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Kathy Williamson (CCSO photo)
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Breaking news: man indicted for 2003 killing

February 4, 2021 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Breaking news: man indicted for 2003 killing

Watson reported killing to police Curtis Watson has been charged in the 2003 murder of a Chadbourn area woman.Kathy Williamson’s body was found on Christmas Eve, 2003, in her home on Blackwell Road. She had [Read More]

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Cooper outlines COVID wish list

February 4, 2021 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Cooper outlines COVID wish list

Gov. Roy Cooper this afternoon proposed almost $5 billion in budget requests using federal COVID-19 funding. Among the proposed uses for the money are $37 million for minority businesses, $2 billion for public and private [Read More]

Traffic is being rerouted from Kenny Jordan Road at N.C. 904 due to a single car wreck.
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Wreck blocks Kenny Jordan Road

February 4, 2021 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Wreck blocks Kenny Jordan Road

A single-vehicle crash has blocked both lanes of Kenny Jordan Road near N.C. 904. We’re working to obtain more information, and will share it on Columbuscountynews.com as soon as it is available.

Jefferson Weaver
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The foulness of February

February 4, 2021 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on The foulness of February

As I write these words, my ditches are overflowing, my animals are fractious, my pants are wet from the waist down and the ankles up, my shoulder hurts, I’m not sure how to pay the [Read More]

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Two hospitals up vaccine availability

February 2, 2021 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Two hospitals up vaccine availability

Columbus Regional to begin 65+ vaccinations; Southeastern gets new shipment. Two area hospitals are expanding their vaccination efforts. Columbus regional is setting up a COVID vaccine clinic for persons 65 and up beginning Wednesday at [Read More]

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One charged with motorcycle murder attempt

February 2, 2021 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on One charged with motorcycle murder attempt

One man has been charged after allegedly dragging a motorcyclist under an SUV in December. Warrants show Ricky Prevatte, 53, of Barnes Street, Lumberton, was charged with a single count of attempted first degree murder. [Read More]

Vernice Hardy, Andrew Holmes, and Jakiem Carmichael.
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Search warrants lead to 28 firearms, narcotics

February 2, 2021 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Search warrants lead to 28 firearms, narcotics

Three men were jailed, 28 firearms seized and a quantity of narcotics were confiscated after a series of raids in Brunswick Jan. 27.Additional details have been released on the raids since CCN first published this [Read More]

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COVID, cold help shoplifters

February 1, 2021 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on COVID, cold help shoplifters

Two beer thieves in Tabor City got a boost from the chilly temperatures and the pandemic. Tabor City Police reported that officers were called to the Family Dollar on Pireway Road shortly before 7 p.m. [Read More]

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