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Willard D Small

May 23, 2024 Columbus County News Comments Off on Willard D Small

April 19, 1925 ~ May 23, 2024 (age 99) Willard Davis Small, age 99, died Thursday, May 23, 2024 surrounded by those he loved. He was the son of the late Maxcey Dalton Small and [Read More]

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Betty Jo (Gore) Gurganus

May 23, 2024 Columbus County News Comments Off on Betty Jo (Gore) Gurganus

March 5, 1934 ~ May 22, 2024 (age 90) Betty Jo Gore Gurganus, age 90, of Clarendon, NC, passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Angel House in Whiteville, NC.  [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • Why I Make a Silly Face

May 23, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • Why I Make a Silly Face

When we were little and made silly faces, many of us were warned by our mothers that our faces would stick that way.  I have come to the conclusion that I may have a permanent, [Read More]

Takeya Money Williams (CCSO)
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Mother Charged with Injuring Infant

May 23, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Mother Charged with Injuring Infant

A two-month-old baby suffered head trauma after her mother failed to seek medical care, according to warrants. Take’ya Mo’ney Williams, 22, of Sarah’s Avenue, Nakina and Longwood, is being held under $500,000 secured bond on [Read More]

Two more flood damaged homes will be demolished after county commissioners approved a low bid Monday (file photo).
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NWS Calls for Extra Busy Tropical Season

May 23, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on NWS Calls for Extra Busy Tropical Season

The National Weather Service is warning that this year’s hurricane season could be memorable, and not in a good way. “Unfortunately, the outlook calls for an 85 percent chance that we will observe above normal [Read More]

Bryan McLean and Demecus McMillan (BCSO photos)
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McLean Gets Life for 2021 Murder

May 23, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on McLean Gets Life for 2021 Murder

The second gunman in a murder-kidnap case that spanned three counties has been sentenced to life without parole. Bryan McLean was found guilty Wednesday (May 22) of first degree murder, and sentenced to life without [Read More]

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DeLane M. (Hardwick) Kitchens

May 22, 2024 Columbus County News Comments Off on DeLane M. (Hardwick) Kitchens

January 22, 1939 ~ May 21, 2024 (age 85) DeLane M. Kitchens, age 85, passed away on May 21, 2024, surrounded by her family, at her son’s residence. Born on January 22, 1939, in Loris, [Read More]

Bears easily adapt to urban environments, and are especially fond of sweets like hummingbird mix. (NCWRC Photo)
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Bear Sightings Increase in Spring, Summer

May 22, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Bear Sightings Increase in Spring, Summer

It’s bear season in North Carolina – the time to see them, not hunt them. Several reports of bear sightings in Columbus and surrounding areas have been shared in recent days on social media. One [Read More]

Eddie Beck (Columbus County Schools)
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Beck Named New County Superintendent

May 22, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Beck Named New County Superintendent

Eddie Beck has been named the new superintendent of Columbus County Schools. Beck has served as assistant superintendent for the system since 2023, when Jonathan Williams was hired by the Whiteville City Schools. Beck will [Read More]

New Hanover District Attorney Ben David speaking at Wednesday's press conference.
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Evergreen Nightclub Declared Nuisance

May 22, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Evergreen Nightclub Declared Nuisance

A notorious illegal nightspot in Evergreen has been shuttered under a state nuisance abatement order. Balls Night Club, located at 2753 Macedonia Church Road, was ordered closed by a Superior Court order this week. Balls [Read More]

A matchstick with flame
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Home Firebombed in Tabor City

May 22, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Home Firebombed in Tabor City

Someone threw a gasoline bomb through the window of a Pireway Road residence Sunday morning, a police report said. Jeremy Lee Blanton told Tabor City Police that he and his family were asleep around 2 [Read More]

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Sheriff Identifies Deputies in Shooting

May 22, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Sheriff Identifies Deputies in Shooting

Five deputies remain on administrative leave after a shooting in Nakina May 15. Henry Allen Zartman, 66, of South Carolina, died in the 10:45 p.m. incident, according to the State Bureau of Investigation. Zartman was [Read More]

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Christopher Lee Hayes

May 21, 2024 Columbus County News Comments Off on Christopher Lee Hayes

March 17, 1961 ~ May 20, 2024 (age 63) Christopher Lee Hayes, age 63, of Whiteville, NC, passed away on Monday, May 20, 2024, at Columbus Regional Healthcare.  Christopher was born on March 17, 1961, [Read More]

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Jerry Wayne Batten

May 20, 2024 Columbus County News Comments Off on Jerry Wayne Batten

November 3, 1945 ~ May 20, 2024 (age 78) Jerry Wayne Batten, 78, of Clarkton, passed away on Monday, May 20, 2024, in the Lower Cape Fear Angel House in Whiteville, NC. Jerry was preceded [Read More]

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Rickey Nan Graham

May 20, 2024 Columbus County News Comments Off on Rickey Nan Graham

May 24, 1959 ~ May 20, 2024 (age 64) Rickey Nan Graham, age 64, passed away on Monday, May 20, 2024, at Elizabethtown Nursing Center. Born on May 24, 1959, in Whiteville, NC, he was [Read More]

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Valentina Kovaleva

May 20, 2024 Columbus County News Comments Off on Valentina Kovaleva

October 10, 1941 ~ May 19, 2024 (age 82) Valentina Kovaleva, age 82, of Whiteville, NC, passed away at Novant New Hanover Regional Medical Center on Sunday, May 19, 2024.  Valentina was born in Moskow, [Read More]

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