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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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Auger Accident Sends One to NHRMC

A farmworker was seriously injured Monday (today) when his leg was caught in an auger at Byrd Farms in Hallsboro. Chief Joe Tyler of the Hallsboro Fire Department said Joseph...

Jefferson Weaver
July 10, 2023
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Jefferson Weaver • I Saw America

I saw America the other day. Her pigtails were sweaty, and her cleats clanked on the floor of the store.  Her knees were muddy but her ball cap was straight....

Jefferson Weaver
July 7, 2023
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N.C. 11/N.C. 87 at Sandyfield (DOT photo)
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Deadly Sandyfield Intersection to see Bridge, Widening

Major improvements will soon get underway for a busy, dangerous intersection in Eastern Columbus. The crossroads of N.C. 11 and N.C. 87 in Sandyfield has been the focus of engineers...

Jefferson Weaver
July 7, 2023
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County Parks and Rec Director Julie Strickland cuts the ribbon officially opening the Trillium Play Area, with a little help from some of her closest friends.
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Trillium Playground Opens at Fitness Park

With balloons, shaved ice, and a big crowd of kids, the new Trillium Playground opened at the County Fitness Park Thursday. Trillium is the county’s contract provider for mental health...

Jefferson Weaver
July 6, 2023
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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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Workers at the LEder Building.
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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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Workers at the LEder Building.
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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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