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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.

Daquon Rollo Corrothers
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Corrothers Gets Life Without Parole

After more than two weeks of testimony it took four hours for a Columbus County Jury to find Daquon Rollo Carrothers guilty of first degree murder today (Oct. 10). Corrothers...

Jefferson Weaver
October 10, 2022
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Elwell Ferry Back in Service

After two years of hurricanes, COVID-19, floods and the need for a new contractor, the Elwell Ferry began running again today (Monday) just past 7 a.m. The ferry crosses the...

Jefferson Weaver
October 10, 2022
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Paul Wallce Young (CCSO)
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Bolton Man Arrested Again for Drugs 

It was déjà vu for a Bolton man Tuesday.  Paul Wallace Young, 46, of Bolton was arrested on drug charges after a traffic stop for the second time in less...

Jefferson Weaver
October 6, 2022
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Threat Leads to More Security at WCHS

Additional deputies were put in place at West Columbus High School at Cerro Gordo today after an alleged threat of a mass shooting. The sheriff’s office reported that someone made...

Jefferson Weaver
October 6, 2022
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Bill rogers takes the oath. (CCSO photo)
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Rogers Sworn in as Interim Sheriff

Interim Sheriff William “Bill” Rogers was sworn in this morning at 7 a.m., along with deputies and Animal Protective Services staff. Rogers was appointed to the temporary post by the...

Jefferson Weaver
October 6, 2022
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Bill Rogers (NCSHP trooper)
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Retired Trooper Named Interim Sheriff

Retired Highway Patrol Trooper William “Bill” Rogers has been named interim sheriff. The Evergreen resident will serve until the Sheriff Jody Greene is reinstated, or the winner of the election...

Jefferson Weaver
October 5, 2022
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Interim Sheriff Will Be Named Today

County commissioners will meet at 4 p.m. today (Wednesday) in an emergency session to appoint an interim sheriff. A notice from the board clerk said the meeting is open to...

Jefferson Weaver
October 5, 2022
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Kevin Todd
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Bladen Man Charged in Property Scam

Bladen authorities have arrested a man for selling property without permission, and pocketing the money. Kevin Heath Todd, 47, was released on $25,000 unsecured bond on charged of obtaining property...

Jefferson Weaver
October 5, 2022
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Sheriff Jody Greene
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Greene Suspended from Office

Breaking news Sheriff Jody Greene has been suspended from office pending a hearing Oct. 24 in Columbus County Superior Court. Superior Court Judge Douglas Sasser signed the order today, and...

Jefferson Weaver
October 4, 2022
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Tabor DWI Suspect Couldn’t Find Car

It took a photograph to convince a Tabor City man that his car wasn’t stolen.  Tracy Dean Brown, 51, of 403 S. Lewis St., Tabor City, was charged with DWI...

Jefferson Weaver
October 4, 2022
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Jefferson Weaver • A Hound’s Got to Run

They know, just as surely as if they had a calendar.  Their tails wag more; some bounce at the sight of any truck. Others bay constantly, even more than a...

Jefferson Weaver
October 4, 2022
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Sheriff Jody Greene
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District Attorney Requests Greene Resign

District Attorney Jon David officially requested Sheriff Jody Greene resign in a letter today (Monday). David refused to comment on the letter, referring all requests to the public records branch...

Jefferson Weaver
October 3, 2022
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Commissioners Adjourn Meeting Early

County commissioners abruptly adjourned Monday’s meeting, postponing the entire agenda until Oct. 17. The commissioners chambers were nearly full with a large crowd of both supporters and opponents of...

Jefferson Weaver
October 3, 2022
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Jason Soles and Jody Greene
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Greene Reportedly Being Forced Out

Multiple sources have reported this afternoon that District Attorney Jon David is taking steps to force Sheriff Jody Greene to leave office. David has asked the State Bureau of Investigation...

Jefferson Weaver
October 3, 2022
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Hurricane Ian gallery

Photos by Crystal Faircloth, Jefferson Weaver, Santana Mills, Anna Clewis Kennedy and Don Delisle....

Jefferson Weaver
October 1, 2022
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This home on Lee Street in Whiteville was demolished and five people trapped inside after Ian's winds pushed a hundred-year-old pecan tree over.
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Trees Destroy Two Whiteville Homes

Whiteville Emergency Services Director Hal Lowder rescued a child Friday evening after a storm damage tree demolished the home, trapping five people inside. Lowder said the entry to the home...

Jefferson Weaver
September 30, 2022
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