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Crystal Faircloth

Crystal Faircloth is a General Assignment Reporter from Lake Waccamaw, NC. She can be reached at (910) 914-6056 or by email at crystalfaircloth@columbuscountynews.com

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Wildlife Commission to hold public hearings in January

  The N. C. Wildlife Resources Commission has announced the dates for public hearings on changing regulations on hunting, fishing, land and water access, and wildlife management.   The purpo...

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Musician Stonewall Jackson, Tabor City native, died Saturday

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