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Home Fire Under Investigation
No one was injured when a Peacock Road home was destroyed by fire Tuesday. The sheriff’s office reported that fire units were called to 15575 Peacock Road at 7:09 a.m. Cpl. Z. Moody of the [Read More]
Articles by Jefferson Weaver
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Commentary: Who Will We Endorse?
There’s always a lot of buzz and sometimes controversy regarding political endorsements during election season. This year everything seems a bit more strident, so the subject of promoting one candidate or another is bigger news [Read More]
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Checkpoints Lead to Drug Arrests
Checkpoints led to drug charges in two separate cases Monday. James Walter Dicicco, 57, was released on a $50,000 secured bond after he was charged with trafficking in cocaine, possession with intent to manufacture, sell [Read More]
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Pot Plants, Automatic Pistol Seized From Felon
A Tabor City area man is in jail after he allegedly had a suppressed handgun converted to fully automatic as well as a marijuana growing operation in his home. Dustin Randall Duncan, 34, of 7922 [Read More]
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Early Voting Tops 33 Percent Here
More than one third of Columbus County’s registered voters had cast a ballot as of close of business Monday. The board of elections said 12,658 ballots had been filed out of more than 37,500 registered [Read More]
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Boyfriend Charged in Killing
The victim of a shooting near Whiteville Saturday called 911 after she was assaulted. The woman later died at Columbus Regional. Frederick Smith, 71, was charged with murder and jailed just after midnight Sunday morning, [Read More]
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Troopers Investigate Two Fatals in One Hour Sunday
The Highway Patrol is seeking any information about a hit and run early Saturday that resulted in a fatality in Fair Bluff. Troopers were called to the scene of that incident a short time before [Read More]
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The Good News for October 25, 2024
Saturday is the N.C. Yam Festival in Tabor City. There are vendors, food trucks, games and activities for the kids, a car show and much more in downtown Tabor City today. You can catch the [Read More]
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Local Man Dies in Prison Custody
An investigation is underway after a local man serving time for drug charges died Wednesday while incarcerated at Albemarle Correctional Facility. Curtis Levi Moore, 38, died at a hospital near the prison early Wednesday. A [Read More]
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Conviction, Pleas Lead to Prison
A Green Acres drug trafficker has been sentenced to 35-51 months in prison after a conviction led to a plea deal in two separate narcotics cases. Banks Raphel Batton, 37, was found guilty of trafficking [Read More]
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Narcotics Conviction Earns 19-24 years
A traffic violation led to the arrest of a Williams Tosnwhip man and his conviction for multiple drug felonies. Johnathan Terrell Jordan, 36, was sentenced to 19-24 years in prison on Sept. 25, the sheriff’s [Read More]
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September Chase Suspect Facing More Charges
The driver who led officers from multiple agencies on a high speed chase in September faces more charges. Claude Jarrett Jr., 47, of Longs, S.C., was arrested Wednesday on multiple traffic offenses and a larceny [Read More]
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Carport Stolen from Home
Someone took a carport from a residence near Cerro Gordo, according to sheriff’s reports. Janice Nash, who owns the property, contacted the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office after a real estate agent told Nash that the [Read More]
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Polls Stay Busy in Early Voting
All five early polls are staying busy in Columbus County as more voters take advantage of one stop voting. Of the county’s more than 37,000 registered voters, 8,592 – roughly 22 percent – have cast [Read More]
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District Attorney Honored by Attorney General
District Attorney Jon David was recognized by Attorney General Josh Stein Tuesday for David’s efforts to combat opioids, violent crime and child abuse. David, who is chief prosecutor for Columbus, Bladen and Brunswick counties, received [Read More]
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Comments Sought on Roundabout Project
State highway officials are seeking comments about a proposed roundabout for a busy downtown Whiteville intersection. The Department of Transportation plans to convert the intersection of Lee, Franklin, and Madison streets to a roundabout with [Read More]