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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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Sheep, sheepdogs and wolves

Since Jan. 1, 58 law enforcement officers have died doing their jobs in the United States.  Another 64 died on duty due to other causes, mainly COVID-19, 9/11 related cancer, and heart disease. D...

Jefferson Weaver
May 12, 2021
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County expands Hallsboro boil water notice

UPDATE: More areas were added to the notice late Tuesday night. A broken main on Red Bug Road left some county customers without water Tuesday, and affected other areas as well.County staff is working...

Jefferson Weaver
May 11, 2021
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Yellow out of order bags cover gas nozzles at many stations across the area.
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Gas shortage causes runs on area stations

Gas stations across the area are seeing long lines, if they’re even open, due to the Colonial Pipeline shutdown. The pipeline feeds roughly half of the gasoline supply in North Carolina and along much...

Jefferson Weaver
May 11, 2021
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The Good News for the week of May 10

The sheriff’s office will be hosting a community emergency blood drive on May 11 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. The drive will be held in the Sheriff’s office parking lot on Washington street in Whiteville....

Jefferson Weaver
May 10, 2021
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Timber, Ember and Rascal (Photo courtesy Brianna Juhl)
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Firefighters rescue baby raccoons

Three baby racoons are now in the hands of a rehabilitator after their home was burned. Firefighters from Klondyke and other departments were conducting a controlled burn May 1 near Chadbourn when a h...

Jefferson Weaver
May 10, 2021
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Pedestrian killed in Whiteville

UPDATE: Victim identified. The woman struck and killed on J.K. Powell Boulevard Saturday night has been identified.The Whiteville Police said Khadijah Bellamy, 26, was struck and killed by a vehicle n...

Jefferson Weaver
May 8, 2021
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Spivey facing more charges

Former Police Chief Anthony Spivey is now facing additional charges in the ongoing investigation into missing evidence at the Chadbourn Police Department. Warrants show that Spivey was charged with ob...

Jefferson Weaver
May 7, 2021
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The plane that was "crashing" in the Green Swamp Tuesday was actually just making a refueling stop. (File photo)
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Plane crash was a pit stop

First responders from Columbus and Brunswick scrambled on a reported plane crash in the Green Swamp on Tuesday, but the crash turned out to be a pit stop.Brunswick 911 calls show a motorist heading to...

Jefferson Weaver
May 5, 2021
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New program can provide discounted Internet rates

North Carolinians can get critical help to pay for high-speed internet from a $3.2 billion federal program opening in May for families and households working, learning and shopping from home during th...

Jefferson Weaver
May 5, 2021
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The Good News for the week of May 1-7

 We all can use a smile sometimes. If you have a church announcement, event, festival, family or nonprofit yard sale, or just a happy story you want to share with your neighbors, send it to us fo...

Jefferson Weaver
May 5, 2021
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Letter to my father

Dear Papa, There are those who find it maudlin, if not morbid, to write to someone who has died; after all, the intended recipient doesn’t have a postal service, whichever direction they took. I know ...

Jefferson Weaver
May 4, 2021
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The intersection at Old Boardman/MAcedonia church Roads and U.s. 76 will be converted to an interchange to improve safety and traffic flow. (DOT graphic)
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Deadly U.S. 74 intersection to see improvements

One of the county’s deadliest intersections will soon become an interchange. The crossroads at Old Boardman Road and Macedonia Church Road intersects with U.S. 74.  Drivers currently must st...

Jefferson Weaver
May 4, 2021
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Men charged after alleged street race kills mower driver

UPDATE: Second man charged. Second degree murder charges have been filed against both men who allegedly killed a Sandyfield resident while street racing April 16. Ray Antonio Graham, 35, was arrested ...

Jefferson Weaver
May 4, 2021
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Music drowns out gunfire in Tabor

Two Tabor City homes were struck by fire from two weapons Thursday, according to police, and one of the victims didn’t know it due to her loud music. Dennis Cox contacted police May 1, two days after ...

Jefferson Weaver
May 3, 2021
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National Day of Prayer events Thursday

The National Day of Prayer will be observed in six places across Columbus County Thursday.  An early observance of the National Day of Prayer will be held Thursday from 8 until 8:30 a.m. at Willi...

Jefferson Weaver
May 3, 2021
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Nothing remains of the warehouse on Magnolia Street after an early morning fire Monday.
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Whiteville fire under investigation

Fire destroyed a vacant warehouse in downtown Whiteville Monday. Fire Marshal Hal Lowder said the blaze was reported around 5 a.m. The warehouse, located on Magnolia Street, was a total loss. The buil...

Jefferson Weaver
May 3, 2021
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