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Felon Charged with Drugs, Firearms

February 13, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Felon Charged with Drugs, Firearms

Rifles, shotguns and narcotics were seized during a raid Wednesday near Whiteville, the sheriff’s office said in a press release. Danny Mitchell Williams, 55, of 93 Fox Street, was arrested on two counts of trafficking [Read More]

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DMV Offline This Weekend

February 13, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on DMV Offline This Weekend

Due to an N.C. Department of Information Technology planned outage, N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles online services and self-service kiosks will not be available for an extended period of time on Saturday, Feb. 15. This [Read More]

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Whiteville Home Damaged by Fire

February 13, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Whiteville Home Damaged by Fire

An unattended pot caused a fire that left heavy damage to a Whiteville home Wednesday. Emergency Services Director Hal Lowder said Whiteville firefighters were called to the Creighton Street home around 9:30 p.m. The fire [Read More]

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Boil Advisory Issued for Part of Water District Two

February 13, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Boil Advisory Issued for Part of Water District Two

Waterfall Estates in County Water District Two is under a boil advisory. County officials reported this morning that local contractors cut a water service line. Crews are making emergency repairs which require that flow be [Read More]

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The Good News for February 12-19, 2025

February 12, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on The Good News for February 12-19, 2025

  As we get closer to spring, more and more opportunities are coming available throughout our area. Bundle up and get outside for some fresh air, then check out everything our community has to offer. [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • My Mother’s Eyes

February 12, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • My Mother’s Eyes

Every once in a while, someone tells me I have my mother’s eyes. They are one trait of hers I know I share, the same brown eyes I share with my sisters, along with my [Read More]

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Child Safe After ‘Home Improvement’ Project

February 12, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Child Safe After ‘Home Improvement’ Project

A toddler is unhurt after getting his leg caught in a vent, thanks to deputies and rescue personnel. Deputies went to 2546 Georgia Pacific Road Tuesday at 5:45 a.m. after Diedra Jordan called 911 for [Read More]

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State Looks to Pause Seatrout Season

February 11, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on State Looks to Pause Seatrout Season

During its business meeting on Feb. 6, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission voted to notice a temporary rule that would close the recreational harvest of spotted seatrout in inland and joint (by hook-and-line) fishing waters [Read More]

The plane that was "crashing" in the Green Swamp Tuesday was actually just making a refueling stop. (File photo)
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Cropduster Fined For Columbus Incident

February 11, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Cropduster Fined For Columbus Incident

The N.C. Pesticide Board announced Friday that it had settled a case against a local cropduster. Hugh Cundiff, an apprentice spray pilot for Moore’s Aerial Applicators, was fined $1,200 because an application targeted at a [Read More]

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Provalus Grant, Street Project on Agenda

February 11, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Provalus Grant, Street Project on Agenda

Whiteville City Council tonight will discuss a new grant that will help bring 200 jobs to downtown, along with one of the last steps toward a major makeover for two streets that are notorious for [Read More]

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GALLERY: Night To Shine 2025

February 11, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on GALLERY: Night To Shine 2025

Western Prong Baptist Church was the setting for this year’s Tim Tebow Night to Shine. The prom style event is geared toward providing a fun and memorable celebration for special needs students and individuals of [Read More]

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Woman Jailed After Return Trip to Store

February 10, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Woman Jailed After Return Trip to Store

  A woman out on bond on trespassing charges was arrested Tuesday after allegedly stealing a drink from a store where she had previously been banned. Amber Muse, 48, was charged with misdemeanor larceny, second [Read More]

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Mortgage Fraud Investigated

February 10, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Mortgage Fraud Investigated

The sheriff’s office is investigating after someone illegally took out a mortgage on a Smyrna Road property. The victim of the fraud told detectives after he was notified by the Veterans Administration that someone had [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • Cards, Flowers and Broken Hearts

February 10, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • Cards, Flowers and Broken Hearts

It was, ironically, Valentine’s Day when I once saw a broken heart worthy of the saddest country song. I do not know the young man’s name, or what ever happened to him, but he was [Read More]

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Two Jailed in December Shooting

February 7, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Two Jailed in December Shooting

Two suspects have been arrested for a shooting that injured one man in December. Chadbourn Police working with the sheriff’s office raided two homes Thursday, according to a press release from the CPD. Officers simultaneously [Read More]

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Two Jailed for Fentanyl, MDMA, Pot

February 7, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Two Jailed for Fentanyl, MDMA, Pot

Deputies working on speed enforcement Thursday arrested a man and a woman with five marijuana “joints” in an astray, MDMA pills and fentanyl at Boardman. Madison Dawn Singletary, 19, and Brantly William Hunt, 18, both [Read More]

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