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Jefferson Weaver

Jefferson Weaver is editor and publisher of Columbus County News. He can be reached at 910.234.6991, 910.632.4965 or by email at CCn.JWeaver@gmail.com.

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Update: Body Found in Dothan

Deputies and rescue personnel are in Dothan after a 911 caller reported finding a dead body. Sheriff Bill Rogers confirmed that law enforcement is searching for the body. Rescue has been dispatched to...

Jefferson Weaver
July 14, 2023
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Whiteville Man Charged with Abusing Two Girls

Whiteville Police have charged a man with sexually assaulting two juveniles. Couri Carmichael, 46, of 102 City Drive, is being held under $50,000 secured bond on two counts each of sexual battery and ...

Jefferson Weaver
July 14, 2023
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State Auditor, Madden Spar over Etown Audit

State Auditor Beth Wood released an audit this week questioning several financial practices that were in place during Eddie Madden’s time as Elizabethtown Town Manager. Madden was manager for Elizabet...

Jefferson Weaver
July 13, 2023
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Statutory Rape Charged

A Whiteville man has been charged with raping a 14 year old girl. Michael Chayton Bullard, age 21, is being held under a $150,000 secured bond on a single count of statutory rape, jail reports show. H...

Jefferson Weaver
July 13, 2023
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Woman Hospitalized After Power Disconnected

An elderly woman is recovering after twice being treated for heat exhaustion when her electricity was turned off for non-payment The sheriff’s office reported that deputies were contacted when the wom...

Jefferson Weaver
July 12, 2023
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Filing Underway Across Columbus

Municipal filing began Friday in Columbus County. Bolton, Chadbourn, Cerro Gordo, Fair Bluff, Lake Waccamaw, Sandyfield, Tabor City, Whiteville and Brunswick all have town board and in some cases mayo...

Jefferson Weaver
July 12, 2023
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Loud Exhaust Leads to Arrest

Loud mufflers and a tail light led to the discovery of drugs in a vehicle near Whiteville Friday. Josie Camaro Boswell, 19, of 485 J.K. Powell Blvd., Whiteville, was held under $5,000 secured bond in ...

Jefferson Weaver
July 11, 2023
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Internet Outage Stalls DMV Offices

An internet outage has interrupted service at numerous driver license offices and license plate agencies in portions of central and eastern North Carolina, the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles reported...

Jefferson Weaver
July 11, 2023
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Cell Outage Continues

Cellular phone coverage has been interrupted throughout southeastern North Carolina. A regional cell phone outage is affecting Columbus and Brunswick counties. Emergency officials said landlines and w...

Jefferson Weaver
July 11, 2023
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Curtis Moore was arrested carrying $60,000 in illegal narcotics.
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Chase, Arrest Lead to $1 Million Bond

An ongoing investigation into drug sales in the town of Brunswick led to a chase, a major haul of illegal drugs, and a $1.001 million bond on July 6. Curtis Levi Moore, 36, of Clarkton, was charged wi...

Jefferson Weaver
July 10, 2023
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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 Hutt was trying to clear ...

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. I have no idea what kind of magic cloth ba...

Jefferson Weaver
July 7, 2023
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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 and first responde...

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 and addic...

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 in Whiteville....

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 4. He was arrested on an outst...

Jefferson Weaver
July 5, 2023
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