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Elwell Ferry Returning to Service

September 1, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Elwell Ferry Returning to Service

The iconic Elwell Ferry between Kelly and Carvers Creek will be back in service in the near future. The ferry – which was shut down due to changing river levels, hurricanes, a drought, the pandemic [Read More]

Evidence 9122 drug busts
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Eight Jailed After Drug Investigation in City

September 1, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Eight Jailed After Drug Investigation in City

Complaints about drug activity in Whiteville, including near Central Middle School, led to eight arrests by the sheriff’s office. Beginning in July, the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Vice-Narcotics Unit initiated an investigation into the distribution [Read More]

Jefferson Weaver
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 Jefferson Weaver • The Month of the Golden Promise

August 31, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on  Jefferson Weaver • The Month of the Golden Promise

The harvester was cutting valleys through corn that had reached epic heights, despite a dry summer. Dust rose yellow-red in the sunset, as a tractor with a bushhog busily cut the ends of the stalks [Read More]

pratt DOC. DOA
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Child Molester Dies in Prison

August 31, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Child Molester Dies in Prison

A convicted child molester was found dead in his dormitory at Columbus Correctional this morning (Wednesday). Bruce Pratt, 42, was found unresponsive at 4:54 a.m., according to John Bull, spokesman for the Dept. of Public [Read More]

Allen Robinson allegedly used this homemade trailer to steal fuel in the Riegelwood area (CCSO photo)
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Patrol Deputy Catches Alleged Fuel Thief

August 31, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Patrol Deputy Catches Alleged Fuel Thief

The quick response of a deputy resulted in the arrest of a Kelly man on fuel theft charges Friday. Allen Robinson, 44, was held under $7,500 secured bond on charges of breaking and entering a [Read More]

Asian Longhorn ticks (Courtesy SC)
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Officials Warn of Invasive Asian Ticks

August 30, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Officials Warn of Invasive Asian Ticks

An aggressive Asian tick species has invaded South Carolina, and is showing up in higher numbers in North Carolina, according to the S..C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). Officials recently found a “large [Read More]

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Entrepreneur’s Family Recipe a Hit

August 30, 2022 Crystal Faircloth Comments Off on Entrepreneur’s Family Recipe a Hit

A Lake Waccamaw resident is splitting her time between Columbus County and Georgia, all in the name of entrepreneurship.  Deondra Jenkins is the owner and operator of a dessert business inspired by family recipes called [Read More]

drunk boating
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Highway Patrol, Wildlife, Local Law Enforcement Focus on Impaired Drivers, Operators

August 30, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Highway Patrol, Wildlife, Local Law Enforcement Focus on Impaired Drivers, Operators

Drinking and driving on the road or the water this weekend could mean a trip to jail rather than to the beach or pool. After 2021’s highway death toll was the highest since 1973, agencies [Read More]

The sidewalk project currently underway in Whiteville is federally funded and being managed by the NCDOT.
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City Food Truck Workshop Thursday

August 30, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on City Food Truck Workshop Thursday

City officials will meet with the planning board and food truck operators Thursday to discuss the future of the popular eateries in Whiteville. Food trucks are basically prohibited in the city. A plan to allow [Read More]

Jeffery Coleman (CCSO)
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Shoplifter Jailed, ATV Seized

August 29, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Shoplifter Jailed, ATV Seized

Deputies arrested a Lake Waccamaw man for larceny and drug possession after he allegedly took snacks and glue from a Dollar General store – and had narcotics on the ATV he was riding. Jeffery Scott [Read More]

Scott Gore (CCSO)
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Impaired, Armed Man Arrested at Nakina Open House

August 29, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Impaired, Armed Man Arrested at Nakina Open House

Deputies arrested a Nakina man after he allegedly turned up impaired at Nakina Middle School Friday. Scott Bennett Gore, 41, was charged with disorderly conduct at a school, resisting an officer and second degree trespassing, [Read More]

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Sim Lab offers lifelike nursing at SCC 

August 29, 2022 Crystal Faircloth Comments Off on Sim Lab offers lifelike nursing at SCC 

Southeastern Community College offers a nursing program that provides their students with the training and knowledge to rival any major medical university.  The lifelike simulation lab above the Nesmith Student Center offers hands-on experience with [Read More]

Lightbar on a car
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Victim Pursues Suspects Despite Gunfire

August 29, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Victim Pursues Suspects Despite Gunfire

Two theft suspects allegedly opened fire on their victim as he chased them Saturday. No one was injured, and a stolen truck and trailer were recovered in the incident. James Britt told deputies that two [Read More]

Corey Tashombe Hines (CCSO)
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Jury Selection Begins Tuesday in 2017 Killing

August 29, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jury Selection Begins Tuesday in 2017 Killing

Jury selection begins Tuesday in Columbus County Superior Court for the murder trial of Corey Tshombe Hines, charged in the 2017 shooting death of Elliot Dew. Hines, 25, is charged with first degree murder in [Read More]

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Wolfpack Beats The Trojans 64 – 62

August 28, 2022 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on Wolfpack Beats The Trojans 64 – 62

In a offensive matchup with a combined 126 points, the Whiteville Wolfpack picked up their first win of the season at home topping the West Brunswick Trojans 64-62 in a non-conference matchup. Amare Best and [Read More]

A matchstick with flame
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Puppy Rescued from Burning Home

August 28, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Puppy Rescued from Burning Home

Two Bolton firefighters saved a puppy from a burning home Saturday. Kevin Benton and Riley Beach found the puppy in a bedroom while checking the house, Deputy Fire Marshal Chase Lancaster said.  The home on [Read More]

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