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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.

Lucy Byrd accepts a donation from one of the younger benefactors Friday. (Crystal Faircloth photo)
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Whiteville Police Department hosts donation drive for Families First

Whiteville Police Department set up a donation drive bright and early Friday morning to help Families First, the shelter and support organization for victims of domestic violence.  “They did this...

Jefferson Weaver
October 1, 2021
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William Dewayne Simmons
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Continuance refused in Simmons trial

William Dewayne Simmons will go to trial next month for the 2018 murder of an Evergreen man. Carlos David Alfonso Jr. was found in a ditch along N.C. 410 near the Bladen County line at the height of H...

Jefferson Weaver
September 30, 2021
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Deron Blanks
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Three-county chase results in $5.16 million bond

Narcotics, a stolen firearm, a stolen vehicle and more felonies sent a Clarkton man to jail Tuesday after a pursuit that ended in Pender County. Deron Dewitt Blanks, 39, of 6504 Hallsboro Road North, ...

Jefferson Weaver
September 30, 2021
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Cooper announces $5,000 reward for missing man

Gov. Roy Cooper today added $5,000 to the reward for information leading to the whereabouts of a Clarkton man. Brandon Carl Wayne McDonald of Clarkton disappeared around 3 a.m. on March 25. He was las...

Jefferson Weaver
September 29, 2021
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Ramblings of a teenager’s mama • Crystal Faircloth

One of the greatest joys in life is becoming a parent. When you’re pregnant, everyone fusses over you and offers to help in the smallest of circumstances. When the baby is born, relatives that you nev...

Jefferson Weaver
September 29, 2021
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First half of Powell Bill funds announced

The first payment of state funds for local municipal roads was announced today (Wednesday). The State Street Aid to Municipalities is more commonly known as Powell Bill Funding. The program was establ...

Jefferson Weaver
September 29, 2021
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Pedestrian killed in Chadbourn

A man walking in the middle of the road was struck and killed just after midnight Tuesday. Interim Police Chief Ken Elliot said the man was killed while walking in the northbound lane of Brown Street....

Jefferson Weaver
September 29, 2021
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Second outage in two days closes Whiteville High

The second uptown Whiteville water outage in two days caused Whiteville High School to close early today (Wednesday).The outage occurred on Lee Street from Wyche Street to Lewis Street. An alert from ...

Jefferson Weaver
September 29, 2021
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Water outage reported in Whiteville

A contractor cut a water line in the area of Flowers Pridgen Road in Whiteville this morning, leading to outages for several neighborhoods. City Manager Darren Currie said repairs are underway. City c...

Jefferson Weaver
September 28, 2021
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Woman charged with drugs, delinquency, firearm

A Leland woman was arrested in Columbus on a handful of charges, including exposing a teenager to drug activity. Arrest reports show Taleesha Angel Bryant, 22, of Northwest Road, Leland, was released ...

Jefferson Weaver
September 27, 2021
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Jason Soles has announced his intentions to run for sheriff next year.
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Soles announces sheriff’s bid — but when is election?

The date for filing hasn’t even been set in stone, but a third candidate has announced plans to run for sheriff next year. Jason Soles said Sunday in a social media post that he intends to file for sh...

Jefferson Weaver
September 27, 2021
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First murder trial since pandemic starts Monday

The first murder trial in Columbus County in more than a year begins Monday as the man accused of the brutal slaying of a senior citizen goes to court. Travis Mackenzie Rector, 24, is charged with the...

Jefferson Weaver
September 24, 2021
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DOT rendering showing proposed extension for Georgia Road at East Columbus. (DOT photo)
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Commissioners endorse original overpass plan

County commissioners Monday voted 6-1 to support the original plan to place an overpass with an access road at the intersection of U.S. 74-76 and Old Lake Road, reversing a decision made at an earlier...

Jefferson Weaver
September 23, 2021
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• When the lights were bright

It sits waiting for its final end, as it has for decades.One day, one of the tired old oaks  or the upstart pines in the yard will crash  down, taking another piece of the old house and maybe bringing...

Jefferson Weaver
September 22, 2021
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The week of Peep • Crystal Faircloth

Most people refer to rose colored glasses as a failure to see the bad in a relationship, or the unwillingness to compromise when a situation is dire and wrong. The actual definition is a pair of lense...

Jefferson Weaver
September 22, 2021
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Help is available from the state for hard of hearing and disabled persons to improve their use of the telephone. (Courtesy NCDHHS)
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State program helps disabled and hard of hearing make calls

No cost programs through the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services are redefining how those who are disabled, deaf, or hard of hearing are making phone calls with clarity.  ...

Jefferson Weaver
September 22, 2021
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