New cell door locks at the county detention center will eliminate the chances of inmates “popping” the locks and getting out. County commissioners on Monday approved a request from Capt. Robert Creech of the detention [Read More]
Cadaver dogs, federal agents and detectives are conducting a search today (Thursday) in reference to a 2015 disappearance near Fairmont. Sara Graham was reported missing Feb. 4, 2015, according to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office. [Read More]
Observances of what is considered the true end of slavery are scheduled across the area in honor of Juneteenth. Juneteenth is short for June 19, the date in 1865 when U.S. Army troops moving into [Read More]
Smoke from intense Canadian wildfires has led to dramatic sunsets and sunrises in Southeastern North Carolina — along with air quality alerts. Columbus County and all of Southeastern North Carolina is under a Code Yellow [Read More]
Multiple charges were filed against a Tabor City area man who allegedly tried to steal a detective’s handgun during a fight. Donald Zane Russ, 34, is under a $212,500 secured bond in the Columbus County [Read More]
Time is a funny thing. The concept of measuring time was created by man, since we couldn’t be satisfied with looking up, holding a hand parallel to the horizon and figuring if the day was [Read More]
Deputies were called to Old Lumberton Road Sunday morning after a fight involving a board, a hammer and a knife between two relatives. Johnnie Mack Evans, 72, was charged with a single count of assault [Read More]
County commissioners agreed to return $58,000 in cuts to the Parks and Recreation Department Monday but otherwise made no changes to the proposed Fiscal 23-24 budget. There will be no tax increase, Finance Director Lacie [Read More]
Horry County Police executing a search warrant on another matter seized a large number of dogs Thursday. Jamar Chestnut, 41, was arrested for 29 counts of “ill treatment of animals” and 36 counts of harboring [Read More]
On this edition of “The Columbus Connection”, Jefferson’s in-studio guest is Marcia DeRush of Columbus County Disaster Response, who will talk about the upcoming “Hurricane Expo” at the Columbus County Fairgrounds on Saturday, June 10th [Read More]
Hallsboro Artesia Elementary School closed at 12:15 p.m. today, and will remain closed tomorrow due to an outbreak of a stomach virus. The county school system made the announcement this morning shortly before noon. Classes [Read More]
The reported boyfriend of the mother of a woman found dead in April has been arrested. Brandon Wayne Mincey, 41, of Country Village Estates, Hallsboro, is being held under $750,000 secured bond. He faces one [Read More]
Two shootings were reported in Columbus County on Monday, but neither victim sustained life-threatening injuries, according to the sheriff’s office. Just after 1 p.m., a teenager reported that he was walking on a road in [Read More]
Memorial Day Week was expected to be the largest travel time since 2020, and a number of those drivers are now facing court dates. The Sheriff’s Office reported 284 violations and arrests, including eight fugitives, [Read More]
The operator of a personal watercraft sustained only minor injuries at Lake Waccamaw Sunday when he struck a dock. The incident occurred 2:37 p.m. in the 2005 block of Waccamaw Shores. Wildlife Enforcement Officer Dern [Read More]
They stand frozen in time, two men far younger than I am now, Gary Cooper-esque smiles under dark eyes. The taller of the two is my grandfather, W. Thomas Weaver. My dad was 2, leaning [Read More]
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