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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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Jefferson Weaver • Procyon Lotor, Campaign Speeches and the State of the Union

I got my digital hands slapped the other day because of my choice of words when I identified an animal track. Some friends were sharing pictures of their camping trip,...

Jefferson Weaver
March 13, 2024
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UNCP Professor to Speak at Society Meeting

Dr. Lawrence Lockear will be the featured speaker at the March 9 meeting of the Southeastern Genealogical society. Locklear is the author of Who’s Your People?: A Brief History of...

Jefferson Weaver
February 29, 2024
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Lake Waccamaw Methodist Revival Set

Lake Waccamaw Methodist Church will hold revival March 10-12. All services start at 6:30. Speakers and special music include: March 10-11: Rev. Andy Lambert, evangelist and comedian, founder of Isaac...

Jefferson Weaver
February 29, 2024
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Columbus Baptist Spring Revival March 4-7

The Columbus Baptist Association will host a spring revival Monday through Thursday (March 4-7). All services begin at 7 p.m. at Piney Forest Baptist Church, 4509 Andrew Jackson Hwy., Chadbourn....

Jefferson Weaver
February 29, 2024
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Thrown Bottle Answered by Gunshots

A thrown bottle earned not one, but two bursts of gunfire Monday. Logan Blake Prince, 20, called 911 around 9 p.m. to report the shootings. Prince told deputies that a...

Jefferson Weaver
February 28, 2024
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Outages Planned for Lake Starting March 4

Some Lake Waccamaw water customers may experience outages starting March 4 due to DOT road construction at Chaunceytown Road and U.S. 74. To reduce inconvenience for residents, the outages are...

Jefferson Weaver
February 28, 2024
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Early Voting Enters Final Days

• The Primary is Tuesday. More than 1,300 early ballots votes have been reported by the county board of elections, as of Tuesday (Feb. 27). Of the 1,328 early voters...

Jefferson Weaver
February 28, 2024
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Jefferson Weaver • The soundtrack of spring

In the woods beside our house is a half-forgotten colony box for martins. It was knocked into the trees and vines during one storm or another, and restoring it to...

Jefferson Weaver
February 28, 2024
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Tuesday Pizza Sale Benefits Park

A portion of all sales at the Whiteville Pizza Hut on Tuesday will benefit the Veterans Memorial Park. Orders must be placed between 11 a.m. and noon. Online orders should...

Jefferson Weaver
February 28, 2024
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Boil Advisory Issued for District II

County crews are working to repair a broken line in Water District II. Contractors cut the line along Old 74 Tuesday, County Spokesperson Amanda Davis said in an email. Customers...

Jefferson Weaver
February 28, 2024
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Hallsboro Home Destroyed in Fire

No one was injured but a Hallsboro man was left homeless Monday night after a singlewide trailer burned on Pierce Cemetery Road. Dep. Fire Marshal Jonathan Juhl said Curtis Wright...

Jefferson Weaver
February 27, 2024
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Home Destroyed in Hallsboro Fire

The single resident of a home in Hallsboro escaped but his home was destroyed in a structure fire tonight (Monday). Multiple fire departments were called to the singlewide trailer on...

Jefferson Weaver
February 26, 2024
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Nicholas J.c. mitchell (CCSO Detention)
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Murder Suspect Indicted on Birthday

Nicholas J.C.  Mitchell turned 18 on Thursday, and was indicted for first degree murder as an adult. Mitchell and Kenneth Bernard Wooten are alleged to have shot and killed Michael...

Jefferson Weaver
February 26, 2024
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Two Hurt in Accidental Discharge

Two people were transported to Loris Hospital after they were accidentally shot Sunday. Tabor City Police reported that they were dispatched to Forest Glen apartments just before 1 p.m. A...

Jefferson Weaver
February 26, 2024
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Smoke from the Pulp Road fire in the Green Swamp can be seen for miles. (Courtesy Katie Boyd)
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Officials Urge Caution as Spring Fire Season Starts

March will officially cue the start of spring wildfire season in North Carolina, and the N.C. Forest Service is urging residents to use caution with all outdoor fires, especially yard debris burns....

Jefferson Weaver
February 26, 2024
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Jefferson Weaver • When a Bomb is Just Another Word

When I was a kid, there were words that would get your tail torn up, and words that might, in some families, mean you were never seen again. Maybe it...

Jefferson Weaver
February 23, 2024
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