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Sheriff’s office, non-profits team up to help needy

You still have a few days to help area families in need with a better Christmas.  The sheriff’s office, community CPR and the Disability Resource Center are sponsoring Adopt a...

Jefferson Weaver
December 9, 2020
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Bad Santa

By Katie Compton Boyd No doubt about it, my gramps loved Christmas. He loved everything about it, the meaning, the reason, the joy dancing across children’s faces. Each Christmas he...

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December 9, 2020
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Modified stay at home goes into effect Friday

Citing the continued spread of the COVID-19 virus, Gov. Roy Cooper announced today that a modified stay-at-home order goiees into place Friday at 5 p.m. Businesses will be required to...

Jefferson Weaver
December 8, 2020
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The door to nowhere

In many ways, I was always a pestilential child, at least when it came to my siblings. At Christmas, I was even worse. That particular year, I had become markedly...

Jefferson Weaver
December 8, 2020
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New commissioners take seats

Republican majority now holds board. Bullard named chair, with McMillian returning to the vice chair post. Despite a chilly rain, an enthusiastic crowd gathered at the courthouse in Whiteville Monday...

Jefferson Weaver
December 8, 2020
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Tamika Ford and Mark Anthony Nelson (file photos)
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UPDATE: Second suspect arrested for ambush killing

The reported girlfriend of Mark Anthony Nelson has been arrested and charged with the Nov. 29 murder of a Hope Mills man and the shooting of his grandfather. Tamika Ford,...

Jefferson Weaver
December 7, 2020
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Columbus County will share COVID-19 data via its social media pages ever week.
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County schools to report COVID numbers weekly

The county school system today began reporting weekly  COVID-19 numbers via the central office. On its Facebook page, the Columbus County Schools shared a link to a new weekly listing that...

Jefferson Weaver
December 4, 2020
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NCDOI charges one with fraud

A Whiteville woman has been charged with insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretenses after she allegedly submitted $4,710 in fraudulent insurance claims. Marilyn Davis, 48, of Davis...

Jefferson Weaver
December 4, 2020
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Southeastern Regional officially joined the UNC System Thursday.
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Southeastern joins UNC hospitals

Southeastern Health and UNC Health announced Thursday that the two organizations have finalized a long-term, comprehensive Management Services Agreement (MSA) in which Southeastern Health becomes the&...

Jefferson Weaver
December 4, 2020
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High Orchard home burns again

Officials are investigating the cause of the second structure fire in less than 48 hours at a High Orchard Road home. Deputy Fire Marshal Chase Lancaster said a neighbor called...

Jefferson Weaver
December 4, 2020
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Second Tabor inmate dies of COVID

Another inmate at Tabor Correctional has died from COVID-19. The inmate was in his 70s and had underlying health conditions, according to the Department of Corrections. He died in an...

Jefferson Weaver
December 4, 2020
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Rapid testing will be available by appointment Friday at the Health Department in Whiteville.
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COVID testing available Friday; 73rd death reported

The county’s COVID death toll rose to 73 this week, with the latest victim dying at home Nov. 27. In today’s twice-weekly report, the county reported an additional 58 cases...

Jefferson Weaver
December 3, 2020
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North Carolina's 2018 voter ID law was upheld today by a U.S. Appeals Court. The law will go into effect next election. (file photo)
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Voter ID law upheld

  The U.S. Court of Appeals today (Wednesday) reversed a lower court ruling on North Carolina’s Voter ID law.  That law – the second version approved by the voters and...

Jefferson Weaver
December 3, 2020
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The sheriff's office is seeking this man for questioning in an October break-in. (courtesy photo)
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CCSO seeks break-in suspect

Officials hope an image from a surveillance camera will help identify an alleged thief in the Nakina area. Around 11:30 p.m. on Oct. 10, the sheriff’s office says, the individual...

Jefferson Weaver
December 3, 2020
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Murder suspect arrested in Tabor City

Updated 5 p.m. Detectives and deputies raided a Queen Street home this afternoon and arrested a Tabor City man for Sunday night shooting that left a Hope Mills man dead....

Jefferson Weaver
December 2, 2020
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Houndsmen and harpies

Good William IX doesn’t have to hunt for a living any more, but the instinct is still there. I brought the redbone home on my birthday a few years back,...

Jefferson Weaver
December 2, 2020
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