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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.

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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Patricia Ann Jackson (CCSO)
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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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Daquon Rollo Corrothers
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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
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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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Bill rogers takes the oath. (CCSO photo)
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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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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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Interim Sheriff Will Be Named Today

County commissioners will meet at 4 p.m. today (Wednesday) in an emergency session to appoint an interim sheriff. A notice from the board clerk said the meeting is open to...

Jefferson Weaver
October 5, 2022
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Kevin Todd
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Bladen Man Charged in Property Scam

Bladen authorities have arrested a man for selling property without permission, and pocketing the money. Kevin Heath Todd, 47, was released on $25,000 unsecured bond on charged of obtaining property...

Jefferson Weaver
October 5, 2022
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Sheriff Jody Greene
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Greene Suspended from Office

Breaking news Sheriff Jody Greene has been suspended from office pending a hearing Oct. 24 in Columbus County Superior Court. Superior Court Judge Douglas Sasser signed the order today, and...

Jefferson Weaver
October 4, 2022
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