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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.

The Petting Zoo will be just one of the activities at this year's Spring Has Sprung Festival in Tabor City. (Contributed)
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Spring Has Sprung Set for Tabor City

As the weather warms up, the Greater Tabor City Chamber of Commerce has finalized the plans for the Spring Has Sprung Festival. The fun-filled day will kick off at 10...

Jefferson Weaver
March 24, 2022
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Father, Son Charged in Rape of Child

Two men have been jailed after an eight year old girl was allegedly forced to watch a pornographic movie and perform sex acts.  Alton Lee Rhue, 47, was charged Monday...

Jefferson Weaver
March 24, 2022
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WPD is investigating reports of people being hit by gel pellet guns like this one. (WPD photo)
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WPD Seeks Gel ‘Shooters’

An “airsoft” fight in Whiteville has caught the attention of police. Whiteville Police said on their Facebook page that a group of individuals is shooting at each other using gel...

Jefferson Weaver
March 23, 2022
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Storms Could Bring Heavy Rains, High Wind

 The same storm system that brought destructive tornados to Oklahoma and Louisiana will visit the Cape Fear region today, but it won’t pack quite the same wallop. The National Weather...

Jefferson Weaver
March 23, 2022
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Woman Dies From Wreck Injuries

A Sunday night crash has claimed a second victim, bringing the county highway death toll to ten this year. Heather Nichole “Nikki” Pennington died Tuesday from injuries sustained in Sunday...

Jefferson Weaver
March 23, 2022
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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

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...

Jefferson Weaver
March 22, 2022
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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...

Jefferson Weaver
March 22, 2022
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A happy recipient picks up her tree at a recent giveaway event. (Contributed)
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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...

Jefferson Weaver
March 22, 2022
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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...

Jefferson Weaver
March 22, 2022
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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...

Jefferson Weaver
March 22, 2022
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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...

Jefferson Weaver
March 21, 2022
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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...

Jefferson Weaver
March 21, 2022
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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...

Jefferson Weaver
March 21, 2022
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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...

Jefferson Weaver
March 18, 2022
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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

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...

Jefferson Weaver
March 17, 2022
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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...

Jefferson Weaver
March 17, 2022
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