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Scenes from the 89th N.C. Strawberry Festival Parade
Columbus County News was a proud participant in the 89th N.C. Strawberry Festival Parade this weekend. Here are some scenes from the parade and festival.
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Weekly Podcast – THE COLUMBUS CONNECTION with Jefferson Weaver
This week Jefferson has in the studio Michael Shuman and Randy McGirt of the Columbus County Community Farmers Market Listen in the player below. THE COLUMBUS CONNECTION with Jefferson Weaver is a weekly public affairs program [Read More]
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Daily Sports Wrap-up for May 2
Local Varsity Baseball The West Columbus Vikings are 5-12 on the season and are riding a two-game winning streak. They wrap up their regular season with a home and away series versus the East Columbus [Read More]
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Weekly Podcast – IN THE SPORTS ZONE with Vinny Pagano
04/30/2022 In The Sports Zone IN THE SPORTS ZONE with Vinny Pagano is a weekly sports commentary program produced in and for Columbus County NC. Each week Vinny talks about everything sports. Sports News and Commentary [Read More]
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Weekly Podcast – THE COLUMBUS CONNECTION with Jefferson Weaver
This week Jefferson has in the studio Shannon Britt to talk about the North Carolina Strawberry Festival Listen in the player below. THE COLUMBUS CONNECTION with Jefferson Weaver is a weekly public affairs program produced in, [Read More]
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Friday Feature: Venue Would Bring New Options
Summertime is almost here, and high school sports will no longer have center stage. It has me wondering, what do we do for entertainment? I know there is a golf course in town and there [Read More]
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Daily Sports Wrap-up for April 29
Local Varsity Baseball Pender at West Columbus 7 p.m. East Columbus versus South Columbus 7 p.m. The Wolfpack at Trask 6 p.m NBA Playoffs Last Night 76ers beat the Raptors 132-97. The 76ers won the series. The Suns [Read More]
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Daily Sports Wrap-up for April 28
Local West Columbus Vikings Cheer Squad: Today is West Columbus High School Cheer Squad tryouts from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Varsity Baseball: West Columbus beat Pender 16-2. East Columbus beats South Columbus 14-4. Whiteville beat Trask 4-2. See the story [Read More]
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Whiteville Winning Streak Stretches to 12
After Tuesday’s thunderstorms postponed play, the Whiteville Wolfpack hosted Trask again Wednesday and carried the WHS winning streak to 12 games with a 4-2 victory The Wolfpack moved to 14-3 on the season and now [Read More]
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South Girls Down East, 14-1
There was nothing soft about the South Columbus softball team Wednesday as they downed the East Columbus Lady Gators 14-1. Jeff Reichert caught these images from the home loss for ECHS.
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Daily Sports Wrap-up for April 27
Local West Columbus Vikings Cheer Squad: It is West Columbus High School Cheer Squad tryout week and tryout day is tomorrow, April 28. The tryout time is 3:30 -4:30 p.m. Baseball today: WHS Wolfpack versus Trask at Legion Stadium [Read More]
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UNC Health Southeastern in the Top 10 Percent of Hospitals in the US for Patient Safety, According to Healthgrades
*Statistics are calculated from Healthgrades Patient Safety Ratings and Excellence Award™ methodology which is based primarily on AHRQ technical specifications (Version 2021.0.1) for MedPAR data years 2018 through 2020 and represent 3-year estimates for Medicare patients [Read More]
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Weekly Podcast – THE COLUMBUS CONNECTION with Jefferson Weaver
This week Jefferson has in the studio Milton Parker to talk about Small Farming and Raised Bed Gardens. Listen in the player below. THE COLUMBUS CONNECTION with Jefferson Weaver is a weekly public affairs program [Read More]
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Weekly Podcast – IN THE SPORTS ZONE with Vinny Pagano
04/23/2022 In The Sports Zone IN THE SPORTS ZONE with Vinny Pagano is a weekly sports commentary program produced in and for Columbus County NC. Each week Vinny talks about everything sports. Sports News and Commentary [Read More]
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Friday Feature: USFL Disappoints in First Week
I was so disappointed in week one of the relaunch of spring football by the United States Football League, USFL. The USFL was founded in 1982 and made its debut in 1983-1985 with 12 teams [Read More]
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The Daily Sports Wrap-up for April 21
Local: West Columbus High School Cheer Squad tryout week is April 25-27 and tryout day is April 28. The tryout time is 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Varsity Baseball: The Vikings play Pender on April [Read More]