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One Hurt at Plywood Plant Blast

June 23, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on One Hurt at Plywood Plant Blast

Note: An earlier version of this report was inaccurate. This story contains the corrected information. One man was injured when a blockage in a dust collector caused an explosion at North Carolina Plywood in Whiteville [Read More]

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County, Municipal Agencies Join for Training

June 23, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on County, Municipal Agencies Join for Training

If and when another large-scale emergency occurs in Columbus, local officials hope they’ll be better equipped to work together. Emergency responders from the county and multiple municipal agencies have been undergoing training for the past [Read More]

George Babson
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George “Greg” Gregory Babson

June 22, 2022 Crystal Faircloth Comments Off on George “Greg” Gregory Babson

George Gregory “Greg” Babson, 71, of Ash, NC passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2022, in the Lower Cape Fear Life Care Center, Brunswick House, Bolivia, NC following a long illness. Greg was born in [Read More]

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Driver Shoots Self During Traffic Stop

June 22, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Driver Shoots Self During Traffic Stop

Updated 11 a.m. Thursday The sheriff’s office is investigating after a driver in a traffic stop shot himself in the head Wednesday. In a press release, the CCSO said a deputy on patrol in Evergreen [Read More]

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Retired NBA Star Hosts Camp

June 22, 2022 Crystal Faircloth Comments Off on Retired NBA Star Hosts Camp

Whiteville native and former NBA star Jerrod Mustaf returned to Columbus County last week to host a free basketball and life skills camp at Thomas Academy in Lake Waccamaw.  Mustaf is a two-time international basketball [Read More]

Bonnie (Stevens) Edwards
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Bonnie (Stevens) Edwards

June 22, 2022 Crystal Faircloth Comments Off on Bonnie (Stevens) Edwards

Bonnie Stevens Edwards, age 73 of Whiteville, passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at the Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehab Center in Whiteville, NC. Bonnie was born on September 4, 1948, in Horry County, [Read More]

Crime

Dollar General Case Resolved

June 21, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Dollar General Case Resolved

The couple who left the Seven Creeks Highway Dollar General with dog food and a pregnancy test came back and “the situation was resolved,” according to the sheriff’s office. On June 1, according to a [Read More]

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Hotdog Fundraiser Aims for Rescue PWC

June 21, 2022 Crystal Faircloth Comments Off on Hotdog Fundraiser Aims for Rescue PWC

• “I want us to be able to emphasize rescue over recovery,” said Chief Brandy Nance.   The Lake Waccamaw Fire and Rescue Department will be holding their annual hotdog fundraiser and boot drop on [Read More]

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Sentence Thrown Out in Shovel Murder

June 21, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Sentence Thrown Out in Shovel Murder

• Felicia Porter was raped, then beaten to death with a shovel by her nephew, Riley Conner, in 2016. The state’s highest court has overturned what was effectively a life sentence for a man who [Read More]

Jefferson Weaver
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Bagpipes and Baseball, Crawdads and Chasing Cars

June 21, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Bagpipes and Baseball, Crawdads and Chasing Cars

Several times a week, she chases my car. She always stays on the yard side of the ditch in front of her home. She always stops and runs back to her mother when she’s called. [Read More]

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