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Sally Carol (Miller) Powers
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Sally Carol (Miller) Powers

Sally Carol Miller Powers, age 69, of Evergreen, peacefully slipped into eternity on Sunday, February 14, 2021...

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February 15, 2021
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Dallie “Dale” Lee (Nobles) Godwin
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Dallie “Dale” Lee (Nobles) Godwin

Dallie “Dale” Lee Nobles Godwin, age 94 of Chadbourn, entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 14, 2021...

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February 15, 2021
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Louise (Elliott) Davis
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Louise (Elliott) Davis

May 4, 1928 ~ February 15, 2021 Louise Elliott Davis, age 92 of Chadbourn, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 15, 2021 at her sister’s home. Louise was born on May 14,...

Jefferson Weaver
February 15, 2021
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Harvey Gaston Jacobs
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Harvey Gaston Jacobs

November 2, 1963 ~ February 11, 2021  Harvey Gaston Jacobs, age 57, of Bolton, N.C., died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center.  Harvey was born on Novemb...

Jefferson Weaver
February 15, 2021
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Edward (Ned) Council

June 24, 1929 ~ February 7, 2021 Edward (Ned) Council passed away Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. He was born June 24, 1929 to the late John Monroe and Louise Land Council in...

Jefferson Weaver
February 15, 2021
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Saturday chase through city ends in arrest

Multiple charges were filed against a Hamlet man after a high speed chase through Whiteville Saturday. Rodrick Terrell Powers, 30, of Perry avenue, Hamlet, was held under $7,500 secured bond...

Jefferson Weaver
February 15, 2021
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Fredrica Turner Stell
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Fredrica Turner Stell

October 27, 1926 ~ February 11, 2021  Fredrica Stell passed away peacefully on Feb. 11, 2021 during her 94th year of a glorious life.  She wanted folks to know that her death...

Jefferson Weaver
February 15, 2021
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Four positions open at shelter; alarm system installed

Updated with names of four former employees. Four employees have left or been fired from Columbus County Animal Control, forcing the shelter to temporarily cease intakes except for emergencies. The...

Jefferson Weaver
February 11, 2021
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Tabitha Reaves
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Whiteville woman charged with vehicular death

The Whiteville woman charged with felony hit and run in a Shallotte death was herself a shooting victim earlier in December. Tabitha Ann Reaves, 21, was arrested by authorities in...

Jefferson Weaver
February 11, 2021
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Bolton man shot at Food Lion

Customers scrambled for safety after a shootout at the Food Lion in North Whiteville injured one man Wednesday. Lamonte Pridgen, 18, was struck twice in the back, Det. S. Moody...

Jefferson Weaver
February 11, 2021
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Jamal Bryant
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Hallsboro drug dealer facing federal time

Cocaine, methamphetamines, and firearms added up to 117 months in federal prison for a Hallsboro man. Jamal Devon “Maul” Bryant, 35, was arrested in a joint law enforcement operation in...

Jefferson Weaver
February 10, 2021
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Former Sen. R.C. Soles dies

The state’s longest serving legislator, Tabor City attorney Robert Charles “R.C.” Soles, died Friday. Soles did not run for reelection in 2010. At a political event that fall, Soles quoted...

Jefferson Weaver
February 9, 2021
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Tax preparer sentenced

As tax season gets underway, the U.S. District Attorney’s office is reminding taxpayers to avoid problems by dealing only with reputable tax filing services. A Rocky Mount tax return preparer...

Jefferson Weaver
February 9, 2021
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COVID-19 clinic inSt. Pauls Thursday

UNC Health Southeastern has partnered with Faith Tabernacle Christian Center to offer a COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic on Thursday  (Feb. 11). The clinic will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m....

Jefferson Weaver
February 9, 2021
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April Bass
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Premier Living worker charged with ATM use

A careworker at a Lake Waccamaw care facility has been charged with exploiting a elderly person. April Nicole Bass, 34, was released on $6,000 unsecured bond on two charges of...

Jefferson Weaver
February 5, 2021
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Firefightersprepare to enter the closed Radio Shack during Friday's fire.
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Old shopping center burns in downtown Whiteville

UPDATED The fire that destroyed the Lewis Smith shopping center in Whiteville on Friday was set, City Fire Marshal Hal Lowder said. Lowder said he worked with State Bureau of...

Jefferson Weaver
February 5, 2021
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