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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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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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Lake hires first full-time female firefighter

Town awarded sewer, pedestrian/bike plan grants Lake Waccamaw has hired of the town’s first female firefighter, and was recently  awarded grants for sewer improvements and a bicycle and pede...

Jefferson Weaver
November 2, 2021
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Municipal elections Tuesday

  Tuesday is the last chance for voters in most area municipalities to elect mayors and board members. Every town except Lake Waccamaw has seen a low turnout for municipal...

Jefferson Weaver
November 1, 2021
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The Nolan Park complex surrounds Sandy Ridge Apartments on three sides.
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New residents, visitors banned from Sandy Ridge

After four murders in two years and dozens of violent crimes, a superior Court Judge on Friday granted a nuisance abatement order against Sandy Ridge Apartments in Whiteville. Whiteville Police...

Jefferson Weaver
November 1, 2021
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Woman hit in Friday shooting

One woman was shot at the Whiteville San Jose restaurant Friday night, according to Whiteville Police. in a press release, WPD said the woman was transported to New Hanover Regional...

Jefferson Weaver
October 30, 2021
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The Good News for Oct. 30-Nov. 6

Trick-or-treaters are heading out to collect some goodies in Columbus County this weekend, and they will not be disappointed. This year there are opportunities all weekend long to give those...

Jefferson Weaver
October 29, 2021
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St. Pauls woman’s body identified

The State Medical Examiner has confirmed that the body found off a Rowland road was Jessica Lawrence. Deputies and search crews  found Lawrence’s remains Monday during a ground search off To...

Jefferson Weaver
October 28, 2021
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Deputies locate fugitive in eight minutes

The suspect in an attempted murder in South Carolina was located by Columbus County Deputies in eight minutes Monday. Anthony Wade Lamb, 32, of Timmonsville, S.C., was arrested at a...

Jefferson Weaver
October 28, 2021
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Arrest made in September slaying

Developing One man has been jailed in the September shooting that left a Chadbourn man dead and two other people injured. Chief Deputy Aaron Herring of the Columbus County Sheriff’s...

Jefferson Weaver
October 28, 2021
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Roundabout dropped at Peacock

The four-way stop at Peacock Road and Chadbourn Highway will remain in place. Andrew Barksdale of the N.C. Department of Transportation said public comments about the proposed roundabout at the...

Jefferson Weaver
October 28, 2021
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The pumpkin and the princess

I shall never know who the Evil Princess was, nor does it really matter. The spooky old house where she went to the door is gone now, replaced by something...

Jefferson Weaver
October 27, 2021
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Blue buckets on Halloween denote a child with autism, especially one who is non-verbal.
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Blue pumpkin buckets for Halloween

As you head out the door with a costume clad character of your child’s choosing, you may stop to pick up an orange bucket or bag on your way. You...

Jefferson Weaver
October 27, 2021
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Christy Harrelson with some of her decorations, waiting for early trick or treaters.
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Lake resident won’t let surgery stop Halloween

  Christy Harrelson is an energetic mother and grandmother who absolutely loves Halloween.  Her home, located at 1905 Lakewood Avenue in Lake Waccamaw, is decorated with pumpkins, hay, cobwebs, a...

Jefferson Weaver
October 26, 2021
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Tony Jayshawn Baker is the fourth person who has been shot to death at Sandy Ridge Apartments since January 2019.
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One dead in latest Sandy Ridge shooting

One man died after multiple shots were fired at a troubled Whiteville apartment complex Monday. Tony Jayshawn Baker, 23, died at New Hanover Regional, according to Whiteville Police. He was...

Jefferson Weaver
October 26, 2021
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