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Daily Sports Wrap Up

1/8/22 Daily Sports Wrap Up  NBA: The Hornets are back in action tonight at 7pm in the Spectrum. The Milwaukee Bucks are coming to town and are coming off a...

Staff Report
January 8, 2022
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It’s Good To Be Different

The experts call it “Florence Syndrome”  The actors came to the center of the stage and as the lights dimmed, a song began to play. The young men and women...

Crystal Faircloth
January 7, 2022
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The Good News Jan. 8-14

New additions run wild this week in the Good News. It even includes a baby of the four legged kind. The Boys and Girls Home of North Carolina welcomed a...

Crystal Faircloth
January 7, 2022
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Daily Sports Wrap Up

1/7/22 Daily Sports Wrap Up NBA: The Celtics fourth quarter woes continue as the New York Knicks came back from 25 points down to beat Boston 108-105. JR Barrett hit...

Staff Report
January 7, 2022
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First Highway Death of Year Claims One

The county’s first highway death of the year occurred Wednesday, when a Clarendon man lost control of his car and crashed. Gary Wayne Cartrette, 62, died Thursday from injuries sustained...

Jefferson Weaver
January 7, 2022
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The Friday Feature

Friday Feature January 7, 2022  I have not been in town long, but I have learned that Whiteville and Columbus County love their sports. I am excited to cover the...

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January 7, 2022
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Gloria Marie Wormuth

Gloria Marie Wormuth, 93, of Delco, passed away on January 3rd, 2022...

Staff Report
January 6, 2022
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Hilda Faye Wright
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Hilda Faye Wright

Hilda Faye Wright, 81, passed away Thursday, January 6, 2022...

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January 6, 2022
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James G ("Jimmie") Smith
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James G (“Jimmie”) Smith

James G. “Jimmie” Smith, 71, Army Veteran of Elizabethtown passed peacefully at home surrounded by family on Thursday, January 6, 2022...

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January 6, 2022
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William James Purdie (BCSO)
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One Charged in Bladen Murder

William James Purdie turned himself in to Bladen authorities Wednesday to face charges of murder and assault with a deadly weapon. Purdie, 37, of Airport Road, Clarkton, was charged with...

Jefferson Weaver
January 6, 2022
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Daily Sports Wrap Up

01/06/22 Daily Sports Wrap Up   NFL: In the latest from Antonio Brown, he claims that he has an injured foot and was forced to play in last Sunday’s game. The...

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January 6, 2022
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Hazel Gertrude Edwards
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Hazel Gertrude Edwards

Hazel Gertrude Norris Edwards, age 84, from Chadbourn, went to be with her Lord and Savior Wednesday evening, January 5, 2022...

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January 6, 2022
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Harry "Bill" O'Neil McPherson
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Harry “Bill” O’Neil McPherson

Harry O’Neil “Bill” McPherson, age 77 of the Beaverdam Community in Chadbourn, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, January 5, 2022...

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January 6, 2022
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Opiates, cocaine, cash and this shotgun were seized during a raid on an alleged drug dealer's home Jan. 4. (CCSO)
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Alleged Meth, Coke, Opiate Dealer Charged

Vice-Narcotics detectives have arrested another alleged cocaine, methamphetamine and opiate dealer near Chadbourn. Kelly J. McClure, 38, of 97 McDuffie Lane, Chadbourn, was jailed under $301,000 bond ...

Jefferson Weaver
January 6, 2022
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Late Night Chase Makes Round Trip

Pursuit of a fleeing suspect led deputies from Whiteville to Hallsboro and back again just before midnight Wednesday. Brandon Lee Lewis, 39, faces multiple charges including fleeing to elude arrest,...

Jefferson Weaver
January 6, 2022
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No DWI arrests, but plenty of others

DWI suppression efforts working, sheriff says. Checkpoints in December and January turned up stolen vehicles, drugs, fugitives, and multiple traffic violations, but the sheriff’s office did not arrest...

Jefferson Weaver
January 5, 2022
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