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One charged with damaging sprinklers at jail

August 27, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on One charged with damaging sprinklers at jail

McPherson was in jail for his role in an assault on a woman and her three-legged dog. A prisoner at the Columbus County detention Center has been charged with two counts of interfering with a [Read More]

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Prison employee arrested for contraband

August 27, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Prison employee arrested for contraband

The routine search of a prison employee heading to work turned up a bag of tobacco Aug. 20, according to the Columbus County sheriff’s office. juJuan Lowell Lambert, 33, was arrested for possession of tobacco [Read More]

Diane Pratt Soles
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WHS alumni step up for classmate who lost home

August 26, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on WHS alumni step up for classmate who lost home

An Elizabethtown with roots in Columbus lost her home to fire Aug. 3 is getting some help from her high school class mates. Diane Pratt Soles lost power in her home near the Elizabethtown Highway [Read More]

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Emergency preparations: Prepping for your pets

August 26, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Emergency preparations: Prepping for your pets

Every pay period, (based on a two-week pay period) we are suggesting items to pick up for your emergency kit in the event of a hurricane. By now you should have your water-tight tote. As [Read More]

Jim Robert Goins
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One charged in East Arcadia murder, body disposal

August 26, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on One charged in East Arcadia murder, body disposal

An apparent roommate of a Durham man found dead in the Cape Fear River has been arrested for the killing. Jim Robert Goins, 41, was arrested in Wake County by U.S. Marshals and Bladen County [Read More]

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Dothan Road home burned; suspect charged

August 26, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Dothan Road home burned; suspect charged

Updated 11:45 a.m. Thursday Betty Smith Bryant, 63, has been charged with first degree arson after allegedly setting fire to the home, according to the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office. The fire allegedly stemmed from a [Read More]

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Woman claims she was robbed by couple

August 25, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Woman claims she was robbed by couple

Jewelry and cash were taken from a Gilliard Road woman in an alleged robbery Aug. 25. Deputies responded to the home near Chadbourn on a disturbance call. Kayla Todd told the sheriff’s office that a [Read More]

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Boil order lifted for District IV

August 25, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Boil order lifted for District IV

The boil water advisory has been lifted for the county’s Water District IV, which includes the Riegelwood Sanitary District.The advisory was issued Tuesday after periods of low pressure in the area. County attorney Amanda Prince [Read More]

William Shane Rhodes
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ATV chase ends with trip to jail

August 24, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on ATV chase ends with trip to jail

A detective working on another investigation ended up literally chasing down a new case just after midnight Monday morning.  Det. Paul Rockenbach was on Seven Creeks Highway in Nakina when he spotted a four-wheeler erratically [Read More]

Dive team at Blackrock
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Body from river identified

August 22, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Body from river identified

UPDATE: Monday 2:58 p.m. Bladen County authorities have identified Kenneth Ross Covell, 54, as the body found in the Cape Fear River near Golf Course Road.The body of the suspected murder victim was found roughly [Read More]

Skyler Wade Peacock
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Suspect flees, runs, trips

August 21, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Suspect flees, runs, trips

A Shallotte man found out you can’t outrun the long arm of the law Aug. 18. Skyler Wade Peacock, 20, was charged with child abuse, fleeing to elude arrest, carless and reckless driving heorin possession [Read More]

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Patients from three schools quarantined

August 20, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Patients from three schools quarantined

UPDATE: 11:25 a.m. A student at Old Dock, another student at Edgewood Elementary, and a staff member at East Columbus have tested positive for COVID 19. Three cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at separate [Read More]

Good lights can make a big difference in safety and morale during an emergency.
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Emergency preparations: seeing the light

August 20, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Emergency preparations: seeing the light

Every pay period, (based on a two-week pay period) we are suggesting items to pick up for your emergency kit in the event of a hurricane. By now you should have your water-tight tote. As [Read More]

The Columbus County Health Department has multiple resources for dealing with COVID-19 on its social media platforms.
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County COVID cases top 1,000

August 20, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on County COVID cases top 1,000

45-54 year olds, females most at risk While the death toll hasn’t risen, Columbus county’s total COVID-19 count rose to 1,024 as of today’s report (Thursday). Daniel Buck, spokesman for the department, said five residents [Read More]

Kandice Hickman Freeman
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Mom, grandmother charged in Riegelwood drug case

August 19, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Mom, grandmother charged in Riegelwood drug case

DSS takes custody of child from “filthy” home. Two women were arrested on drug charges and a toddler was turned over to Social Services after an Aug. 13 raid on a home described as “filthy”. [Read More]

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Chadbourn lifts boil water order

August 19, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Chadbourn lifts boil water order

The boil water order for Chadbourn has been lifted. Asst. Town Manager Jerome Chestnut said repair on North Elm Street were completed. State-required tests came back Friday showing no contamination, so the order was lifted [Read More]

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