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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.

Family dollar in Cerro Gordo is cheering on the WCHS Vikings as well as remembering Brady Mercer, who died last month.
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The Good News for Nov. 10

There’s a full slate of events honoring our veterans Saturday. After a ceremony at 9 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial Park, there will be the second annual VETERANS CELEBRATION PARADE...

Jefferson Weaver
November 10, 2023
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Candidates Lining Up for Statewide Elections

Part Two of a Series Statewide filing for offices begins Dec. 4 for the March 4 primary elections. The governor, lieutenant governor, and all council of state positions are on...

Jefferson Weaver
November 10, 2023
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Mickey Mouse, My Dog Among Write-ins; Canvass Nov. 17

Fewer than 20 percent of the county’s registered voters who were eligible to cast a ballot in Tuesday’s municipal elections went to the polls this year. No write-in candidates won,...

Jefferson Weaver
November 9, 2023
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Shaw to Discuss Jacobs Family at Saturday Meeting

The Southeastern North Carolina Genealogical Society will hear from Linda Conkey Shaw on the Jacobs family this satuirday. The society will meet at Whiteville Alliance Church, located at 623 Warrior...

Jefferson Weaver
November 8, 2023
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Jefferson Weaver • Snakes, Politicians, and Babies

The fact I had to hunt for the email address reveals how often we correspond. Thankfully, it wasn’t more than a day or so before I got a response. “B’H...

Jefferson Weaver
November 8, 2023
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Veterans Day Events Make for Busy Saturday

Saturday is Veterans Day, and preparations are underway across the county to honor all those who have served in the military. The Veterans Memorial Park will hold a special ceremony...

Jefferson Weaver
November 8, 2023
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Robeson Shooter has Pending Murder Charge; Deputies Stable

Two Robeson County Sheriff’s Office Deputies are hospitalized after they were shot attempting to arrest a wanted suspect who was on pretrial release under a murder charge. “I am as...

Jefferson Weaver
November 7, 2023
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Municipal election results for Nov. 7 FINAL RESULTS

All races Chadbourn mayor Phillip Britt 168 Myles Cartrette 133 Ruth Ann Haynes 34 Chadbourn Town council (three seats) Tony Carson Jordan 168 Danny Clewis Sr. 166 Coleen “Tootie” Faulk...

Jefferson Weaver
November 7, 2023
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Rifles Accidentally Left in Vehicles

Two West Columbus High School students were turned over to their parents and two hunting rifles seized at the school Monday. The sheriff’s office reported that two rifles were found...

Jefferson Weaver
November 7, 2023
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Mother and Son Among Arrests in Drug Cases

Sheriff Bill Rogers has released additional information on several major drug investigations from October. Throughout the month, the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office made multiple arrests in the count...

Jefferson Weaver
November 7, 2023
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Chadbourn Man Charged in Horry Killing

A Sunday morning shooting left a woman dead and sent a Chadbourn man to jail, according to Horry County Police. William Cody Perritt, 21, of Chadbourn is charged with murder...

Jefferson Weaver
November 7, 2023
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Robeson Deputies Shot

Two Robeson County deputies were rushed to an area hospital after they were shot “multiple times” this morning. Robeson County Sheriff Burnis Wilkins posted open social media that the two...

Jefferson Weaver
November 7, 2023
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One Dead in Marsh Collision

One person died and another was critically injured in a head-on crash that snarled traffic on White Marsh Monday evening. The 5:45 p.m. crash occurred on Red Hill Road near...

Jefferson Weaver
November 6, 2023
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Black Leaders Call for Rogers to Quit

The Columbus County NAACP and North Carolina Statewide NAACP wants Whiteville School Board Chair Kandle Rogers to resign. Local NAACP president Curtis Hill said in a press release Monday evening...

Jefferson Weaver
November 6, 2023
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Thieves Hit Diner During Overdose

Several suspects apparently took advantage of an overdose Thursday to steal cash from a Whiteville Diner. Whiteville Police were called to Jerry’s Sandwich Shop just after 4 p.m. Witnesses said...

Jefferson Weaver
November 6, 2023
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A wide range of actitivities is set for this weekend at the Pecan Harvest Festival in Whiteville.
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The Good News for Nov. 3

  The Pecan Harvest Festival is in full swing today in downtown Whiteville. There’s music, vendors, food trucks, the car show and more. Remember the parade is at 11, and...

Jefferson Weaver
November 3, 2023
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