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Annie Pearl (Spivey) Hammonds
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Annie Pearl (Spivey) Hammonds

Annie Pearl Spivey Hammonds, age 78 of Chadbourn, passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System in Whiteville. Annie Pearl was born on July 31, 1943...

Crystal Faircloth
June 10, 2022
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Hummer Driver Dies; Hallsboro Teen Killed in Maco

A South Carolina woman died after her Hummer SUV crashed into a Lees Lake home early Tuesday. Lori Copley, 59, of Camden, S.C. was driving east on N.C. 130 when...

Jefferson Weaver
June 10, 2022
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Ervin Elbert Gore
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Ervin “Bud” Gore

Ervin Elbert “Bud” Gore, age 82, of Whiteville, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2022, at Columbus Regional Healthcare with his family by his side. He was born in Columbus County...

Crystal Faircloth
June 10, 2022
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Eva Amy (Jordan) Carroll
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Eva Amy (Jordan) Carroll

Eva Amy Carroll age 85, a resident of Delco, passed away on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, peacefully at home. Eva was born on December 25, 1936, in Fayetteville NC and...

Crystal Faircloth
June 10, 2022
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Efren Gonzalez Bahena
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Efren Gonzalez Bahena

Efren Gonzalez Behena, age 14, of Hallsboro, NC died Tuesday, June 7, 2022 after sustaining injuries from an automobile accident. He was born March 15, 2008 in Mexico to Mariana...

Crystal Faircloth
June 10, 2022
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Norma (Casey) Meadows
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Norma (Casey) Meadows

Norma Casey Meadows 87, of Supply, formerly of Whiteville passed on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at her home.  She was born August 12, 1934 in Spartanburg, County, SC the daughter...

Crystal Faircloth
June 10, 2022
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Officers manning a checkpoint with the BAT-Mobile last year. (file photo)
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100 Deadliest Days

BAT-Mobiles To Hit All 100 counties The period from Memorial Day to Labor Day is referred to as the “100 deadliest days” on North Carolina highways. Impaired drivers, speeding and...

Jefferson Weaver
June 9, 2022
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Area Churches Set VBS

Summer means it’s time for Vacation Bible School. Email your church’s information to crystalfaircloth@columbuscounty.news, and we’ll include your VBS on our website as well as on WTXY KOOL 1039 during...

Crystal Faircloth
June 9, 2022
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Heavy Rains Bring Flooding

Heavy rains Wednesday blocked portions of N.C. 904 East near Fowler Town Road and elsewhere, creating detours and headaches for motorists.Swamp Fox Highway, Will Inman Road, Fowler Town Road and...

Jefferson Weaver
June 8, 2022
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Gerson Daniel Brown (CCSO)
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Alleged Child Rapist Faces Weapon, Attempted Escape Charges

An inmate facing charges of child molestation and attempting to escape is now facing additional weapon and escape charges. Gerson Daniel Brown, 25, of 844 Whitehall Road Whiteville, was charged...

Jefferson Weaver
June 8, 2022
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Lillian Proctor Soles
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Lillian Proctor Soles

Lillian Proctor Soles, age 99, of N. Charleston, SC (formerly of Whiteville) passed away  Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at her residence with her family by her side.  Lillian was born...

Crystal Faircloth
June 8, 2022
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Pastor Jason Williams
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Williams to Speak at Thomas Graduation

High school graduation is a special time in a youngster’s life, but the achievement is even more notable since the Covid pandemic.  To mark the occasion at Thomas Academy, Elizabethtown-based...

Jefferson Weaver
June 8, 2022
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Robert Ransom (Bobby) Smith III
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Robert Ransom Smith III

Robert Ransom Smith III, age 67, passed away on May 26, 2022. Robert was born on November 30, 1954 in Whiteville to the late Robert Ransom Smith Jr. and Dorothy...

Crystal Faircloth
June 8, 2022
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James Solicitor Flowers Jr.
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James Solicitor Flowers, Jr.

James Solicitor Flowers, Jr., known as “Slick” 83, of the Mt. Olive community of Whiteville, NC passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at Liberty Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center...

Crystal Faircloth
June 8, 2022
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First Lady Brumadel (Mayo) Jacobs
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First Lady Brumadel (Mayo) Jacobs

First Lady Brumadel Jacobs, age 74, of 23825 Andrew Jackson Highway East in Bolton, passed away on Saturday, June 4, at her residence with her husband, Pastor Robert Jacobs, by...

Crystal Faircloth
June 7, 2022
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Johnny Lynn Holland
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Johnny Lynn Holland

Johnny Lynn Holland 60 of Chadbourn transitioned into eternal rest on June 03, 2022. For the safety of you and others please follow CDC Guidelines. Social distancing and face coverings...

Crystal Faircloth
June 7, 2022
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