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Eight Jailed After Twin Pines Raid

March 15, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Eight Jailed After Twin Pines Raid

Eight suspects were jailed Monday after a raid on a Twin Pines Road home that’s been frequently visited by law enforcement. Citizen complaints led to an investigation at 667 Twin Pines Rd., Brunswick, Sheriff Jody [Read More]

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Lumberton Hospital Expands Visiting Hours

March 15, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Lumberton Hospital Expands Visiting Hours

UNC Health Southeastern has expanded visiting hours for the medical center to 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, the hospital will continue to follow CDC and other applicable guidelines [Read More]

Cancer patient Alisa Nickel and her sister-in-law, Karen Nickel, an account representative with CCN/WTXyY
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Golfers Get BOLD and Beautiful in Benefit Tourney

March 15, 2022 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on Golfers Get BOLD and Beautiful in Benefit Tourney

By Elsa Bonstein, Special to CCN From The Brunswick Beacon The first-ever BOLD & Beautiful Wigs for Cancer Tournament was held at in Ocean Isle Beach at the Links at Brick Landing Golf Course on [Read More]

Ryleigh Bunch (Courtesy Ryleigh Madison Music)
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‘Caught the Country’

March 14, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on ‘Caught the Country’

Local girl moving up on American Idol Ryleigh Madison Bunch had to teach the American Idol judges how to speak “country,” but the local singer is on her way to Hollywood. Miss Bunch’s audition for [Read More]

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The Good News for March 12-20

March 12, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on The Good News for March 12-20

This week, Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Cadets traveled to Lake Waccamaw Fire Department to tour the station and learn CPR training. Chief Brandy Nance took time out of her busy schedule to teach these youngsters [Read More]

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Weekly Podcast – IN THE SPORTS ZONE with Vinny Pagano

March 12, 2022 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on Weekly Podcast – IN THE SPORTS ZONE with Vinny Pagano

IN THE SPORTS ZONE with Vinny Pagano is a new weekly sports program produced in and for Columbus County NC. You can listen in the player below. IN THE SPORTS ZONE with Vinny Pagano is a weekly [Read More]

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Weekly Podcast – THE COLUMBUS CONNECTION with Jefferson Weaver

March 11, 2022 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on Weekly Podcast – THE COLUMBUS CONNECTION with Jefferson Weaver

  This week Jefferson and Robert Mills Robert Mills, Event Coordinator for Southern Farm Days.   Listen in the player below. THE COLUMBUS CONNECTION with Jefferson Weaver is a weekly public affairs program produced in, for, [Read More]

Steven Thomas Luck
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Bad ‘Luck’ for Trafficker

March 11, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Bad ‘Luck’ for Trafficker

The combined efforts of Whiteville Police and both state and federal agents sent an Asheboro man to prison this week. Steven Thomas Luck, 47, of Asheboro, was found guilty of trafficking heroin and sentenced to [Read More]

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Man Charged with Indecent Liberties

March 11, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Man Charged with Indecent Liberties

Tabor City Police have charged a man with having sex with an underage girl. David Oryan Eckert III, 31, of Tabor City, was arrested Thursday (March 10) on one count each of indecent liberties with [Read More]

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The Friday Feature

March 11, 2022 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on The Friday Feature

The Friday Feature: March 11, 2022  By: Vinny Pagano  It is finally time to say the words all baseball fans have been waiting to hear, PLAY BALL! It took 99 days (about 3 and a [Read More]

If you can't enjoy spring like a puppy, you need to rethink your priorities.
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Jefferson Weaver • Dreams of Green

March 11, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • Dreams of Green

I was focused on lunch at Sue’s Diner when I almost ran into Spring. I was making my way up the street from my office, and halfway noticing the windows of the stores. I admit [Read More]

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‘Missing’ Man Arrested with Drugs

March 10, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on ‘Missing’ Man Arrested with Drugs

Deputies responding to a suspicious vehicle call found a man who was reported missing hours before – and arrested him. Jarred Randall Little, 24, was held under a secured bond of $8,500 on charges of [Read More]

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Whiteville Baseball Loses 2-0 to Laney at Legion Stadium

March 9, 2022 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on Whiteville Baseball Loses 2-0 to Laney at Legion Stadium

Whiteville Wolfpack vs Laney March 8, 2022 The Wolfpack lost a close one to Laney last night at Legion Stadium 2-1. For the second game in a row the umpires played a role in stopping [Read More]

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Street Standards Addressed at Lake

March 9, 2022 Crystal Faircloth Comments Off on Street Standards Addressed at Lake

Lake Waccamaw officials want to be sure streets in new and existing subdivisions meet the same specifications of those in the rest of town. Allen Serkin, Executive Director for the Cape Fear Council of Governments, [Read More]

Bats
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Bats Returning to Area for Spring

March 9, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Bats Returning to Area for Spring

If you suspect bats may be living in your home, biologists at the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission ask that you relocate them responsibly before pup rearing season begins on May 1.   Bats hibernate or migrate south during [Read More]

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Deadly Crossing to See Changes

March 9, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Deadly Crossing to See Changes

An off-center crossroads that has been the scene of multiple car crashes will soon get a major renovation. Old Lumberton Road at N.C. 410, sometimes called Oakdale Crossroads, will be cut off on the eastern [Read More]

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