

Two more COVID-19 deaths have been recorded in Columbus County since Thursday, bringing the total death toll to 66 since March.  Monday’s release from the county Health Department said the c...

Jefferson Weaver
November 9, 2020
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A tired Lily after Saturday night's search for a missing man. (CCSO photo)
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K9 Lily finds man lost at Lake

One of Columbus County’s K9 teams successfully located a missing man at Lake Waccamaw Saturday.  The 65-year-old disappeared from a campsite at the state park just after sunset, Chief Deputy...

Jefferson Weaver
November 9, 2020
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