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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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Indian Education Meeting Tonight

The Columbus County Schools Indian Education Parent Committee and Public Meeting is tonight (April 30) at Hallsboro Artesia School. The meeting is from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Media Center. Items...

Jefferson Weaver
April 30, 2024
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Biden Visit ‘Presidential,’ Not Political

President Joe Biden will visit Wilmington Thursday to draw attention to pollution problems along the Cape Fear. Leadership with the New Hanover Democrat party said the visit is “presidential,” not...

Jefferson Weaver
April 29, 2024
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Argument Leads to Gunshot, but No Injury

Whiteville Police are investigating a shooting incident that happened at a tire dealer Friday. An unidentified subject began arguing with Brian Koenig at the New and Used Tire Barn around...

Jefferson Weaver
April 29, 2024
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Kenneth McCellan Godwin
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State Urges Horse Owners to Vaccinate

Owners of horses, donkeys, ponies and mules are being encouraged to vaccinate their animals as the season for mosquito-borne illnesses gets underway. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler said the ma...

Jefferson Weaver
April 29, 2024
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Joseph Clark (Bladen sheriff's Office)
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Pender Man Jailed in Multi-County Theft Spree

Authorities have tied nearly 100 vehicle break-ins to a Maple Hill man who was tracked down and jailed in Elizabethtown Thursday. Joseph Clark Jr., 40, of Maple Hill, is being...

Jefferson Weaver
April 29, 2024
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The Good News for April 26

This might possibly be the busiest weekend of the year in Columbus County. Here’s a few of the things going on that you and your family can get out and...

Jefferson Weaver
April 26, 2024
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State Board: Felons May Not Vote

Following some confusion during the 2022 elections and a pending court case, state elections officials are reminding convicted felons that they may not cast a vote until all terms of...

Jefferson Weaver
April 26, 2024
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Elwell Ferry Back in Operation

Repair crews installed a new pulley at Elwell Ferry this week, bring the venerable river crossing back into service a month sooner than expected. “We found a spare pulley and...

Jefferson Weaver
April 25, 2024
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Jefferson Weaver • The Death of a Newspaper, 1978

In those days, a newspaper office was a magical place. People were always moving, talking, coming and going. A single BB-sized hole in the darkened front door allowed the sunlight...

Jefferson Weaver
April 25, 2024
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130-MPH Chase Leads to Wreck, Arrest of Bladen Suspect

Two men were jailed after a chase Monday with speeds reaching 130 miles per hour. Jacques Ali Vereen, 29, of 619 Mollie Rd., Whiteville, as charged with felony fleeing to...

Jefferson Weaver
April 23, 2024
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Elwell Ferry Closed until May 30

Elwell Ferry across the Cape Fear River will be closed through the month of May while a pulley is replaced. The ferry is the last inland cable ferry in the...

Jefferson Weaver
April 22, 2024
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The Good News for April 19

This weekend is a good time to take a breath, relax a little, and get ready – there’s a lot going on in our community over the next week or...

Jefferson Weaver
April 19, 2024
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Bond $100,000 in Nude Photo Case

Bond was set at $100,000 unsecured for a man charged with two counts of sharing sexually explicit images of a woman without her consent. Bobby Holtzclaw, 19, of 8287 Red...

Jefferson Weaver
April 19, 2024
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This historical marker will be corrected and placed at the intersection of N.c. 211 and Old Lake Road in the near future (submitted photo)
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Waccamaw Siouan Among Tribes Honored by State

See related story elsewhere at columbuscountynews.com. The Waccamaw Siouan people of Columbus County will soon have their own historic marker. The move is part of a series of markers being...

Jefferson Weaver
April 19, 2024
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Hoffman New Head at IP

International Paper (IP) announced that Jason Hoffmann has been named mill manager of the company’s Riegelwood Mill, assuming overall leadership responsibility for the facility on May 1.  Hoffmann beg...

Jefferson Weaver
April 18, 2024
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State confirms 24 cases of CWD

State wildlife biologists have confirmed 24 cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in whitetail deer, with 13 new cases since July 2023. The first confirmed case in North Carolina was...

Jefferson Weaver
April 18, 2024
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