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Man charged with three counts of exposure

A registered sex offender is back behind bars after he allegedly exposed himself in several area businesses. William Maurice Robinson, 53, of 33 Mill Quarters Road, Hallsboro, was arrested Thursday...

Jefferson Weaver
April 9, 2021
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Man charged with raping girl for six years

UPDATE: Brown’s bond was raised to $750,000. Detectives say a Whitehall Road man had sex with a child for six years before his arrest. Gerson Daniel Brown, 24, was arrested...

Jefferson Weaver
April 8, 2021
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Strawberry Festival cancelled again

COVID-19 may not have stopped a bumper crop of strawberries, but it stopped the annual festival in Chadbourn for the second year. The N.C. Strawberry Festival announced on its Facebook...

Jefferson Weaver
April 8, 2021
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Chadbourn managers, police chiefs often have short runs

 Since 2005, Chadbourn has seen five full-time police chiefs and four interim leaders of the department. The town has seen similar turnover in the manager’s office, with four full-time managers,...

Jefferson Weaver
April 8, 2021
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Pipeline Plastics will invest more than $4 million in its new Fair Bluff plant.
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Pipe company coming to Fair Bluff

New jobs and a new industry are coming to Fair Bluff. Pipeline Plastics Holdings manufactures industrial pipeline systems for construction, municipal systems and other uses. PPH announced today (Thurs...

Jefferson Weaver
April 8, 2021
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County eyes options on $10.5 million stimulus funds

Columbus County could see several major projects funded by the $10.5 million expected from  the latest round of federal stimulus money. The money is part of the largest omnibus federal spend...

Jefferson Weaver
April 7, 2021
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A strange new rooster has taken up residence at the Weaver household.
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A tale of two chickens

At sunrise and sunset, every day, they face off. One always keeps the sun at his back, as fighters have done for centuries. Their voices ring through the hollow, their...

Jefferson Weaver
April 7, 2021
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Chadbourn chief resigns ‘against my own judgement’

Citing “continuous and repetitive” interference by the town staff and council, embattled Chadbourn Police Chief Anthony Spivey submitted his resignation to the town board Tuesday. Spivey was placed on...

Jefferson Weaver
April 7, 2021
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County to purchase BB&T campus

Commissioners hope the former BB&T Call Center on U.S. 701 won’t stay empty for very long. The county board voted Monday to purchase the BB&T Campus for $1.25 million, roughly...

Jefferson Weaver
April 6, 2021
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Governor to update state COVID efforts

Gov. Roy Cooper will hold a video briefing at 1:30 p.m. to discuss the state’s COVID-19 response. You can view the video live here: https://www.ncdps.gov/news-conference...

Jefferson Weaver
April 6, 2021
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Clarendon man is county’s fifth road death

Speed and no seatbelt led to the death of a Clarendon man Friday on Lebanon church Road. Nathaniel Ray Ward, 22, was ejected when his 2000 Ford Ranger crashed around...

Jefferson Weaver
April 5, 2021
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Southeastern Regional officially joined the UNC System Thursday.
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UNC Southeastern issues new visitation rules

UNC Southeastern has lightened restrictions for patient visitation in some areas of the hospital. Patients in outpatient and physician services clinic locations may be accompanied by one caregiver whe...

Jefferson Weaver
April 5, 2021
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Drugs, firearms seized in raid

Tabor City Police raided a Third Street home April 1, seizing heroin and firearms. Stephanie Fowler, Wayne Lawrimore and Kaylann Bohan were arrested on a number of narcotics and weapons...

Jefferson Weaver
April 5, 2021
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Ladder traps suspect, leads to arrests

Two suspects were arrested, and a stolen handgun and narcotics recovered after a fleeing woman got tangled in a ladder Wednesday. Tabor City Police reported that officers were on saturation...

Jefferson Weaver
April 5, 2021
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Maxton man gets federal time

A Maxton man was sentenced April 5 (today) to 144 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking...

Jefferson Weaver
April 5, 2021
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N.C. 87/U.S. 74 junction to see delays

Another dangerous intersection in eastern Columbus will undergo reconstruction in the coming weeks. The Y-junction at N.C. 87 and U.S. 74 at Acme is being converted to a reduced conflict...

Jefferson Weaver
April 5, 2021
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