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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.

Regardless of what they grow up to smell like, baby goats have a fragrance that's almost as good as puppy breath.
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Starry nights, baby goats and virtual reality

Jefferson Weaver Everywhere you turn right now, someone is offering a new virtual reality system. If you’re like I was, and don’t quite know what these things are, then you...

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November 9, 2021
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Man arrested after run from school

Deputies arrested a man who was allegedly trespassing at Central Middle School Friday, and found drug paraphernalia in his pockets. Elijah Carmichael, 42, of 102 E. Calhoun St., Whiteville, was...

Jefferson Weaver
November 8, 2021
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Whiteville Christmas Parade Dec. 5

The Whiteville Christmas Parade is on for Dec. 5. Peace Baptist Church took over management of the parade several years ago, when it was in danger of being cancelled. After...

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November 8, 2021
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Pecan Harvest Festival and more make for a busy time

The Good News This weekend will be full of fun as the N.C. Pecan Harvest Festival takes center stage in downtown Whiteville on Saturday. There are numerous other activities going...

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November 5, 2021
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Cancer stalls home renovation for Hallsboro man

Diane Flynn Roberts is reaching out to the community to help a local Hallsboro man near and dear to her heart who is battling Stage 4 terminal cancer.   Kurt Jon Sundstrom, known...

Jefferson Weaver
November 5, 2021
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Hunter education courses offered Nov. 6 by WRC

Deer hunting is on in full force in Columbus County and bear season is fast approaching on Nov. 8. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission wants to make sure folks...

Jefferson Weaver
November 5, 2021
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Threats posted against South Columbus

Threats on social media prompted a large law enforcement presence at south Columbus High School this morning. There is no lockdown, according to Columbus County Sheriff Jody Greene. Deputies, school...

Jefferson Weaver
November 5, 2021
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Arnette gets 17 years for drugs, guns

An armed dealer in illegal drugs and guns will spend 17 years in federal prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Samuel Arnette Jr., 43, pled guilty in June to...

Jefferson Weaver
November 4, 2021
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William Dewayne Simmons
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Simmons given life without parole

William Dewayne Simmons will spend the rest of his life in prison for the slaying of Carlos David Alfonso Jr. Superior Court Judge Jim Hardin handed down the life sentence...

Jefferson Weaver
November 4, 2021
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Mayor Elect Matt Wilson and his father Rodney working the polls Tuesday morning (Crystal Faircloth photo)
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Wilson wins Lake mayor race

Rosemary The election didn’t turn out as we’d hoped, but I want to extend a huge thank you to everyone who volunteered and supported our campaign. Also, I want to...

Jefferson Weaver
November 3, 2021
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Leamon Rogers Chapel at the Boys and Girls Home (BGHNC photo)
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Boys and Girls home postpones chapel event

Many residents in Columbus County were disappointed to find out that the Halloween Safe Nite was once again cancelled this Halloween, but the Boys and Girls Home of North Carolina...

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November 3, 2021
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Members of the Waccamaw Siouan tribe will host a program with the Museum of Natural History in Whiteville Nov. 13.
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Tribe to share heritage, history and more at museum

The Waccamaw Siouan Powwow may have been cancelled the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but that is not stopping a great community of indigenous people from celebrating...

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November 3, 2021
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A wide range of actitivities is set for this weekend at the Pecan Harvest Festival in Whiteville.
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2021 Pecan Festival to include parade and car show

  The 2021 Pecan Harvest Festival is set to take place on Saturday, Nov. 6 in downtown Whiteville. The day will include a parade, car show, and many vendor booths...

Jefferson Weaver
November 3, 2021
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The Front Porch

Crystal Faircloth Emma sat on the front porch watching her glass of sweet tea sweat in the mid-afternoon sun. She slipped one foot out of her cheap plastic flip-flops and...

Jefferson Weaver
November 3, 2021
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Britt, Roberts win Chadbourn; Wilson new mayor at Lake

Two of the most hotly contested municipal elections in the county came down to the wire yesterday, with Shannon Britt and Rashad Roberts winning two seats on the Chadbourn Town...

Jefferson Weaver
November 2, 2021
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Traffic stop turns up stolen gun, drugs

Cocaine, oxycodone, and a stolen firearm were among the contraband seized after a traffic stop Monday. Charles Brown, 28, of 223 Old N.C. 211, Bolton, and Karlie Raelyn Brown, 23,...

Jefferson Weaver
November 2, 2021
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