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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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Suspect Charged in Ward Street Murder

UPDATE: An earlier version of this story contained incorrect and incomplete information. We apologize for the errors. Police have arrested the suspect in a June 24 murder on Ward Street...

Jefferson Weaver
July 6, 2023
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More Charges Pending in June Shooting

Whiteville Police have arrested a suspect in the June 6 shooting that left a man injured on Burkhead Street. Shaton O’Brian Shaw, 21, was arrested in a traffic stop July...

Jefferson Weaver
July 5, 2023
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Cooper Vetoes ‘Big Three’ Bills

Gov. Roy Cooper cast down a gauntlet today and vetoed three major bills drawing national attention. Cooper spent days crisscrossing the state lobbying against House Bills 574 and 808, along...

Jefferson Weaver
July 5, 2023
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Sasser Feted at Retirement Dinner

Superior Court Judge Douglas Sasser was honored Thursday by members of the Bladen and Columbus bar, the courts friends and family on his retirement from the bench. “It’s been a...

Jefferson Weaver
July 4, 2023
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East Swelters in Power Outage

Some Duke Energy customers are still without power this morning (Tuesday) after a tree fell on a line near Bolton yesterday, as the second 100-degree plus day gets underway. At...

Jefferson Weaver
July 4, 2023
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Superior Court Judge Ashley Gore (submitted)
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Gore Replaces Sasser on Superior Bench

Ashley Gore was appointed today to fill out the term of retiring Chief Resident Superior Court Judge Douglas Sasser. Gore’s appointment was announced today by Gov. Roy Cooper. “Judge Gore...

Jefferson Weaver
July 3, 2023
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Madison Reopens After Building Repairs

Madison Street through downtown Whiteville is open again, after emergency repairs on the facade at Merchantile on Madison have been completed. The facade had separated from the main wall of...

Jefferson Weaver
June 30, 2023
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UPDATE: Street Blocked as Work Continues on Downtown Building

Repair work is continuing on the former Leder Bros. department store in downtown Whiteville, where a brick facade threatened to collapse Wednesday. City Manager Darren Currie said the facade was...

Jefferson Weaver
June 29, 2023
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County Awarded $280K for Transportation

Columbus County Transportation has been awarded a $280,000 federal grant. The N.C. Dept. of Transportation announced today (June 29) that Columbus will receive the grant to pay for improvements to...

Jefferson Weaver
June 29, 2023
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Peacock Road Victim Named; Property Targeted in Past

Ronald Lee Cribbs has been identified as the victim in the June 20 shooting on Peacock Road. The Sheriff’s Office is investigating the case as a homicide. Cribbs, 68, was...

Jefferson Weaver
June 29, 2023
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Granvel Eric Adams (CCSO)
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One Charged for Underage Porn

An alleged case of teen sexploitation has landed a man in the county detention center. Granvel Eric Adams, 52, was held under a $10,000 secured bond on the single county...

Jefferson Weaver
June 28, 2023
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Dyron smith (CCSO)
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One Arrested After Fight, Shooting

One man was shot in the head and another is jail after an incident Tuesday on Georgia Pacific Road. Deputies were called to contract Lumber in the 1900 block of...

Jefferson Weaver
June 28, 2023
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The Field of Pain and Sorrow

The things I take for granted are things they never knew. I am writing these words in a comfortable, air conditioned office, despite the thermometer soaring to sinful levels. I...

Jefferson Weaver
June 28, 2023
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Traffic Detoured on Madison

Traffic on part of Madison Street in downtown Whiteville is being detoured to Lee due to “construction issues” on a building in the 700 block today (Wednesday). Vehicle traffic is...

Jefferson Weaver
June 28, 2023
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Truck Used in Fair Bluff Assault

Three men were injured Monday after a fourth individual allegedly assaulted them with a truck. Howard Alton Snowden, 65; Patrick Fax, 50; and Tracy Washington, 38, were working on a...

Jefferson Weaver
June 27, 2023
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Former State Representative, Business Leader Dies

Local leader Dewey Lewis Hill passed away today (Tuesday). Hill, 97, served ten terms in the state house, representing Columbus and Brunswick counties, from 1992 until 2012. As a young...

Jefferson Weaver
June 27, 2023
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