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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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County Moves Into Drought; City Issues Advisory

Updated June 28 3:45 p.m. Every county except for one in North Carolina is now in either a drought or abnormally dry, the state Drought Monitor reported today (June 27)....

Jefferson Weaver
June 27, 2024
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Man Charged with Multiple Felonies

Deputies and Tabor City Police arrested a suspect wanted for larceny and other crimes in several cases stretching back to earlier this year. Courtney Cole Scott, 31, of 118 Canal...

Jefferson Weaver
June 26, 2024
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Pesticide Disposal Day Set

Outdated pesticides will be collected at no cost in Columbus County July 23. The Columbus County Extension Office and state Dep. of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Pesticide Disposal Assistance Pro...

Jefferson Weaver
June 26, 2024
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APS to Close July 10-15 for Training

Columbus Animal Protective Services will be closed and offering limited services July 10-15. In a social media announcement, APS officials said the office will not be open to the public,...

Jefferson Weaver
June 25, 2024
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Program Now Offers Bilingual Children’s Books

By Kayla Henson Columbus County Partnership for Children The N.C. Partnership for Children is part of a significant expansion of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (DPIL) program in North Carolina, wi...

Jefferson Weaver
June 25, 2024
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Teen Charged in Deadly Crash

Speed and improper passing contributed to a June 7 fatal crash minutes after the end of the school year, and one of the teens in the crash has been charged....

Jefferson Weaver
June 25, 2024
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Father, Infant Die in Bladen Fire

A father and a baby died Sunday in a fire near White Lake. Bladen County Fire Marshall Kenneth Clark said the blaze was reported around 2:30 p.m. When firefighters arrived...

Jefferson Weaver
June 24, 2024
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Fair Bluff ‘Reunion’ to Start Festival, Say Good Bye to Downtown

Fair Bluff’s Watermelon Festival is being promoted as a chance to say goodbye to some of the town’s iconic downtown district. After being critically damaged in flooding from hurricanes Matthew...

Jefferson Weaver
June 24, 2024
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NCFS Tree Sales Start July 1

The N.C. Forest Service will begin accepting orders Monday, July 1, for its annual tree seedling sale. With an average annual production of 16 million seedlings, the NCFS Nursery Program...

Jefferson Weaver
June 24, 2024
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Legislative Briefs for June 24

The state senate on Thursday proposed three constitutional amendments on illegal immigration, voter IDs and a state income tax cap. The original amendment, SB 630, only addressed that U.S. citizens...

Jefferson Weaver
June 24, 2024
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Dampening the Spread of Fire Ants

By Olga Vicente USDA Agriculture Research Service  Part One of a Series   Scientists hope a fly can help control one of the most hated invasive pests of the South,...

Jefferson Weaver
June 24, 2024
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Rogers Won’t Seek Reelection

Veteran City School Board member Kandle Rogers will not seek reelection. Rogers made the announcement on Facebook today (June 21), as the foiling period for city and county school boards...

Jefferson Weaver
June 21, 2024
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The Good News for June 21

The N.C. Museum of Science in Whiteville has cancelled Movies on Madison until further notice due to the ongoing renovations at the museum. Movies on Madison will return when the work...

Jefferson Weaver
June 21, 2024
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Weekly Podcast: The Columbus Connection – Jefferson Weaver Commentary

On this Edition of The Columbus Connection, Jefferson provides his commentary on local current events. If you would like to be a Guest on The Columbus Connection, you can contact...

Jefferson Weaver
June 21, 2024
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Missing Man Found Safe

Greg Woodward has been found safe, according to the sheriff’s office. Woodard, 51, was reported missing June 7 from his Cherry Grove Road home. The sheriff’s office reported that he...

Jefferson Weaver
June 20, 2024
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Cookout Planned to Raise Awareness on Missing Woman

The sheriff’s office is still searching for leads in a missing persons case from April. Shanna Perry, 35, disappeared April 26 from Delco Prosper Road. She was reportedly pregnant. Detectives,...

Jefferson Weaver
June 20, 2024
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