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Jefferson Weaver

Jefferson Weaver is the Managing Editor of Columbus County News and he can be reached at (910) 914-6056, (910) 632-4965, or by email at jeffersonweaver@ColumbusCountyNews.com.

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Bladen Charges Two with Exposing Children to Drugs

Two people in Bladen County have now been charged under a new law that makes it a felony to expose children to illegal drugs. In one case, four or five...

Jefferson Weaver
March 24, 2026
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Woman Jailed on Fraud, Larceny Charges

Detectives arrested a New Britton Highway woman on multiple theft and fraud charges after she allegedly forged a man’s name and stole more than $100,000 in cash and property. Jennifer...

Jefferson Weaver
March 24, 2026
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Fire Danger Increases Today

Continued dry weather is creating dangerous wildfire conditions across North Carolina. The combination of low humidity, high winds and the rainfall deficit is increasing the fire danger in all parts...

Jefferson Weaver
March 24, 2026
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Manager Heading Home to Elizabethtown

County Manager Eddie Madden is heading back to a familiar place and job: town manager for Elizabethtown. Madden announced his retirement from the county earlier this month. In a press...

Jefferson Weaver
March 24, 2026
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Rapist Pleads Guilty

An Evergreen man has been sentenced to 19 to 28 years in prison for rape and assault after accepting a plea deal in Columbus County Superior Court. Christopher Allen Scott,...

Jefferson Weaver
March 23, 2026
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One Jailed in Triple Robeson Murder

A Maxton man wanted for murder was arrested after a standoff in Red Springs Sunday, according to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office. Ethan Lee Spaulding, 27, is being held under...

Jefferson Weaver
March 23, 2026
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Farm Days Underway at Lake Waccamaw

The 16th annual Southern Farm Days is underway through Sunday at the Boys and Girls Home Horse Complex at Lake Waccamaw. While events kicked off today (Friday), Saturday is the...

Jefferson Weaver
March 20, 2026
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McKinnies Gets Three Life Sentences

A triple-murderer was sentenced to three consecutive life term in Columbus County Superior Court Wednesday. Natrell McKinnies, 30, was facing the death penalty for the murders of Diondi Sadler, De’ond...

Jefferson Weaver
March 20, 2026
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CCN Early Report for March 18

Morning Report for Thursday, March 18 (Press Play for the Audio) 🔊  ...

Jefferson Weaver
March 19, 2026
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County GOP Convention March 28

The Columbus County Republican Party will hold its convention and precinct meetings March 28 at the Historic Columbus County Courthouse. The meeting is open to all registered Republican voters. The...

Jefferson Weaver
March 18, 2026
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Cynthia Sessions Hansen, 71

Cynthia Sessions Hansen, age 71, of Lake Waccamaw, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 11, 2026.  Cynthia was born on June 29, 1954 to Robert “Bobby” Eugene Sessions and Hattie Merle...

Jefferson Weaver
March 18, 2026
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Safety Concerns Grow After Homicide

A week after Cynthia Hansen was brutally assaulted at her fitness studio in Whiteville, many residents and business owners are taking additional steps to protect themselves, their families and workers...

Jefferson Weaver
March 18, 2026
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Chief Asks for More Tips From Public

No Arrest in Hansen Homicide No suspects are in custody but Whiteville Police are continuing to follow leads in the March 11 killing of Cynthia Hansen. “We need your help,”...

Jefferson Weaver
March 18, 2026
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WPD to Hold Briefing on Hansen Homicide

Whiteville Police will release more information about the March 11 homicide of Cynthia Hansen at a press conference Wednesday. Hansen was found brutally assaulted in her Thompson Street fitness center...

Jefferson Weaver
March 17, 2026
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Southern Farm Days Starts Friday

One of Columbus County’s biggest events of the year kicks off Friday, as Southern Farm Days returns the Boys and Girls Home Farm at Lake Waccamaw for the 16th year....

Jefferson Weaver
March 17, 2026
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Jefferson Weaver • Wormy Trucks and a Broken World

Gentlemen, fix your sons. I had stopped at a gas station to feed my ancient Tahoe, Valkyria. One pump down was one of those ridiculous, repulsive, supposedly illegal squatted trucks....

Jefferson Weaver
March 17, 2026
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