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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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Goatriders in the Sky

We heard the trumpet of war, the all-too-familiar roar of the challenge,  the rattle of chains and breaking wood.My beloved wife looked at me. She was busy tending one of my...

Jefferson Weaver
June 15, 2022
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Whitney Leon Duncan (CCSO Detention)
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Sex Assault, Car Theft Charged

Multiple felonies have been filed against a Tabor City man who allegedly choked a woman, forced her to have sex then took her car and cash. Warrants show Whitney Leon...

Jefferson Weaver
June 14, 2022
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First Family Fur Day a Festival of Fun

It was like a county fair, but for pets. Saturday’s first ever Family Fur Day brought a couple hundred of area animal lovers and their furry companions to the Columbus...

Jefferson Weaver
June 14, 2022
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Logan Andrew Williamson
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Landlord Charged with Sexual Battery

A Clarendon man allegedly threatened to mutilate a woman while sexually assaulting her last week. Logan Andrew Williamson, 38, was charged with two counts each of sexual battery and assault...

Jefferson Weaver
June 13, 2022
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Friday Shootings Keep LEOs Busy

Man reported injured. City and county law enforcement were kept hopping Friday with multiple shootings.  It is not known if any of the incidents are related. The sheriff’s office was...

Jefferson Weaver
June 13, 2022
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Isaac Gene Miller
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Murder Trial on Hold

Isaac Miller’s first degree murder trial was put on hold this morning after Miller’s defense attorney became ill Friday. Miller, 27, was charged with first degree murder in the 2019...

Jefferson Weaver
June 13, 2022
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Dangerous High Temperatures Move In

The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for today (Monday) due to sweltering conditions across the area. Whiteville could see a heat index of 105 or more today,...

Jefferson Weaver
June 13, 2022
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Isaac Gene Miller
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Miller Murder Trial Continues Monday

Testimony will continue Monday in the first degree murder trial of Isaac Miller, charged with shooting his father in 2019. Miller, 27, allegedly shot Anthony Chestnut in their Jackson Street...

Jefferson Weaver
June 10, 2022
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MAson and Akeem Bryant
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Infant Found Safe; Father Still Sought

The four-month-old baby taken from a Loris-area home has been found safe. Horry County Police issued an alert late Thursday after Mason Bryant was taken from his home by his...

Jefferson Weaver
June 10, 2022
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Brightspeed Internet Coming to Columbus

A Charlotte based broadband company, Brightspeed, has announced plans to build a fiber optic network in North Carolina that will include Columbus County. It expects to have the project completed ...

Jefferson Weaver
June 10, 2022
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Hummer Driver Dies; Hallsboro Teen Killed in Maco

A South Carolina woman died after her Hummer SUV crashed into a Lees Lake home early Tuesday. Lori Copley, 59, of Camden, S.C. was driving east on N.C. 130 when...

Jefferson Weaver
June 10, 2022
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100 Deadliest Days

BAT-Mobiles To Hit All 100 counties The period from Memorial Day to Labor Day is referred to as the “100 deadliest days” on North Carolina highways. Impaired drivers, speeding and...

Jefferson Weaver
June 9, 2022
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Heavy Rains Bring Flooding

Heavy rains Wednesday blocked portions of N.C. 904 East near Fowler Town Road and elsewhere, creating detours and headaches for motorists.Swamp Fox Highway, Will Inman Road, Fowler Town Road and...

Jefferson Weaver
June 8, 2022
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Gerson Daniel Brown (CCSO)
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Alleged Child Rapist Faces Weapon, Attempted Escape Charges

An inmate facing charges of child molestation and attempting to escape is now facing additional weapon and escape charges. Gerson Daniel Brown, 25, of 844 Whitehall Road Whiteville, was charged...

Jefferson Weaver
June 8, 2022
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Williams to Speak at Thomas Graduation

High school graduation is a special time in a youngster’s life, but the achievement is even more notable since the Covid pandemic.  To mark the occasion at Thomas Academy, Elizabethtown-based...

Jefferson Weaver
June 8, 2022
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Randleman Defeats WHS for Championship

Courtesy NCHSAA BURLINGTON – For the first time in the 2022 playoffs, the Randleman Tigers gave up a run, falling behind Whiteville 3-0 in the first inning of Game 2...

Jefferson Weaver
June 6, 2022
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