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Bethel Methodist Famous Fried Chicken Sale Saturday

Checkpoint Leads to Stash of Drugs

Child Recovering After Ingesting ‘Blue Substance’

Honeybee Swarm Saved in Lake Community

Jefferson Weaver • Feeding the Bees

Mailbox Vandals Hit North Whiteville

Commissioners Okay Free Rabies Clinic

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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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Bethel Methodist Famous Fried Chicken Sale Saturday

A landmark fried chicken sale benefitting a local church is set for Saturday. Bethel Methodist Church will hold its Famous Fried Chicken Plate Sale Saturday from 11 a.m. until 2...

Jefferson Weaver
April 7, 2026
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Checkpoint Leads to Stash of Drugs

Ongoing aggressive patrols in the eastern part of Columbus led to drug charges for a Bladen County man April 1. Bruce Spencer, 46, of 531 McKoy Loop Rd., Ivanhoe, was...

Jefferson Weaver
April 7, 2026
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Child Recovering After Ingesting ‘Blue Substance’

An infant is recovering after apparently ingesting an unknown substance Monday afternoon. The sheriff’s office responded to a medical call at a home on Crusoe Island Road around 3 p.m.,...

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April 7, 2026
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Jefferson Weaver • Feeding the Bees

Spring is one of my favorite times of the year; baby critters are being born, flowers are blooming, more moderate temperatures (even though I love winter, by March the honeymoon...

Jefferson Weaver
April 7, 2026
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Mailbox Vandals Hit North Whiteville

Detectives are actively searching for a vandal who damaged around 20 mailboxes early Monday. The vandal hit mailboxes along Peacock Road and elsewhere in North Whiteville, the sheriff’s office said....

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April 7, 2026
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Commissioners Okay Free Rabies Clinic

Columbus Animal Protective Services will hold two free rabies clinics in the coming weeks. County Commissioners in Monday unanimously approved a request from APS to offer the vaccinations for free....

Jefferson Weaver
April 7, 2026
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Scenes from Tabor City’s Spring has Sprung Festival

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Jefferson Weaver
April 6, 2026
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Patrols Lead to Arrest of Wanted Suspect

Deputies arrested a Bladen County suspect during a traffic stop in Delco March 31, according to the sheriff’s office. Benetta Renee White, 52, was charged with five counts of failure...

Jefferson Weaver
April 6, 2026
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Two Charged After Fight, Stabbing

Two suspects were jailed after a Friday night fight on Smith Street in Whiteville. John Wayne Cooper, 44, of 108 Buttercup Lane, Lumberton, was charged with assault with a deadly...

Jefferson Weaver
April 6, 2026
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Jefferson Weaver • Celebration in the Sunrise

  I am ashamed to admit I rarely make it to a sunrise Easter service anymore. Animals and malfunctioning body parts make for a slow start to any day, and...

Jefferson Weaver
April 4, 2026
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Youth Turkey Season Starts Saturday

Dry conditions have turkeys moving more and strutting earlier this year, possibly making Saturday’s youth season opener a bigtime for young hunters. Whild turkey season for youth is open Saturday...

Jefferson Weaver
April 3, 2026
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Chadbourn Council to Discuss Attorney, Manager

Chadbourn Town council is scheduled to meet Tuesday night, after a dramatic series of meetings in February and March that were ended without being adjourned or were cancelled at the...

Jefferson Weaver
April 3, 2026
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APS Asks for Two Free Rabies Clinics

Petowners may have two opportunities to get free rabies vaccinations, if a measure before county commissioners is approved Monday. On the agenda is a request from Animal Protective Services via...

Jefferson Weaver
April 3, 2026
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State Offers New Cover Crop Guide

In response to rising fertilizer costs and increasing grower interest in soil health practices, the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Agronomic Services Division has released a new...

Jefferson Weaver
April 3, 2026
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Canal Cove Closed Near Flemington Today

Canal Cove Road is closed to through traffic today (April 2) due to repaving. The town said residents from 100 to 209 Canal Cove and Weaver Drive can access Canal...

Jefferson Weaver
April 2, 2026
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Drought, Wildfire Conditions Worsen Across Region

The latest N.C. Drought Monitor was released today (April 2) and there’s no good news. Columbus County is experiencing D1 (Moderate) in the west and D2 (Severe) conditions in the...

Jefferson Weaver
April 2, 2026
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