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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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Lake Hot Dog Sale Today

Get a traditional patriotic lunch and help a local fire department today. The Jimmy Stanley Memorial hot dog sale and boot drive is going on until 2 p.m.  at the...

Jefferson Weaver
July 4, 2024
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Genealogical Society to Meet at Brown Street Station

Entertainer and entrepreneur Greg Thompson will be the host and guest speaker at the next meeting of the Southeastern North Carolina Genealogical Society. The society will meet July 13 at...

Jefferson Weaver
July 3, 2024
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campers will learn about basic animal care, harvesting iff crops, and cooking at the Farm to fork camp. (cooperative Extension Photo)
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4-H Farm to Fork Camp Registration Opens

 Children can learn how food is grown, produced and prepared in the Farm to Fork Camp Aug. 9-12 at Cooperative Extension. The 4-H camp will center on basic farming techniques;...

Jefferson Weaver
July 3, 2024
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July 4 is North Carolina's Free Fishing Day. While no license is required, all other rules apply.
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July 4 is Free Fishing Day

North Carolinians can celebrate their freedom with some free fishing time Thursday. In honor of Independence Day, no fishing license is required for anyone who fishes on July 4  between...

Jefferson Weaver
July 2, 2024
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Plan Would Have Hospitals Drop Medical Debt in Exchange for More Medicaid

Edited 07/03 at 1 p.m. with additional information. Two million North Carolinians could see $4 billion in medical debt erased if a proposal by Gov. Roy Cooper is put into...

Jefferson Weaver
July 2, 2024
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Burevitch Grant Period Opens

Eastern North Carolina nonprofits supporting education, health and human services can apply for grants from the Louise Oriole Burevitch Endowment through July 30. This opportunity will provide a total...

Jefferson Weaver
July 2, 2024
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Old Lumberton to Detour July 8

Old Lumberton Road near Research Drive will close July 8 for the replacement of a 75-year-old bridge. The bridge, which was built in 1949, crosses part of Western Prong. Both...

Jefferson Weaver
July 1, 2024
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Austin Reneger (CCSO Detention)
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Taillights, Trailer Lead to Trouble

Tabor City police arrested a wanted man after he was stopped for pulling a trailer without taillights. Austin Grey Reneger, 27, was held under a secured bond on Guilford County...

Jefferson Weaver
July 1, 2024
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Lake Waccamaw's revised golf cart ordinance requires the same restraints for children as state law does for other motor vehicles. (Submitted)
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Lake Tightening Up Golf Cart Rules

As the busiest week of the year gets underway at Lake Waccamaw, police are reminding golf cart users to be sure children are properly buckled up. Lake Waccamaw was the...

Jefferson Weaver
July 1, 2024
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School Board Signups Moving Slowly

City and county school board filings are underway, but filings have been slow in the first week of signups. County District Five incumbent Steve Long has filed for reelection. In...

Jefferson Weaver
July 1, 2024
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Jefferson Weaver • The Field of Pain and Sorrow

The things I take for granted are things they never knew. I am writing these words in a comfortable, air conditioned office, despite the thermometer soaring to sinful levels. I...

Jefferson Weaver
July 1, 2024
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Dry Conditions Affecting Soybeans, Corn

While the state officially designated Columbus County in a moderate drought Thursday, the dry conditions weren’t news to area farmers. “The drought has been a challenge across much of the...

Jefferson Weaver
June 28, 2024
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The Goods News for June 28

Independence Day is next Thursday, but the fun for the Fourth is getting an early start in Columbus County. Sunday is the patriotic concert at Leamon Chapel on the Boys...

Jefferson Weaver
June 28, 2024
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Commissioners Put Brakes on Bolton Property

Editor’s note: an earlier version of this story incorrectly identified Columbus County School Board Chairman Ronnie Strickland. An appraisal will be done on the proposed Bolton site for a new...

Jefferson Weaver
June 28, 2024
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Drought Raises Wildfire Risks

There is no burn ban in place yet, but N.C. Forest Service officials are discouraging outdoor burning due to the ongoing dry weather. As hot and dry conditions persist across...

Jefferson Weaver
June 27, 2024
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CCSO Hopes Forum Encourages ‘Unity’

A public forum Saturday is designed to build relationships between the sheriff’s office and the community. The Unity in Our Communities event starts at 10 a.m. at Whiteville High School...

Jefferson Weaver
June 27, 2024
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