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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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Lake Reports Water Outage

Some water customers at Lake Waccamaw are experiencing periods of low and no water pressure. Customers on Canal Cove Drive are advised to boil water intended for human consumption or...

Jefferson Weaver
October 11, 2023
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Jefferson Weaver • A Rimfire Flight of Fancy

The sun was a comfortable friend, and not having anything more pressing, I decided it was a good Sunday afternoon to spend cleaning rifles that had been hidden far too...

Jefferson Weaver
October 11, 2023
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Traffic from US 701 Byp[ass (Powell Bopuelvard) is being detoured downtown while DOT crews clean up around the Conner Memorial Bridge.
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Conner Bridge Cleanup Causing Detour

Cleanup in preparation of Saturday’s run honoring Trooper Kevin Conner has led to traffic headaches on the bridge bearing his name. The Conner Memorial Bridge one the U.S. 701 Bypass...

Jefferson Weaver
October 11, 2023
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Wilmington Woman Jailed After Shots Fired Near Mill

International Paper at Riegelwood was briefly locked down Tuesday after an armed woman in a stolen car allegedly fired shots on the plant property and fled. Joanna Brooke English, 38,...

Jefferson Weaver
October 11, 2023
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Gates Open at Fair

Gates opened today (Tuesday) for the 43rd annual Columbus County Agricultural Fair. The fair runs through Sunday, and gates open to the general public daily at 4 p.m.  Special events...

Jefferson Weaver
October 10, 2023
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Yard Display Vandalized

Someone damaged a “pride” banner and more that $1,000 worth of displays at a Whiteville area home over the weekend. Ricky Barger told the sheriff’s office that a blowup Christmas...

Jefferson Weaver
October 9, 2023
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One Charged in Dog Beating Death

A teenager has been arrested in the September video of a dog that was beaten to death. Nicholas Demarion McGirt, 18 was arrested on a single charge of animal cruelty...

Jefferson Weaver
October 9, 2023
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Students Charged in Bomb Threats

Two juveniles have been charged in separate bomb threats at area schools Wednesday. The sheriff’s office said that a teen at Whiteville High School has been named in a juvenile...

Jefferson Weaver
October 6, 2023
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The Good News for Oct. 6

The temperatures may be falling but the activities are picking up in Columbus County for the first of October. Gates open at the 43rd Annual Columbus County Agricultural Fair Tuesday...

Jefferson Weaver
October 6, 2023
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Kidnap, Assault Charged After Standoff

Five people escaped injury after a Bolton man barricaded himself in a house Thursday. Jesse James Arp, 39, is being held under no bond on charges of second degree kidnapping...

Jefferson Weaver
October 6, 2023
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Landowners, Hunters Reminded That Purple Means Posted

North Carolina’s Landowner Protection Act makes it easier for property owners to monitor who can and cannot enter property. Posted signs every 200 yards or less are still allowed, but...

Jefferson Weaver
October 5, 2023
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City, County Split Cost of New Provalus Home

While county commissioners were unanimous in their decision to provide half the funding for a new tech firm coming to Whiteville, Mayor Terry Mann had to break a tie before...

Jefferson Weaver
October 5, 2023
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Additional ‘Terroristic Threat’ Wednesday at School

Updated 11:50 a.m. A third bomb threat was allegedly made Wednesday, this time at Whiteville High School, according to sheriff’s reports. The sheriff’s office daily incident summary for We...

Jefferson Weaver
October 5, 2023
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Whiteville Walmart Fined for Overcharging

During a recent inspection, state officials found the Whiteville Walmart regularly overcharged customers . The store was one of eight statewide that the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Ser...

Jefferson Weaver
October 4, 2023
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West Columbus Searched After Bomb Threat      

West Columbus High and West Columbus School were temporarily evacuated today after a bomb threat, making the third for the county this week, including one this morning. Deputies searched the...

Jefferson Weaver
October 4, 2023
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Jefferson Weaver • Yellow Ribbons for Somebody’s Child

My favorite young friend bounced into my office the other day, full of excitement. She was out of school, and had been on an adventure or two with her mother....

Jefferson Weaver
October 4, 2023
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