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Voter Turnout on Par for 2025

November 5, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

Despite controversy over drainage in Whiteville, alleged issues with police department leadership in Tabor City, and tax increase at Lake Waccamaw, voter turnout was only slightly above average in Tuesday’s municipal election, compared to previous [Read More]

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Mixed Bag for Incumbents, Challengers

November 4, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

  Voters in some Columbus County municipalities will see new leaders in December, while incumbents held strong in some races Tuesday (tonight).   In his first challenged race since taking office in 2009, Terry Mann [Read More]

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Tuesday Elections Will Decide Municipal Races

November 4, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

Voters in Columbus County towns and cities have only hours to make their voices known in mayoral and council races. Voting for municipal offices began at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday and continues until 7:30 p.m. Only [Read More]

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No Police Record of Incident With Candidate

November 3, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

There is no police record of an alleged incident between Whiteville Police and mayoral hopeful Brittany Payne, officials said today. In an Instagram reel, Payne claimed that she was harassed by a Whiteville Police officer [Read More]

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Mayoral Candidate’s Video Raises Eyebrows

October 30, 2025 Jefferson Weaver 0

A Whiteville mayoral candidate said in an Instagram reel in June that she was targeted by a restaurant patron who used influence and tried to have her arrested by Whiteville Police. Brittany Payne is on [Read More]

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Municipal Early Voting Starts Oct. 16

October 8, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Municipal Early Voting Starts Oct. 16

Residents of incorporated towns and cities have until Friday to register to vote for the Nov. 4 election. All municipalities in the county have elections this fall. Only town residents may cast ballots. Friday is [Read More]

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Canadian Indicted for Voter Fraud

August 29, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Canadian Indicted for Voter Fraud

A federal grand jury returned an indictment Tuesday charging a Canadian citizen with illegally registering to vote and voting in federal elections in 2022 and 2024. “Every single time a noncitizen casts an illegal vote [Read More]

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Registration Repair’ Underway with Voter Rolls

August 18, 2025 Columbus County News Comments Off on Registration Repair’ Underway with Voter Rolls

The first wave of mailings is now going out to North Carolina voters who need to provide their driver’s license number (DL#) or last four digits of their social security number (SSN4) as part of [Read More]

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Races Line Up for November Ballot

July 18, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Races Line Up for November Ballot

Contested races are on tap for several towns in Columbus in November’s municipal elections. Filing closed today at noon at the county board of elections office. While several municipalities had no candidates to file except [Read More]

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Races Shaping up For Municipal Offices

July 15, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Races Shaping up For Municipal Offices

Mayors in Lake Waccamaw and Whiteville will face challengers in November, while some towns still don’t have a full slate of hopefuls for the municipal elections this fall. Filing for town and city offices ends [Read More]

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Candidates Line Up for Town Races

July 8, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Candidates Line Up for Town Races

There was a steady stream of candidates at the county board of elections Monday when filing opened for the fall municipal races. Three candidates have signed up to run for mayor at Lake Waccamaw. Incumbent [Read More]

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Municipal Election Filings Start July 7

July 3, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Municipal Election Filings Start July 7

Most municipalities in Columbus County have at least one seat up for a vote Nov. 4 as filing begins Monday for the fall municipal elections. All races are non-partisan, and only registered voters who have [Read More]

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Four Parties Now Off Ballots

June 20, 2025 Columbus County News Comments Off on Four Parties Now Off Ballots

The political party affiliations of about 34,000 North Carolina voters registered with four parties — Constitution, Justice for All, No Labels, and We the People — will be moved to unaffiliated status in the state’s [Read More]

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Norris Adds Name to Sheriff’s Race

May 22, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Norris Adds Name to Sheriff’s Race

Former sheriff’s Office Captain Kevin Norris has joined the race for the county’s top law enforcement officer. Norris said in a Facebook post today (Thursday) that he is “deeply committed to making Columbus County a [Read More]

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Harris Drops Sheriff’s Bid

May 21, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Harris Drops Sheriff’s Bid

Joshua Harris announced today (Wednesday) that he will not continue his run for Columbus County sheriff. Harris is currently a member of Whiteville City Council, and a former Whiteville Police Officer as well as a [Read More]

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State Elections Board Sees Changes

May 7, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on State Elections Board Sees Changes

The five new appointees to the NC State Board of Elections were sworn in to four-year terms Wednesday (today). The new board immediately elected Francis X. De Luca of Wilmington as chairman. Member Stacy “Four” [Read More]

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