Obituaries
Eric Helme
May 31, 1985 ~ July 24, 2024 (age 39) Eric Helme, age 39 of Chadbourn NC. Online condolences may be made at www.peacockfuneralhome.net
Month: July 2024
COLUMBUS CONNECTION
The Columbus Connection – Amanda Irwin, Director of Marketing and Communications for the Boys & Girls Home of Lake Waccamaw
On this Edition of The Columbus Connection, Jefferson has in studio guest Amanda Irwin, Director of Marketing and Communications for the Boys & Girls Home of Lake Waccamaw. If you would like to be a [Read More]
Front Page
Patrols Find Drugs, Catalytic Converter
Traffic enforcement kept deputies busy over the weekend, resulting in several unrelated arrests for narcotics and a stolen catalytic converter. The sheriff’s office reported that the HEAT Team was operating a checking station at Joe [Read More]
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Rain Reschedules Festival Concert
Friday night’s Fair Bluff Reunion with Pizazz has been pushed back to April, but the Watermelon Festival is still on schedule. The concert was the kickoff for the Watermelon Festival Saturday. Organizers said that due [Read More]
Obituaries
Annie Bertha (Robinson) Jones
November 23, 1952 ~ July 24, 2024 (age 71) Annie Bertha Robinson Jones, 71, of Whiteville, died Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. The funeral will be 12:00 PM Wednesday, July 31, [Read More]
Commentary
Jefferson Weaver • I Am Ronin
In feudal Japan, a period lasting around 700 years, a samurai warrior who found himself without master, family or cause was called ronin. The term could equally apply to an individual or the individual’s status. [Read More]
Obituaries
Cornell Woodrow Singletary
March 20, 1954 ~ July 23, 2024 (age 70) Cornell Woodrow Singletary, 70, of Whiteville, died Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Whiteville, as the result of an automobile accident. The funeral will be 12:00 PM [Read More]
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Scurdato Pleas in 2022 Shooting
Jennifer Scurdato has pleaded guilty in Columbus Superior Court for the second degree murder of Norm Foggan in April 2022. Scurdato, 40, was sentenced Friday to 94 to 125 months in prison. Deputies were called [Read More]
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Grand Jury Indicts One on 38 Child Porn Charges
Updated 1:50 p.m. July 25 A Bolton man is being held under $1.5 million secured bond on dozens of charges of possessing and sharing child pornography. Some of the videos involved infants. Aaron Hunter Thomas [Read More]
Obituaries
Barbara Ann Woodell
February 7, 1943 ~ July 23, 2024 (age 81) Barbara Ann Woodell, age 81, of Chadbourn, NC, died Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in the McLeod Seacoast Hospital. Born February 7, 1943, in Columbus County, NC, [Read More]
Obituaries
Kenya Lashawnda (Cherry) Wallace
September 24, 1972 ~ July 20, 2024 (age 51) Kenya Lashawnda Cherry Wallace, 51, formerly of Hallsboro, NC, died Saturday, July 20, 2024, at JFK Hospital in Edison, NJ. The funeral will be 1:00 PM [Read More]
Obituaries
Evelyn Louise Powell
Arrangements will be announced by Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville. February 13, 1961 ~ July 20, 2024 (age 63) Evelyn Louise Powell, 63, of Whiteville, died Saturday, July 20, 2024, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. [Read More]
Obituaries
Toney Marshall Brown
December 21, 1951 ~ July 20, 2024 (age 72) Toney Marshall Brown, 72, of Chadbourn, NC, died Saturday, July 20, 2024, in Chadbourn, NC. The funeral will be 11:00 AM Friday, July 26, at Mount [Read More]
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NWS Urges Using Responsible Sources During Hurricane Season
Spaghetti models, homemade graphics and clickbait are not good sources of emergency tropical storm information, a National Weather Service meteorologist said. “The misinformation was absolutely rampant with Hurricane Beryl,” said Steve Pfaff, NWS Meteorologist in [Read More]
Elections
Contests Line Up in Some Races
While both city school board candidates and one in the county are unopposed, two hopefuls have filed for the county school board seat held by Randy Coleman. Randy Coleman announced early this month that he [Read More]
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Teen Charged in Fatal
A teenager has been charged in the county’s fourth fatal car crash this year. Nathan Hester, 18, of Whiteville, was charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle after he was released from an area hospital, according [Read More]