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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.

Wildlife officials are urging people not to feed alligators, as it makes the reptile look to humans for food. (Jeff Hall, WRC)
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Woman spotted feeding gators at Lake

 • Law enforcement searching for alleged “Gator Woman” after Wednesday incident. An unidentified woman was seen Wednesday feeding gators at Lake Waccamaw area. Magistrate Brent Lanier...

Jefferson Weaver
June 24, 2021
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James Edward Emanuel was previously convicted of felony death by vehicle after one of his impaired driving arrests. (Courtesy photo)
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16th time the charm for DWI defendant

The 16th conviction for driving while impaired may be enough to keep James Edward Emanuel off the highways. District Attorney Jon David announced Wednesday that Emanual, 56, was found guilty of h...

Jefferson Weaver
June 23, 2021
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Robber apologized in note

Robbery suspect planned to hit other bank, report says. The suspect in Tuesday’s robbery in Tabor City initially planned to hit the CresCom bank, but decided it was too crowded, according to a police ...

Jefferson Weaver
June 23, 2021
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Whiteville man arrested in Tennessee with body in car

Victim was Thomas Academy Honor Student.Some information courtesy Johnson City (Tenn.) Press The woman allegedly strangled by a Whiteville man was a former resident of the Lake Waccamaw Boys and Girls...

Jefferson Weaver
June 23, 2021
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Minwax, Genesis, and things that go splat

  In the book of Genesis, after the fall from Eden, God tells Adam that he will no longer have it easy. The first man is told he’ll have to earn his living by the sweat of his brow, and that the world...

Jefferson Weaver
June 22, 2021
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Fireworks set for July 1 at South Columbus High School

The annual Independence Day fireworks show will be held this year on July 1 at South Columbus High School. The gates will open at 5 p.m., and fireworks are set to begin at 9:30 p.m. Refreshments will ...

Jefferson Weaver
June 22, 2021
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First post-pandemic Friday Fest held at museum

The first Friday Fest for 2021 – and the first since the pandemic — was held this past weekend at the Lake Waccamaw Train Depot Museum.  The tradition goes as far back as 32 years, and was ...

Jefferson Weaver
June 22, 2021
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Tabor city police said this man robbed the First Bank on Fifth Street this morning.
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Tabor First Bank suspect caught

BREAKING NEWS 8:45 p.m. update. Deputies arrested the suspected First Bank robber at his home Tuesday evening. Arthur Reid Jennings, 24, was taken into custody at the Green Sea Road home. Green Sea is...

Jefferson Weaver
June 22, 2021
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Shontia Russ
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Armed robbery call leads to stolen van, naked suspect

Tabor City Police recovered drugs, a stolen vehicle, two firearms, and a suspect who didn’t want to get dressed after a foot chase June 16. Shontia Russ, 26, of 107 March St., Tabor City, was ch...

Jefferson Weaver
June 21, 2021
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State legislators pass Downs abortion bill

Solons are waiting Gov. Roy Cooper’s signature or veto on a bill prohibiting abortion due to race or Down syndrome. The Human Life Non-Discrimination Act, House Bill 453, Passed the state house by a v...

Jefferson Weaver
June 21, 2021
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Firefighter, driver charged in Saturday incident

Both the firefighter and the driver involved in a confrontation that become a viral video have been charged. Jeffery Scott Sherwood, 51, has been charged with misdemeanor assault by point a gun, and S...

Jefferson Weaver
June 18, 2021
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O.D. Church to sponsor free concerts

The O.D. Church of the Lost and Found of North Myrtle Beach will sponsor a series of  gospel music concerts throughout the summer and fall seasons. There will be one concert a month starting...

Jefferson Weaver
June 16, 2021
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Investigators reviewing Saturday gun incident in Delco

The sheriff’s office is investigating a viral video of an Acme-Delco-Riegelwood firefighter aiming a handgun at a woman at a wreck scene on U.S. 74-76 Saturday.  The fireman, Jeff Sherwood, has b...

Jefferson Weaver
June 16, 2021
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One man was killed in this single vehicle crash on Delco Propser Road Monday morning. (Submitted photo)
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Delco wreck claims East Arcadia man

An East Arcadia man died in a high speed crash Road Monday morning. The Highway Patrol said Kedell Marquis Nixon was traveling north on Delco Prosper Road when he crossed the center line, left the roa...

Jefferson Weaver
June 16, 2021
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Ex-chief took money from leukemia fundraiser, documents show

Anthony Spivey took $8,000 in fundraising money that was collected for a leukemia patient, according to the newest indictments for the former Chadbourn Police chief. Spivey, 35, now faces 110 felony c...

Jefferson Weaver
June 16, 2021
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Former detective announces sheriff run

Victor Jacobs is a former Columbus County sheriff’s detective. The first candidate has declared his intentions to run for Columbus County Sheriff in 2022. Victor Jacobs, a Buckhead resident and ...

Jefferson Weaver
June 15, 2021
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