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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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Six months of change

A lot can change in six months, and it can be kind of frightening. The vaccine that was derided and cursed by politicians and the press for not being safe is suddenly a badge of honor, hawked by the v...

Jefferson Weaver
July 29, 2021
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Reusable masks are available for free at the Columbus County NEws/WTXy offices at 1015 S. Madison St., Whiteville.
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Masks to be required on buses, urged indoors

County school students will be required to wear masks on buses as the new school year starts, but face coverings will be optional indoors for students and staff. The Columbus County Board of Education...

Jefferson Weaver
July 29, 2021
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Governor to update COVID efforts at 3

Gov. Roy Cooper and the N.C. COVID-19 task force will have a news conference at 3 p.m.Cooper is expected to discuss the rise in Delta variant cases across the state.You can view the livestream here:ht...

Jefferson Weaver
July 29, 2021
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COVID increases across county; schools discuss response Thursday

The growing surge of COVID-19 in the state is causing local officials to take action on a number of fronts. Whiteville Police announced Wednesday (today) that the office is closed to the public. The o...

Jefferson Weaver
July 28, 2021
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This prop bill turned up at a Cerro Gordo watermelon stand (CCSO photo)
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Fake $100 turns up at watermelon stand

The money left in a watermelon honor system cash box Tuesday was less than honorable. Robert Worley of Cerro Gordo contacted the sheriff’s office after someone left a movie prop $100 bill at his roads...

Jefferson Weaver
July 28, 2021
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CPD: Woman overdosed with infant in car

Chadbourn Police have charged a Nakina woman after she allegedly overdosed with a four-month-old child in her car. Victoria Alex Anne Fipps, 26, was released on a secured bond, according to jail repor...

Jefferson Weaver
July 28, 2021
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Adoption Fair, rabies clinic Saturday

Dogs, cats, kittens and puppies will be available for adoption Saturday during a special event at the Columbus County Animal Shelter. The adoption fair and rabies clinic will be held from 10 a.m. unti...

Jefferson Weaver
July 27, 2021
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Shallotte man drowns at campground

The body of a Shallotte man was pulled from the Lumber River this morning after he apparently drowned at the Lumber River Campground. Brian Thomas Lynch, 36, of Shallotte was camping near the water, a...

Jefferson Weaver
July 27, 2021
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Acme-Delco campus could house CCSO, farmers market

The former Acme-Delco school campus could be home to a satellite sheriff’s office as well as a farmers market. County Commissioner Laverne Coleman, County Manager Eddie Madden and Sheriff Jody Greene,...

Jefferson Weaver
July 27, 2021
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Some of the contraband seized during Friday's checking station. (CCSO photo)
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Checkpoint lands 67 violations

The latest Columbus County sobriety checkpoint tallied 67 violations Friday night, including 13 drug offenses. The checkpoint was set up at the intersection of Princess Ann and N.C. 242 near Williamso...

Jefferson Weaver
July 27, 2021
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Stabbing victim airlifted

One man was airlifted from Tabor City after he was stabbed in the head during a melee near Chadbourn Monday. Shikei Daniels, 24, was transported to New Hanover Regional. Daniels was a passenger in a c...

Jefferson Weaver
July 27, 2021
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Chris Edwin Page, Jeramie Laurn Storms, and Jerry Atkinson Jr.
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Three jailed in meth case

The operation involving Bladen and Columbus counties was the second meth trafficking investigation in a week. Three Bladen County residents are in jail after the second case involving crystal methamph...

Jefferson Weaver
July 26, 2021
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Thomas Powell and his aunt, Richia Grayhawk (submitted)
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Small town boy with big city dreams

Thomas Newman Powell lives, works, and plays in the Green Sea/Tabor City area, but the small-town kid aspires to go far beyond small-town life.   Powell was born and raised in Loris and is a...

Jefferson Weaver
July 23, 2021
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The chicken who rode the lightning

  If you have ever lived in the country, then at some point in your life you have been tempted to raise a flock of chickens. Growing up, my daddy took great care to make sure he had a small farm ...

Jefferson Weaver
July 22, 2021
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Lake Waccamaw's Christmas parade has been cancelled for this year due to the pandemic.
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Lake town offices closed to walk-in traffic

Lake Waccamaw’s town hall is closed to walk-in traffic due a possible outbreak of COVID-19. Sara Coffman of the town staff said Town manager Damon Kempski and town officials made the decision earlier ...

Jefferson Weaver
July 22, 2021
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Shooting suspect jailed in Whiteville

An arrest has been made in a shooting where one man was wounded and a juvenile almost hit by gunfire in Whiteville.  Christopher Jerome Taylor, 43, was arrested by Whiteville Police July 19 for a...

Jefferson Weaver
July 22, 2021
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