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Jefferson Weaver

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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Child Shooting Victim Identified

Multiple sources have confirmed that Antonio Jamal Maultsby Jr. was the child killed on Braswell Road Saturday. The boy’s obituary said he would have turned eight years old March 29....

Jefferson Weaver
March 19, 2024
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Fire Danger Increases

Wildfire conditions are increasing across the area, according to the National Weather Service and the N.C. Forest Service. Dry, windy conditions are expected to increase in the next 24 hours....

Jefferson Weaver
March 18, 2024
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Investigation Continues in Child’s Shooting

At least six other people, including a toddler, were in the home where a seven year old boy was shot to death Saturday night. The report from Columbus County Sheriff’s...

Jefferson Weaver
March 18, 2024
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Child Dies in Drive-by Shooting

Multiple law enforcement agencies are searching for the suspects who shot and killed a seven year old boy Saturday night. Columbus County Sheriff Bill Rogers said several people were standing...

Jefferson Weaver
March 17, 2024
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Breaking: Child Hit in Drive-by Shooting

An eight year old child was struck by gunfire during a drive-by shooting on Braswell Road near Chadbourn Saturday evening. Emergency radio traffic indicated the child was transported to Columbus...

Jefferson Weaver
March 16, 2024
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Breaking News: WTXY Transmitter Destroyed in Fire

Firefighters are mopping up after a fire destroyed the WTXY 103.9 FM broadcasting facility tonight (Saturday). The building on Virgil Street beside Central Baptist Church in Whiteville housed the tran...

Jefferson Weaver
March 16, 2024
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The Good News for March 15

It looks like spring has sprung a little early this year. Get outside and enjoy this lovely sunshine and warmer temperatures. There is something for everyone going on in our...

Jefferson Weaver
March 15, 2024
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Southern Farm Days Opens with Big Crowds

Southern Farm Days opened at the Lake Waccamaw Boys and Girls Home today. Friday is always student day at the event, but there were plenty of grownups exploring the displays,...

Jefferson Weaver
March 15, 2024
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The Parade of Power -- one of the largest antique tractor parades in the state-- returns Saturday with Southern Farm Days. (file photo)
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Southern Farm Days Opens Friday

Hit and miss engines, horse drawn plows, antique tractors and so much more will take center stage Friday through Sunday at the Boys and Girls Home of Lake Waccamaw. The...

Jefferson Weaver
March 14, 2024
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Boys and Girls Home Needs Water Donations

While the most recent boil advisory for Lake Waccamaw was lifted Friday, the Boys and Gils Home is still accepting donations of bottled water. The home cares for upwards of...

Jefferson Weaver
March 14, 2024
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Boil Advisory Lifted; Highway Project Continues

The boil advisory at Lake Waccamaw has been lifted. Town officials said tests returned Wednesday showed no contaminants in samples of the town water supply. The advisory was originally issued...

Jefferson Weaver
March 14, 2024
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Jefferson Weaver • Procyon Lotor, Campaign Speeches and the State of the Union

I got my digital hands slapped the other day because of my choice of words when I identified an animal track. Some friends were sharing pictures of their camping trip,...

Jefferson Weaver
March 13, 2024
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UNCP Professor to Speak at Society Meeting

Dr. Lawrence Lockear will be the featured speaker at the March 9 meeting of the Southeastern Genealogical society. Locklear is the author of Who’s Your People?: A Brief History of...

Jefferson Weaver
February 29, 2024
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Lake Waccamaw Methodist Revival Set

Lake Waccamaw Methodist Church will hold revival March 10-12. All services start at 6:30. Speakers and special music include: March 10-11: Rev. Andy Lambert, evangelist and comedian, founder of Isaac...

Jefferson Weaver
February 29, 2024
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Columbus Baptist Spring Revival March 4-7

The Columbus Baptist Association will host a spring revival Monday through Thursday (March 4-7). All services begin at 7 p.m. at Piney Forest Baptist Church, 4509 Andrew Jackson Hwy., Chadbourn....

Jefferson Weaver
February 29, 2024
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Thrown Bottle Answered by Gunshots

A thrown bottle earned not one, but two bursts of gunfire Monday. Logan Blake Prince, 20, called 911 around 9 p.m. to report the shootings. Prince told deputies that a...

Jefferson Weaver
February 28, 2024
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