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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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SeHealth schedules Breast Cancer Awareness events

Throughout the month of October, SeHealth is sponsoring initiatives designed to promote awareness, prevention, and early detection as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  Businesses are invite...

Jefferson Weaver
September 30, 2020
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Phase Three of North Carolina's COVID-19 recovery includes reopening some venues at a reduced capacity.
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‘Fragile’ improvement moves state to Phase Three

Governor, DHHS secretary brief state North Carolina can move into Phase Three of reopening in the pandemic, Gov. Roy Cooper announced today. Beginning at 5 p.m. Friday, outdoor venues with...

Jefferson Weaver
September 30, 2020
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Female juvenile shot on Dessie Road

For the second time in less than three days, a female was shot in the Chadbourn area Monday.The juvenile, whose name and age were not released, was shot in a...

Jefferson Weaver
September 30, 2020
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Jeremy Ward is wanted for statutory rape of a child.
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Man sought for rape of child

The sheriff’s office is hunting for a man who allegedly raped a child. Jeremy Thomas Ward, 36, is wanted on a single warrant for statutory rape of a child. The...

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September 29, 2020
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Marines, ‘enemy forces’ invade area

Aircraft, military vehicles and even enemy combatants will be seen in Bladen County and border communities in the coming weeks, but there’s no reason to worry. The 24th Marine Expeditionary unit...

Jefferson Weaver
September 29, 2020
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Spoonfeeding spoiled brats

 Wherever it came from, whoever is behind it, whatever the reasons – burning, looting , and threatening have no positive effects on anyone.  On the 19th anniversary of the night a...

Jefferson Weaver
September 29, 2020
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Jack Arnold Thompson
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Jack Arnold Thompson

Jack Arnold Thompson, age 69 of Evergreen, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2020 at Columbus Regional Healthcare System in Whiteville.  He was born on February 26, 1951 in Elizabethtown...

Jefferson Weaver
September 29, 2020
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Joyce Ann Green Nance-Lookabill

Joyce Ann Green Nance-Lookabill, age 80 of Cerro Gordo, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, September 19, 2020, at her home. A native of Columbus County, Joyce was...

Jefferson Weaver
September 29, 2020
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Alfred Delane McPherson
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Alfred Delane McPherson

Alfred Delane McPherson, age 83 of the Beaverdam community in Chadbourn, went to be with his Lord on Thursday afternoon, September 24, 2020, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wi...

Jefferson Weaver
September 29, 2020
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Joyce Garner Batten

Joyce Garner Batten, age 84, of Clarkton, NC died at her residence Tuesday, September 29, 2020. Joyce was born in Greensboro on March 22, 1936 to the late John Garner...

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September 29, 2020
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Edmond Otis Wall
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Edmond Otis Wall

Edmond Wall of Whiteville, age 89, died Friday, September 25, 2020 at Southeastern General Medical in Lumberton, NC.  Mr. Wall was born on May 3, 1931 in Pitt County, NC...

Jefferson Weaver
September 29, 2020
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Three jailed for drugs, fake IDs

When a K-9 Deputy and his dog made a traffic stop near Tabor City Sept. 25, he had no idea he would find a vehicle full of fake identification, personal...

Jefferson Weaver
September 28, 2020
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Man charged after dog was ‘maimed’ by shotgun

Animal Control and the sheriff’s office have charged a man with cruelty to animals after he shot his dog in the head with a shotgun. The dog survived, but lost...

Jefferson Weaver
September 28, 2020
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Chadbourn woman shot multiple times

Gunfire erupted on a residential street in Chadbourn Saturday, leaving a woman with multiple gunshot wounds. Police Chief Anthony Spivey said the victim, whose name is being withheld, was found...

Jefferson Weaver
September 27, 2020
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Food truck rules okayed for city

Food trucks will now be able to operate without a zoning permit in Whiteville, but only under very specific circumstances. The city council Tuesday approved a new ordinance that allows...

Jefferson Weaver
September 25, 2020
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Former Animal Control director files complaint against DA

Former Animal Control Director Joseph Prince has asked the state Attorney General to investigate alleged improper actions in the District Attorney’s office. Prince resigned as director of the departme...

Jefferson Weaver
September 24, 2020
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