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Goins Convicted of 2020 Killing
The man who killed his roommate and dumped his body off the N.C. 11 bridge in 2020 has been found guilty of murder. James Robert Goins was found guilty of first degree murder and armed [Read More]
Articles by Jefferson Weaver
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Teens Missing From Boys and Girls Home
Updated 5 p.m. July 31 Authorities are searching for a girl and boy who ran away from the Boys and Girls Home on Saturday. Bree Alexandria Phillips, 15, has dark hair and is a white [Read More]
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Investigation Leads to Multiple Drug Seizures
Crack cocaine was seized and multiple felonies filed against a Whiteville area man afer an investigation into narcotics sales in and around Whiteville. Tammy Tabor, 65, was held under $4,500 secured bond on charges of [Read More]
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Rapist Pleads on First Day of Jury Selection
James Patrick “Pat” McCormick will serve a minimum of 60 years in prison for raping a child in 2019. Jury selection began yesterday in Columbus County Superior Court, and McCormick entered a guilty plea today [Read More]
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Jefferson Weaver • I Hate August
In an attempt to avoid stepping on a toad the other night, I inadvertently found a piece of broken glass. In the interest of keeping this column family-friendly, I will only say that it hurt, [Read More]
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Protest Permit Proposal Gets Support from Board
County commissioners on Monday expressed support for a proposal to require permits for large protests, as well as limiting where protests can take place. Commission Chair Laverne Coleman emphasized that the ordinance is not intended [Read More]
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Woman Charged for Waving Firearm
A woman who allegedly brandished a handgun at a group of people has been arrested. Ernestine Victoria Jackson, 61, of 107 Mill Stream Apartments, Brunswick, was released on a $20,000 unsecured bond. She faces a [Read More]
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Bandit Bails Without Bucks
Deputies are searching for a bandit who couldn’t quite complete a robbery in Brunswick. The sheriff’s office reported that a clerk called 911 after the unidentified male came into the store around 6:30 p.m. and [Read More]
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Armed Motorbike Ripoff Reported
Four black males allegedly stole a Kawasaki motorcycle from another man during a robbery in Whiteville Thursday. Whiteville Police reported that the victim was contacted by an alleged buyer for the Kawasaki 450, and agree [Read More]
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Woman Charged for Drugs, Handgun at Prison
A Lee County woman has been charged with attempting to bring narcotics into the prison facility at Brunswick. India Leandra Berryman, 30, was charged with possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver K2 Spice [Read More]
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Second Inmate Dies at Columbus Correctional
The State Bureau of Investigation is looking into the death of another inmate at Columbus Correctional Center in Brunswick. Quashaunn Omar Shuford, age 31, was found unresponsive in a dormitory just after midnight Thursday. Chad [Read More]
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Wife Charged for Hitting Husband with Vehicle
Deputies charged a woman for assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly hitting her husband with a vehicle, then insisting she go to the hospital. Tonya Keel, 39, of 816 Williams Rd., Chadbourn, was held [Read More]
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Man Hospitalized with Gunshot Wound
Deputies are investigating a late night shooting near Chadbourn that injured one man Thursday. Deputies were called to Williams Road just before midnight, where they found Patrick Davis, 30, with a gunshot wound to the [Read More]
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Stabbing Victim Refuses Transport
A man who was stabbed in the abdomen refused medical treatment and wouldn’t cooperate with investigators early Wednesday, after he was tracked by an ankle monitor. The sheriff’s office was called to Todd Town Road [Read More]
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Wells ‘Run Dry’ for Drug Suspect
A domestic violence warrant led to multiple narcotics charges and no bond for a Whiteville-area man. Joseph Daniel Wells, 36, of 37 Ruth Stanley Lane, was held under no bond on charges of domestic violence, [Read More]
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Cows Reported Shot
Several head of cattle are recovering after reportedly being shot in northern Columbus County. The sheriff’s office was called to Pine Drive, Bladenboro July 22 after a farmer discovered what appeared to be healing gunshot [Read More]