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Smoke from the HERR fire was visible across Whiteville and the area Monday. (Contributed)
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Worker Dead After Monday Fire

March 22, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Worker Dead After Monday Fire

One of two workers injured in a fire at HERR Environmental has died. The man was seriously burned in the blast at the Maultsby Street operation, Fire Marshal Hal Lowder said Monday. The victim was [Read More]

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CBA Hopes Pastors Will Help ‘Saturate Columbus’

March 22, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on CBA Hopes Pastors Will Help ‘Saturate Columbus’

Area pastors are being asked to help spread the word of God to every home in Columbus county. Saturate Columbus will be a door-to-door evangelistic effort that organizers hope will reach into every family this [Read More]

A happy recipient picks up her tree at a recent giveaway event. (Contributed)
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Tree Giveaway Set for April 2

March 22, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Tree Giveaway Set for April 2

Trees were among the most numerous casualties in major storms, and a cooperative effort April 2 will help replace some of those lost to weather. Columbus county Cooperative Extension is working with International Paper and [Read More]

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Joyride Becomes Brief Offroad Pursuit

March 22, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Joyride Becomes Brief Offroad Pursuit

It’s all fun and games until the blue lights are activated. Tyrone Allen Mills, 54, of 3397 Will Inman Rd., Tabor City, was charged with damaging personal property, failure to heed blue light and siren, [Read More]

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Horry Chase Ends in Mud

March 22, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Horry Chase Ends in Mud

The driver in a high speed chase Friday was caught after he fell in mud while running away on foot. Zackery Gage Faircloth, 29, of Green Sea, S.C., is being held under $41,000 secured bond [Read More]

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Three Felony Suspects Charged in ‘Lock Pop’

March 21, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Three Felony Suspects Charged in ‘Lock Pop’

Warrants say inmates attempted jailbreak at Detention Center. A suspected murder, along with a statutory rape defendant and another felon allegedly tried to escape the Columbus County Detention Center Thursday, according to warrants. None of [Read More]

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Ribbon Cut at New WHS Facility

March 21, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Ribbon Cut at New WHS Facility

Officials from the city schools were joined by local dignitaries this morning for the official opening of the first phase of the new Whiteville High School. The ongoing project is adding classrooms, a new weight [Read More]

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Sunday Crash Claims Ninth Road Death for 2022

March 21, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Sunday Crash Claims Ninth Road Death for 2022

Less than four days after two men died in a head-on crash near Bolton, the county’s ninth road death occurred near Chadbourn Sunday. Josh Eli Thorp, 40, of China Grove Church Road, was killed when [Read More]

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Two Die in Thursday Crash

March 18, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Two Die in Thursday Crash

The head-on collision that killed two men near Bolton Thursday was the third time in three years that the Saint Patrick’s Day week was marred by highway fatalities. Ryan Patrick Young, 38, and John Douglas [Read More]

The Parade of Power -- one of the largest antique tractor parades in the state-- returns Saturday with Southern Farm Days. (file photo)
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Southern Farm Days Returns

March 17, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Southern Farm Days Returns

The snort of antique engines, the sounds of livestock and the boom of cannon are returning to Lake Waccamaw this weekend. After being cancelled for two years due to the pandemic, Southern Farm Days opens [Read More]

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Crystal Faircloth • That’s All Right by Me

March 17, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Crystal Faircloth • That’s All Right by Me

That’s all right by me  When I was a child, my grandmother was the first person to ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up.  “I want to be a ballerina when [Read More]

Zaki Butler is still sought by authorities. (CCSO photo)
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One Sought After 10th Green Acres Raid

March 16, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on One Sought After 10th Green Acres Raid

Two additional drug suspects have been arrested in the latest phase of what has been dubbed “Operation Green Cleaning.”  The ongoing narcotics enforcement operation by the Sheriff’s Office netted 103 grams of marijuana, 2.5 ounces [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • The Accent of Heroes

March 16, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • The Accent of Heroes

One of my new heroes, although I guess she is technically a heroine, is Ryleigh Madison Bunch. I don’t know her personally, but I know several members of her family. Miss Ryleigh auditioned on American [Read More]

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Eight Jailed After Twin Pines Raid

March 15, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Eight Jailed After Twin Pines Raid

Eight suspects were jailed Monday after a raid on a Twin Pines Road home that’s been frequently visited by law enforcement. Citizen complaints led to an investigation at 667 Twin Pines Rd., Brunswick, Sheriff Jody [Read More]

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Lumberton Hospital Expands Visiting Hours

March 15, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Lumberton Hospital Expands Visiting Hours

UNC Health Southeastern has expanded visiting hours for the medical center to 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, the hospital will continue to follow CDC and other applicable guidelines [Read More]

Ryleigh Bunch (Courtesy Ryleigh Madison Music)
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‘Caught the Country’

March 14, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on ‘Caught the Country’

Local girl moving up on American Idol Ryleigh Madison Bunch had to teach the American Idol judges how to speak “country,” but the local singer is on her way to Hollywood. Miss Bunch’s audition for [Read More]

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