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Early Friday Death Called Homicide

July 25, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Early Friday Death Called Homicide

The man found dead at a Cemetery Road home Friday morning was apparently murdered, according to the sheriff’s office. Tracey Taylor, whose age was not listed, was found dead by a deputy investigating a shots [Read More]

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Last Minute Filings Fill Races

July 25, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Last Minute Filings Fill Races

A flurry of last minute filing Friday left no vacant slots on municipal ballots in Columbus County, although a number of seats are unopposed. Bolton, Chadbourn, Cerro Gordo, Fair Bluff, Lake Waccamaw, Sandyfield, Tabor City, [Read More]

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Tabor City to Get New Sidewalks to Lake

July 24, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Tabor City to Get New Sidewalks to Lake

More sidewalks are on the horizon for Tabor City. Rep. Brenden Jones the town will see $250,000 in sidewalk improvements, with construction beginning in 2025. The N.C. Department of Transportation announced the project to extend [Read More]

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City, County Investigate Deaths

July 21, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on City, County Investigate Deaths

The sheriff’s office and Whiteville Police are investigating two unexplained deaths. A body was found at 6:32 a.m. in the 800 block of Cemetery Road in Riegelwood, the sheriff’s office reported. No additional information was [Read More]

Firefighters from multiple departments are in Fair Bluff, trying to stop a structure fire from spreading to more buildings downtown.
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Breaking News: Firefighters Battle Blaze in Downtown Fair Bluff

July 19, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Breaking News: Firefighters Battle Blaze in Downtown Fair Bluff

Firefighters from across Columbus County are battling a structure fire in downtown Fair Bluff. The fire appears to be in at least one of the flood-ravaged buildings that is set for demolition as part of [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • The Real Endangered Species: Common Sense

July 19, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • The Real Endangered Species: Common Sense

It was a lovely spring day, and I thought it might be my last. I was trapping beavers for a landowner so he could make some improvements on the property. The day was warm, I [Read More]

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Update: Husband’s Bond Up to $2M; Wife Critical After Beating

July 19, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Update: Husband’s Bond Up to $2M; Wife Critical After Beating

Updated 3 p.m. July 20 Felony charges have been filed against an Evergreen man who allegedly assaulted his wife  for an “extended period of time,” according to the sheriff’s office. The victim in the case, [Read More]

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Municipal Filing Underway; Deadline Friday

July 18, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Municipal Filing Underway; Deadline Friday

Municipal filing ends at noon Friday in Columbus County. As of 3 p.m. today (July 18), several races still have no names on the ballots. Bolton, Chadbourn, Cerro Gordo, Fair Bluff, Lake Waccamaw, Sandyfield, Tabor [Read More]

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Sargent is New Nursing Chief at CRHS

July 18, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Sargent is New Nursing Chief at CRHS

Columbus Regional Healthcare System announced Monday that Megan Sargent is the new Chief Nursing Officer for the hospital. In a press release, CRHS said Sargent was born and raised in a small town in Northern [Read More]

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Pedestrian Dies in Sandyfield Crash

July 17, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Pedestrian Dies in Sandyfield Crash

A Sandyfield woman became the county’s 11th highway death Saturday when she stepped into the roadway at the intersection of N.C. 11 and N.C. 87. Sgt. K. McVicker of the Highway Patrol said Shirley Fogle, [Read More]

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Body Found in Dothan Identified

July 15, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Body Found in Dothan Identified

  The sheriff’s office has identified the dead man found in Dothan on Friday. The body of Carl Dean Lewis, 53, was found in a vacant lot off Dothan Road, Sheriff Bill Rogers said. Deputies [Read More]

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Update: Body Found in Dothan

July 14, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Update: Body Found in Dothan

Deputies and rescue personnel are in Dothan after a 911 caller reported finding a dead body. Sheriff Bill Rogers confirmed that law enforcement is searching for the body. Rescue has been dispatched to assist deputies [Read More]

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Whiteville Man Charged with Abusing Two Girls

July 14, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Whiteville Man Charged with Abusing Two Girls

Whiteville Police have charged a man with sexually assaulting two juveniles. Couri Carmichael, 46, of 102 City Drive, is being held under $50,000 secured bond on two counts each of sexual battery and indecent liberties [Read More]

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State Auditor, Madden Spar over Etown Audit

July 13, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on State Auditor, Madden Spar over Etown Audit

State Auditor Beth Wood released an audit this week questioning several financial practices that were in place during Eddie Madden’s time as Elizabethtown Town Manager. Madden was manager for Elizabethtown from 2008 through 2021, when [Read More]

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Statutory Rape Charged

July 13, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Statutory Rape Charged

A Whiteville man has been charged with raping a 14 year old girl. Michael Chayton Bullard, age 21, is being held under a $150,000 secured bond on a single count of statutory rape, jail reports [Read More]

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Woman Hospitalized After Power Disconnected

July 12, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Woman Hospitalized After Power Disconnected

An elderly woman is recovering after twice being treated for heat exhaustion when her electricity was turned off for non-payment The sheriff’s office reported that deputies were contacted when the woman was taken to the [Read More]

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