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BGHNC Choir Returns for Nativity Sale and Concert

Five Charged in Whiteville Shootout

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Jefferson Weaver

Jefferson Weaver is editor and publisher of Columbus County News. He can be reached at 910.234.6991, 910.632.4965 or by email at CCn.JWeaver@gmail.com.

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Park Hosts Veterans Rally Saturday

Vendors, food trucks, live music, and veterans service organizations will finish off Veterans Day week activities at the Veterans Memorial Park Saturday. Volunteer Angela Norris said this is the first...

Jefferson Weaver
November 13, 2026
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Bladenboro Chief Addresses Rumors

Bladenboro Police Chief Justin Hewett did not know his certification as a firearms instructor had been cancelled, according to a post he shared on social media today. “I want to be clear and upfront, ...

Jefferson Weaver
November 13, 2026
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Three Jailed in Two-State Meth Bust

Suspects allegedly conspired to have drugs delivered. A joint effort by investigators in South Carolina, North Carolina and Columbus County resulted in the seizure of four pounds of crystal meth and t...

Jefferson Weaver
November 13, 2026
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Leamon Rogers Chapel at the Boys and Girls Home (BGHNC photo)
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BGHNC Choir Returns for Nativity Sale and Concert

By Amanda Irwin Boys and Girls Homes of N.C. An expanded concert of seasonal music along with the showing and sale of thousands of “new-to-you” Nativity scenes is returning to Boys and Girls Homes of ...

Jefferson Weaver
November 12, 2026
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Five Charged in Whiteville Shootout

Five suspects face charges after an alleged shootout at a Ward Street home in Whiteville Wednesday. Detention Center reports show Gevin Meshaw, 18; Lonzo McAllister, 19; Casey Latrell Wilder, 19; Jaqu...

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November 12, 2026
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Teen Charged in Fatal Crash

The Highway Patrol has charged an 18 year old with the crash that killed a Tabor City woman and injured four other people. Mathias James Pelot, 18, of 3686 Rough and Ready Rd., Chadbourn, was released...

Jefferson Weaver
November 12, 2026
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Suspect Identified in Shooting

  No one was injured and charges are pending after an early morning shooting incident Tuesday near Tabor  City. The sheriff’s office reported deputies were responding to a call at 396 Clemmons Dr...

Jefferson Weaver
November 11, 2026
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Two Charged in Chadbourn Assault, Robbery

A man and woman were jailed after allegedly assaulting and robbing a female victim in Chadbourn, according to reports. Kinna Monique Campbell, 26 and Bontreal Campbell, 32, both of 507 W. Holland St.,...

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November 11, 2026
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Canal Cove Boil Advisory Lifted

The boil advisory for town water customers along Canal Cove Road at Lake Waccamaw has been lifted. The totem said in a press release Tuesday afternoon that tests came back satisfactory, and the water ...

Jefferson Weaver
November 10, 2026
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Jefferson Weaver • The Least We Can Do

  A friend was at my office a while back right when a reader came by to visit. I introduced them, and before I could add the usual “He’s also a veteran,” the two had evaluated each other. Both se...

Jefferson Weaver
November 10, 2026
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Veterans Day Services Set for Wednesday

Veterans Day is Wednesday, and several events honoring our nation’s military service members will take place around the county. Veterans Day began as Armistice Day, marking the end of the First World ...

Jefferson Weaver
November 10, 2026
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Clara Cartrette

TABOR CITY — Clara Jo Cartrette, 86, of Tabor City  passed away Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026 in Loris Rehab and Nursing Center. Born July 25, 1940 in Horry County, S.C., she was the daughter of the la...

Jefferson Weaver
November 9, 2026
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Joey Delane Jones

Joey Delane Jones, 59, of Whiteville passed on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026 at Lower Cape Fear Angel House. Joey worked with the N.C. Department of Corrections. He is survived by his fiancee, Deanna Duncan an...

Jefferson Weaver
November 9, 2026
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Man Charged with Biting, Choking, Punching Pregnant Woman

There was no bond for the man accused of assaulting a woman reportedly pregnant with his child Nov. 7. Jutaries Keyshawn Bellamy, 19, of 7485 James B. White Hwy. South, was charged with two counts of ...

Jefferson Weaver
November 9, 2026
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Convenience Store Robbed at Gunpoint

An armed robber got away with cash after holding up a convenience store Nov. 6. A clerk at the Sun Do on Union Valley Road near Whiteville reported the robbery just before 10:30 p.m., according to she...

Jefferson Weaver
November 9, 2026
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Lake Issues New Boil Advisory

As water system improvements continue at Lake Waccamaw, another boil advisory has been issued along Canal Cove. Town water customers from 100 to 712 Canal Cove Road, to include Waver Drive, are advise...

Jefferson Weaver
November 9, 2026
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