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Jefferson Weaver is the Managing Editor of Columbus County News and he can be reached at (910) 914-6056, (910) 632-4965, or by email at jeffersonweaver@ColumbusCountyNews.com.
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County Purged 5,396 Ineligible Voters Since ‘22

September 27, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on County Purged 5,396 Ineligible Voters Since ‘22

Columbus County elections officials were removing ineligible voters well before the recent lawsuit against the state state elections board and increased calls for more oversight of the state board. Voter rolls have come under more [Read More]

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Convenience Store Closes Due to Crime

September 26, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Convenience Store Closes Due to Crime

A busy convenience store in Whiteville has closed its doors due to crime in the area. Workers began emptying fuel tanks and packing up stock at the Speedway at  207 N. Powell Boulevard Monday. By [Read More]

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Tornado Chances Increase

September 26, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Tornado Chances Increase

Southeastern North Carolina is now under an enhanced risk for tornadoes as powerful Hurricane Helene heads for the Florida panhandle. The National Weather Service office in Wilmington in a 1 p.m. update increased the tornado [Read More]

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County Schools Remote for Friday; City Calls Workday

September 26, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on County Schools Remote for Friday; City Calls Workday

The potential for high winds and some flooding has led both the city and county school systems to shift to a storm footing for Friday. Hurricane Helene is forecast to come ashore today as a [Read More]

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Heroin, Cocaine, Pot Send Man to Prison

September 26, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Heroin, Cocaine, Pot Send Man to Prison

Johnathan Terrille Jordan will spend the next 10 to 23 years in prison on drug trafficking charges. Jordan, 36, was found guilty on two counts each of trafficking opioids and heroin, plus possession of drug [Read More]

Business

Elizabethtown Plate Agency to Close

September 25, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Elizabethtown Plate Agency to Close

The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles’ license plate agency (LPA) in Elizabethtown will close at 5 p.m. on Sept. 30 after the current operators announced their retirement. The current agency, at 307 E. Broad St., [Read More]

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Wife, Husband, Ex-wife Charged in Murder

September 25, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Wife, Husband, Ex-wife Charged in Murder

Emily Sandlin has been charged with accessory in the May killing and disappearance of Shanna Perry.  Sandlin, 46, is being held under $10,000 secured bond. She is charged with communicating threats and being an accessory [Read More]

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Robinson Remains Defiant

September 24, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Robinson Remains Defiant

Embattled candidate Mark Robinson said Monday he is not exiting his bid to become the state’s first black governor. Robinson, who was elected lieutenant governor in 2020, has come under scrutiny since a CNN/WRAL report [Read More]

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Ex-wife Charged as Murder Accessory, Helped Hide Victim

September 24, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Ex-wife Charged as Murder Accessory, Helped Hide Victim

The ex-wife of a murder suspect was arrested this morning and charged as an accessory in the murder of Shanna Perry, the pregnant Delco woman who vanished in May. Lance Arrington Sandlin IV, 47, was [Read More]

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Man Charged in May Disappearance, Murder

September 23, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Man Charged in May Disappearance, Murder

Lance Arrington Sandlin IV has been charged with murder of a woman who has been missing since May. Sandlin, 47, was arrested this evening and booked just before 8 p.m., according to the sheriff’s office. [Read More]

Business

County Eyes Vape Shops, Products

September 23, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on County Eyes Vape Shops, Products

Columbus County could soon be limiting the locations of vape and tobacco shops in unincorporated areas. Commissioners instructed County Manager Eddie Madden at the Sept. 3 meeting to research ways the county could better regulate [Read More]

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Brunswick County Man Sentenced for Liquor Bottle Murder

September 23, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Brunswick County Man Sentenced for Liquor Bottle Murder

An Oak Island man was sentenced to 16 to 20 years in prison for beating and stabbing his girlfriend to death with a liquor bottle. Kevin Vaughn of Oak Island pled guilty to second degree [Read More]

The Fix-A-Friend clinic in Winnabow was destroyed in Monday's flooding. (FB photo)
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The Good News for Sept. 20

September 20, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on The Good News for Sept. 20

• Sunday at 4 p.m. is the kickoff for this year’s See You At the Pole rally. There will be free food, praise music, and a special message from Pastor Nate Watts at 38 White’s [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • Letter from a Lizard

September 20, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • Letter from a Lizard

Dear Mother, I am sure you will be surprised to see this letter, considering the last time we saw each other was during the Great Conflagration. I was relieved to see you made it out [Read More]

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Ingram Retires From WRC

September 20, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Ingram Retires From WRC

After 34 years of service to the state of North Carolina, Cameron Ingram, executive director of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC), has announced his retirement effective Dec. 31. Ingram has served as NCWRC executive [Read More]

The Fix-A-Friend clinic in Winnabow was destroyed in Monday's flooding. (FB photo)
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Spay/Neuter Clinic Seeks Donations

September 20, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Spay/Neuter Clinic Seeks Donations

The largest discount spay and neuter clinic in Southeastern North Carolina was destroyed by four feet of floodwaters in Brunswick County Monday. Fix-A-Friend is a non-profit clinic sponsored Adopt An Angel. They averaged 100 surgeries [Read More]

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