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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.

Chauncey Askew (CCSO)
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Askew Gets Two Life Sentences

Chauncey Askew was sentenced to to life sentences this morning (Jan. 25) for the killings of Jerome Parott and Trooper Kevin Conner. Askew was on trial for the 2016 shooting...

Jefferson Weaver
January 25, 2024
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Jefferson Weaver • Where the Cardinals Dance

The rainbands were still blowing across the long lane to our house, more reminiscent of a late summer storm than winter. I was thinking to myself how we had dodged...

Jefferson Weaver
January 24, 2024
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Home Damaged in Drive-by Shooting

No one was hurt but a home on Wright Road was damaged by gunfire early Tuesday (today). Th sheriff’s office reported that someone opened fire on the home of Tamia...

Jefferson Weaver
January 23, 2024
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Fight Leads to Shooting

A fight on Quail Drive led to a shooting Sunday. The sheriff’s office reported that a man called 911 after another man he knows came to his home and began...

Jefferson Weaver
January 23, 2024
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Nestor Redonopalmoa (CCSO Detention Center)
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Suspect Charged with Raping Girls

Tabor City Police have charged a man with statutory rape, incest and first degree sex offense after he allegedly had sex with a teenager and a child related to him....

Jefferson Weaver
January 23, 2024
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Demecus McMillan (left) was found guilty on Monday fo the shooting death of Christopher Clemmons (right) (BCSO photos)
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Murderer Sentenced in 2021 Kelly Shooting

 A Duplin County man who kidnapped his estranged wife and killed another man will spend 27 to 34 years in prison. Demecus McMillan, 29, was sentenced by Superior Court Judge...

Jefferson Weaver
January 23, 2024
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County Schools Bans Bags, Standing at Games

Bags, pocketbooks, backpacks and standing at all county sporting events are no longer allowed. Count Schools Spokesman Kelly Jones said the new policy is designed to improve safety at ball...

Jefferson Weaver
January 23, 2024
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Chauncey Askew (CCSO)
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Askew Avoids Death, Pleads in Two Murders

Chancy Askew will not face the death penalty for the 2018 killing of Trooper Kevin Conner. Askew entered a guilty plea today in Brunswick County Superior Court as testimony began...

Jefferson Weaver
January 22, 2024
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Woman Charged with Statutory Rape

Multiple sex charges sent a Chadbourn-area woman to jail Thursday. Tiffany Charmin Norris, 35, of 1455 Shade Fisher Rd., was arrested after an investigation by the sheriff’s office. Warrants show...

Jefferson Weaver
January 20, 2024
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This wandering pig enjoyed a stroll along Lake Waccamaw and a lot of treats Thursday. (Submitted photo)
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The Good News for Jan. 20

Turkey shoots aren’t just for the fall of the year. Sandy Plain Baptist Church is hosting one more shoot Saturday, Jan. 21. Starting time is 630. There will be $4...

Jefferson Weaver
January 19, 2024
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Jefferson Weaver • Pajamas, Bare Feet and the Wisdom of Jeremiah Johnson

A deadbeat young mother goat and a few other needs sent us on a semi-emergency trip to town the other night. It was a Saturday, which means dress codes are...

Jefferson Weaver
January 17, 2024
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Byrd Calls for ‘Alternative’ Uses for Courthouse

County Commissioner Giles “Buddy” Byrd on Tuesday demanded the board vote on other uses for the old county courthouse before it reopens this summer. The project is expected to be...

Jefferson Weaver
January 17, 2024
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Event Focuses on Stalking

Families First hopes a Thursday event will bring more awareness to stalking. “Making the Invisible Visible” is from 6-8 p.m. at San Jose Restaurant in Whiteville. The bar outreach event...

Jefferson Weaver
January 16, 2024
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Man Accidentally Shoots Self Friday

Deputies were called to a Sam Potts Road home Friday after a man accidentally shot himself. Robert Marvin Hinson, 77, was shot while answering the door just after 9 p.m.,...

Jefferson Weaver
January 16, 2024
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School Threat ‘Unfounded’

Parents and staff spent several tense minutes Friday after a report of possible violence at an area school. The sheriff’s office said the case was “unfounded.” Deputies were called to...

Jefferson Weaver
January 16, 2024
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Suspects Sought in Car Shooting

Two gunmen allegedly blocked their victim in, riddled his car with bullets and fled the scene Saturday near Tabor City. Billy Lenny McCovers, 24, told deputies he was driving down...

Jefferson Weaver
January 16, 2024
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