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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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Cow on the Loose in Pleasant Plains

Animal Protective Services officers are riding the range this afternoon, chasing a stray Charolais cow in the Pleasant Plains area. The cow was first reported Wednesday evening. It’s been wandering...

Jefferson Weaver
October 13, 2022
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Kindergarten Fair Day Moved

Due to the threat of inclement weather on Thursday, Whiteville City Schools and Columbus County Schools have moved Kindergarten Day to Friday (Oct. 14.) The same activities will be available...

Jefferson Weaver
October 12, 2022
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Mower-Towing Suspects Sought

A man and woman are being sought after a pre-dawn lawnmower ride south of Whiteville.  Elicia Porter Sellers, 45, of Clarendon, and Timothy Lewis, 35, of Whiteville, are sought by...

Jefferson Weaver
October 12, 2022
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Whiteville Fire Chief David Yergeau
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Yergeau Reinstated by City

Fire Chief David Yergeau was back on duty at 8 a.m. Wednesday (today) after being reinstated by the city. Yergeau was put on suspension last month due to an unspecified...

Jefferson Weaver
October 12, 2022
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Jefferson Weaver • A Good Baptist Mule

Since I got wrapped halfway around a tree whilst canoeing out of our house during Hurricane Matthew, my back has never quite been the same. Sometimes it’s even less the...

Jefferson Weaver
October 12, 2022
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NCFS personnel are on the scene of a wildfire that has caused N.C. 211 to close at the Brunswick line. (File photo)
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State Says 99 percent of Fall Wildfire are Manmade

As fall fire season gets underway, state and federal forestry officials are urging extreme caution with both recreational fires and controlled burns of all sizes and kinds. Peak fall fire...

Jefferson Weaver
October 11, 2022
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Cocaine at Checkpoint Sends Three to Jail

Cocaine and cash sent three men to jail Saturday in the Dothan area. Jamie Mejia Garrido, 36; Juan Enrique Guerrero, 32; and Jaime Mesia, 21, all of Bolivia, were arrested...

Jefferson Weaver
October 11, 2022
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Woman Charged After Motel Domestic

A Hallsboro woman was jailed after allegedly breaking a windshield and trying to burn a man’s car at the Holiday Motel. Patricia Ann Jackson, 39, was held under $5,000 secured...

Jefferson Weaver
October 10, 2022
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State Donates Fairgrounds

The Columbus County Fair now owns the fairgrounds it has called home for years. Rep. Brenden Jones (R-Tabor City) brokered the deal between the Department of Corrections, which has owned...

Jefferson Weaver
October 10, 2022
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Columbus County Agriculture Fair Parade Gallery

Couldn’t make it to the parade? We hope you enjoy these images from what is thought to be the largest fair parade ever in Columbus County....

Jefferson Weaver
October 10, 2022
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Corrothers Gets Life Without Parole

After more than two weeks of testimony it took four hours for a Columbus County Jury to find Daquon Rollo Carrothers guilty of first degree murder today (Oct. 10). Corrothers...

Jefferson Weaver
October 10, 2022
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Elwell Ferry Back in Service

After two years of hurricanes, COVID-19, floods and the need for a new contractor, the Elwell Ferry began running again today (Monday) just past 7 a.m. The ferry crosses the...

Jefferson Weaver
October 10, 2022
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Paul Wallce Young (CCSO)
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Bolton Man Arrested Again for Drugs 

It was déjà vu for a Bolton man Tuesday.  Paul Wallace Young, 46, of Bolton was arrested on drug charges after a traffic stop for the second time in less...

Jefferson Weaver
October 6, 2022
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Threat Leads to More Security at WCHS

Additional deputies were put in place at West Columbus High School at Cerro Gordo today after an alleged threat of a mass shooting. The sheriff’s office reported that someone made...

Jefferson Weaver
October 6, 2022
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Rogers Sworn in as Interim Sheriff

Interim Sheriff William “Bill” Rogers was sworn in this morning at 7 a.m., along with deputies and Animal Protective Services staff. Rogers was appointed to the temporary post by the...

Jefferson Weaver
October 6, 2022
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Bill Rogers (NCSHP trooper)
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Retired Trooper Named Interim Sheriff

Retired Highway Patrol Trooper William “Bill” Rogers has been named interim sheriff. The Evergreen resident will serve until the Sheriff Jody Greene is reinstated, or the winner of the election...

Jefferson Weaver
October 5, 2022
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