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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 Whiteville. She is b...

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 of the Whiteville Polic...

Jefferson Weaver
February 11, 2021
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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 Ju...

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 Gen. George...

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 was sent...

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. at t...

Jefferson Weaver
February 9, 2021
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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 exploiting an elderly ad...

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 Investigation arson speci...

Jefferson Weaver
February 5, 2021
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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. S...

Jefferson Weaver
February 4, 2021
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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 f...

Jefferson Weaver
February 4, 2021
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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

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
February 4, 2021
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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 bills, we have an i...

Jefferson Weaver
February 4, 2021
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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 pers...

Jefferson Weaver
February 2, 2021
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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 f...

Jefferson Weaver
February 2, 2021
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Vernice Hardy, Andrew Holmes, and Jakiem Carmichael.
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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 p...

Jefferson Weaver
February 2, 2021
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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...

Jefferson Weaver
February 1, 2021
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