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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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Possible Waterspout Sends Boaters Scrambling

  A possible waterspout sent boaters fleeing for cover near Lynn’s Place on Lake Waccamaw this afternoon. The apparent funnel cloud turned water feature was just outside the no wake line, said a ...

Jefferson Weaver
September 6, 2026
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Hallsboro Road Reopens After Tanker Crash

One lane of Hallsboro Road is back open as of 9 a.m., after a head-on collision this morning *Saturday). A van in the left lane collided with a fuel tanker, according to Joe Tyler of Hallsboro Volunte...

Jefferson Weaver
September 5, 2026
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East Bladen athlete Lamont Pridgen has died from bullet wounds he sustained in Whiteville Feb. 10.
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EBHS Lockdown Lifted

The lockdown at East Bladen High School has been lifted according to the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office. BCSO said in a press release that the school was secured earlier today “following a potential i...

Jefferson Weaver
September 4, 2026
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Update: Inmate Caught After Escape From CCSO Van

Updated with the name of the inmate. Freedom was short-lived for a local inmate who broke away from a transport van Thursday, according to the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office. Court documents show An...

Jefferson Weaver
September 4, 2026
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Interview with John Fisher on the Whiteville Gateway Project

Imagine an additional 60,000 visitors to downtown Whiteville. That’s the goal for organizers of the Gateway Project, a new non-profit working to bring visitors off the U.S. 701 Bypass into busin...

Jefferson Weaver
September 4, 2026
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One Arrested in County Building Break-in

  After more than a year of investigation, Whiteville Police have arrested the man alleged to have stolen $11,500 worth of equipment from the county maintenance building in Whiteville. Nakema Wan...

Jefferson Weaver
September 3, 2026
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Clerk Objects to More Access for Council

Chadbourn Town Council members will now be able to use the back doors of the town hall during meetings, but they will not have unfettered access to town staff offices or the police department. Council...

Jefferson Weaver
September 3, 2026
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Body Identified; No Foul Play, WPD Says

The woman found deceased in an abandoned car in Whiteville Aug. 27 has been identified as Matassa Glenette Moore. Whiteville Police Chief Paul Rockenbach said foul play is not suspected in the death. ...

Jefferson Weaver
September 2, 2026
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Estranged Husband Charged with Assault, Sex Offense

A woman is recovering from serious injuries after she was allegedly sexually assaulted and beaten by her estranged husband. Christopher James Frank, 25, of Pecan Wood Lane, Elizabethtown, is being hel...

Jefferson Weaver
September 2, 2026
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WCHS Mourns Beloved Assistant Coach

West Columbus and South Columbus are mourning the loss of local high school coach Brandon Smith. Smith was a standout football player at South Columbus and most recently a longtime assistant of West C...

Jefferson Weaver
September 2, 2026
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Rouzer’s Office to Meet with Frontier Timber Theft Victims

Victims of an alleged timber theft scheme  are invited to attend a meeting with representatives of Congressman David Rouzer Sept. 8 in Whiteville. Joel Blake Lee, 55, is out on a secured bond, facing ...

Jefferson Weaver
September 1, 2026
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Best Sentenced to Life in New Trial

Norfolk Junior “Fuzzy” Best will spend the rest of his life in prison, after a Bladen County Superior Court Jury upheld his murder conviction Monday (Aug. 31). Best – now 72 — was convicted in 1...

Jefferson Weaver
September 1, 2026
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Jefferson Weaver • September’s Golden Song

The combine was winning a race the other day as I realized it was time for an old friend’s return. An iron veil of rain darkened the horizon – one of those late August storms that have caused some fol...

Jefferson Weaver
September 1, 2026
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State Confirms Rabies in Iredell County Goats

State health officials have confirmed that four baby goats in an Iredell County petting zoo had rabies. The N.C. Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS) which monitors rabies in the state, announced...

Jefferson Weaver
August 31, 2026
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One Charged in Road Shooting

Deputies have arrested a man on charges on firing into an occupied vehicle and assaulting the driver. James Paul Inman, 42, was arrested Saturday, according to detention center reports. He is charged ...

Jefferson Weaver
August 31, 2026
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Storm Downs Power Lines

A powerful storm front caused nuisance flooding and knocked out power for most of Whiteville this evening. Duke Progress Energy crews are still working to restore power in some areas. The outage was c...

Jefferson Weaver
August 29, 2026
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