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Tabor DWI Suspect Couldn’t Find Car
It took a photograph to convince a Tabor City man that his car wasn’t stolen. Tracy Dean Brown, 51, of 403 S. Lewis St., Tabor City, was charged with DWI in the Friday incident. He [Read More]
Articles by Jefferson Weaver
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Jefferson Weaver • A Hound’s Got to Run
They know, just as surely as if they had a calendar. Their tails wag more; some bounce at the sight of any truck. Others bay constantly, even more than a normal hound whose life revolves [Read More]
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District Attorney Requests Greene Resign
District Attorney Jon David officially requested Sheriff Jody Greene resign in a letter today (Monday). David refused to comment on the letter, referring all requests to the public records branch of the court system. Greene [Read More]
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Commissioners Adjourn Meeting Early
County commissioners abruptly adjourned Monday’s meeting, postponing the entire agenda until Oct. 17. The commissioners chambers were nearly full with a large crowd of both supporters and opponents of beleaguered Sheriff Jody Greene. The board [Read More]
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Greene Reportedly Being Forced Out
Multiple sources have reported this afternoon that District Attorney Jon David is taking steps to force Sheriff Jody Greene to leave office. David has asked the State Bureau of Investigation to look into accusations of [Read More]
CCN Weather Update
Hurricane Ian gallery
Photos by Crystal Faircloth, Jefferson Weaver, Santana Mills, Anna Clewis Kennedy and Don Delisle.
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Trees Destroy Two Whiteville Homes
Whiteville Emergency Services Director Hal Lowder rescued a child Friday evening after a storm damage tree demolished the home, trapping five people inside. Lowder said the entry to the home on Lee Street was blocked [Read More]
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Ian’s Remnants Drop Trees, Wreck Boats
Hurricane — now Tropical Storm — Ian is causing headaches across Columbus. Power is out in many communities as 40-plus mile an hour winds have smashed trees onto electric lines. Much of downtown Whiteville is [Read More]
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Yellow Ribbons for Everyone’s Child
The weather front came in the night, dropping temperatures thirty degrees in a matter of hours, announcing the onset of real fall weather with a curtain of blowing, cold rain. It was the type of [Read More]
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County Prepares as Ian Heads Into South Carolina
Schools, government offices and many businesses are closed as Columbus County nervously eyes Hurricane Ian. Ian is expected to come ashore between Georgetown and Myrtle Beach, S.C. around 3 p.m. today as a Category One [Read More]
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Challenger’s Recording at Center of CCSO Investigation
A recording released by the Jason Soles for sheriff campaign appears to show Sheriff Jody Greene cursing and threatening to fire black employees of the sheriff’s office. Greene questions the timing of the release, since [Read More]
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Jury Selection Underway in 2020 Death
The third murder case in less than a month is in front of a judge here, with Daquan Rollo Corrothers facing the court for the 2020 slaying of Alex Delamez Moore. Moore was reported missing [Read More]
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SCC Passion Project Seeks Dresses, Material
October means a lot of things to a lot of people, but to the Cosmetology Department at Southeastern Community College, it means helping those who have experienced infant loss dress those babies for the first [Read More]
CCN Weather Update
Delays and Closings from Hurricane Ian
We will bring you Hurricane Ian closings and delays as soon as they become available. Email your closings with a contact number to crystalfaircloth@columbuscounty.news. • The Columbus County Emergency Operations Center has been activated. [Read More]
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Ian Could Bring Heavy Rain, Wind Here
Hurricane Ian rapidly intensified this morning, and is taking aim at the Florida coast before knocking on the doors of Southeastern North Carolina later this week. WTXY Meteorologist Christopher Cawley urged caution, not panic, in [Read More]
COLUMBUS CONNECTION
Weekly Podcast – THE COLUMBUS CONNECTION with Jefferson Weaver
This week Jefferson has in the studio Laiken Edwards of of the Whiteville Juniorette’s Club, and Hal Lowder Jr., Emergency Services Director of the City of Whiteville) THE COLUMBUS CONNECTION with Jefferson Weaver is a [Read More]