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Hemingway Gets 200+ Months Federal Time

July 31, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Hemingway Gets 200+ Months Federal Time

The suspect in a 2019 shooting and a string of other crimes across three counties will serve more than 17 years in federal prison. Maurice Isaac Hemingway was found guilty in federal court of possession [Read More]

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Deputy to Lead Finance as Interim

July 31, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Deputy to Lead Finance as Interim

Deputy Finance Director Heather Woody was named as interim director in an emergency meeting today (Wednesday). “Ms. Woody is well respected and has a vast knowledge of local government,” County Manager Eddie Madden said. “She [Read More]

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Smart Start offers Braille resources for children

July 31, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Smart Start offers Braille resources for children

By Kayla Henson Smart Start Columbus County Partnership for Children’s Early Learning and Family Resource Center (ELF) now has resources for children who are blind or visually impaired. These resources are offered in Braille, a [Read More]

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Palmetto Anglers Urged to Harvest Stripers

July 31, 2024 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on Palmetto Anglers Urged to Harvest Stripers

Boaters on the Palmetto State’s Lake Murray may notice dead or dying striped bass in the water over the next several weeks, according to fisheries biologists with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR). Summertime [Read More]

Lacie Jacobs
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Emergency Meeting Today to Appoint Interim Finance Director

July 31, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Emergency Meeting Today to Appoint Interim Finance Director

County commissioners will meet today (July 31) at 4 p.m. to discuss a replacement for Finance Director Lacie Jacobs, who resigned Tuesday. The meeting will be held in the commissioners chambers in the county office [Read More]

Obituaries

Ms. Margie Kelly

July 31, 2024 Columbus County News Comments Off on Ms. Margie Kelly

July 29, 2024 Ms. Margie Kelly 76, of Whiteville, NC gave the Lord her hand on Monday, July 29, 2024, and transitioned at the Elizabethtown Health & Rehab Center of Elizabethtown, NC. She was the [Read More]

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Marjorie Anne (Barnes) Pridgen

July 31, 2024 Columbus County News Comments Off on Marjorie Anne (Barnes) Pridgen

September 23, 1941 ~ July 30, 2024 (age 82) Marjorie Anne Barnes Pridgen, 82, of Whiteville, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 31, 2024, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. Marjorie was [Read More]

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Charles Wayland McPherson

July 31, 2024 Columbus County News Comments Off on Charles Wayland McPherson

August 19, 1950 ~ July 30, 2024 (age 73) Charles Wayland McPherson, 73, of the Beaverdam Community of Chadbourn, went home to be with his Lord on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, following  a battle with [Read More]

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Mary Leona (Barr) McDevitt

July 31, 2024 Columbus County News Comments Off on Mary Leona (Barr) McDevitt

February 25, 1942 ~ July 30, 2024 (age 82) Mary Leona Barr McDevitt, 82, of Nakina, met her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at her residence. Mary was born on February 25, [Read More]

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Wilma Kay (Blackwell) Greene

July 31, 2024 Columbus County News Comments Off on Wilma Kay (Blackwell) Greene

August 31, 1944 ~ July 29, 2024 (age 79) Wilma Kay Blackwell Greene, 79, of the Cedar Grove Community of Cerro Gordo, went home to be with Jesus on Monday evening, July 29, 2024, while [Read More]

EPA Administrator Michael Regan, Nature Conservancy Executive Director Katherine Skinner, and Gov. Roy Cooper Tuesday at the Green Swamp announcement. (Photos and video by Darrell Jackson)
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Governor Touts EPA Grant as ‘Historic’

July 31, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Governor Touts EPA Grant as ‘Historic’

A portion of a $421 million grant will be used to expand state parks and preserve more of the Green Swamp Preserve. Gov. Roy Cooper and state Natural and Cultural Resources Secretary Reid Wilson joined [Read More]

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Jacobs Resigns as Finance Officer

July 30, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jacobs Resigns as Finance Officer

County Finance Officer Lacey Jacobs resigned abruptly this afternoon (Tuesday). County Manager Eddie Madden confirmed that Jacobs handed in her resignation at 3:40 p.m. details about her exit were not available. An interim director has [Read More]

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Tee It Up for Veterans Aug. 17

July 30, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Tee It Up for Veterans Aug. 17

 Tee It Up For Veterans Golf Tournament will be held Saturday, Aug. 17 at Diamondback Golf Course (Woodland Valley) in Loris. Registration will be from 7:30-9 a.m., with the tournament teeing off at 9 a.m. [Read More]

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Suspect Crashes into Guardrail, Flees

July 30, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Suspect Crashes into Guardrail, Flees

Whiteville Police arrested a man after a vehicle chase and foot pursuit Monday. Brandon William Hammonds, 41, was held under $10,000 secured bond on charges of possession of methamphetamine, hit and run, driving while license [Read More]

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Feds Approve Medical Debt for Medicaid Plan

July 30, 2024 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on Feds Approve Medical Debt for Medicaid Plan

Millions of low- and middle- income North Carolinians are one step closer to medical debt relief. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 26 approved a proposal to use the state’s [Read More]

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Badcock Furniture to Close All Stores

July 30, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Badcock Furniture to Close All Stores

A century-plus old furniture retailer is under Chapter 11 and will be closing all its stores across the country, including Whiteville. Badcock Furniture and More, located on South Madison Street, is among the hundreds of [Read More]

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