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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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Green Party Gains Official Status

Voters in North Carolina now have another choice when it’s time to register. The State Board of Elections on Monday voted 4-0 to recognize the North Carolina Green Party as...

Jefferson Weaver
August 2, 2022
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County Cancels Lake EMS Contract

After a brief executive session Monday, Columbus County commissioners voted to cancel the Lake Waccamaw EMS contract with the county. The motion was suggested by County Manager Eddie Madden and...

Jefferson Weaver
August 2, 2022
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Standoff Ends with One Jailed, No Injuries

Deputies used the county’s armored vehicle and tear gas to end a standoff on Beaverdam Road with no injuries early Monday. Brandon Nobles, 33, of 3810 Old Cribbtown Rd., Chadbourn,...

Jefferson Weaver
August 1, 2022
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Delco Man Charged in Theft Spree

Surveillance footage and a bank card led to the arrest of a Delco man on multiple theft charges. Curtis Wayne Cruse, 50, of 5316 Delco Prosper Rd., was charged with...

Jefferson Weaver
August 1, 2022
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Domestic Leads to Standoff

No one was injured after a suspect shot at deputies in a domestic violence call this morning. Brandon Nobles was taken into custody around 4 a.m., Chief Deputy Aaron Herring...

Jefferson Weaver
August 1, 2022
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One Hurt in Morning Fire

One woman was burned in an early morning housefire in Whiteville this morning (Sunday). Whiteville Fire Marshal Hal Lowder said three people lived in the home in the 100 block...

Jefferson Weaver
July 31, 2022
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Weekly Podcast – THE COLUMBUS CONNECTION with Jefferson Weaver

  This week Jefferson the In-Studio Guest is Dr. Chris English of Southeastern Community College. Jefferson and Dr. English talk about the new Automotive Systems Technology Program, and other Ski...

Jefferson Weaver
July 30, 2022
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MLK Troublespot Flattened

One of Whiteville’s most notorious havens for crime, especially drug sales, will soon be a parking lot. After a year’s worth of work in the courts, demolition crews levelled the...

Jefferson Weaver
July 29, 2022
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Firearms Stolen in Multiple Thefts

Thieves targeted AR-15 rifles and handguns in multiple thefts being investigated by the sheriff’s office in recent days. Reports show that Ned Wayne Taste Jr. contacted law enforcement just after...

Jefferson Weaver
July 28, 2022
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Walter Bennett Craven, (CCSO Detention Center)
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Lake Resident Charged in Wrightsville Rape

The suspect in a Wrightsville Beach sexual assault was arrested at Lake Waccamaw Monday. Walter Bennett Craven, 56, of 108 Lakeshore Dr., Lake Waccamaw, was charged with one count each...

Jefferson Weaver
July 28, 2022
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CCSO narcotics agents seized 100 oxycodone tablets in the arrest of an 81-year-old suspect. (CCSO photo)
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Senior Citizen Charged with Drug Trafficking

The sheriff’s office has arrested a senior citizen from Leland on drug trafficking charges. Freddie Everett Ross, 81, was charged with three counts of trafficking opiates, and sale and delivery...

Jefferson Weaver
July 27, 2022
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Sandy Ridge Agreement on Tuesday Agenda

Full-time security, on-site management and other safety improvements will be required if the owners of Sandy Ridge Apartments want to stay in business. A consent agreement filed with the courts...

Jefferson Weaver
July 22, 2022
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Conrad Demetrius Powell, 51, and Ernest Jerome Bland, 46,
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Two Snagged in Alleged Crack Deal

After complaints about open air drug sales at Lake Waccamaw, Columbus County Vice-Narcotics agents arrested an alleged customer and dealer July 14. Conrad Demetrius Powell, 51, and Ernest Jerome Bland...

Jefferson Weaver
July 21, 2022
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Two Jailed in Fentanyl Bust

An investigation into fentanyl trafficking sent two men to jail July 7 at the Whiteville Econo Lodge.  The sheriff’s office said Lamarquise Pollard, 23 and James Edward Campbell, 30, were...

Jefferson Weaver
July 21, 2022
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City Schools Set Open House Schedule

With summer soon coming to an end, Whiteville City Schools have announced the date and times for district open houses. Sessions will take place on Aug. 25, and the times...

Jefferson Weaver
July 20, 2022
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Hinshaw Named New SCC Ag Tech Instructor

Dawn Hinshaw has been named the new Agribusiness Technology instructor at Southeastern Community College. Hinshaw comes to SCC with nine years of experience teaching at West Columbus High Sc...

Jefferson Weaver
July 20, 2022
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