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Man charged after spitting in officer’s face

April 14, 2021 Jefferson Weaver 0

Chadbourn Police and deputies jailed a Whiteville man on multiple charges after he allegedly had narcotics in his vehicle and spat on the arresting officers. Chadbourn Police and Columbus County deputies were operating a checkpoint [Read More]

Needles are the most common injection method for opiates, although smoking and the use of pills are also on the rise. (DEA photo)
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Seven overdoses in five days reported

April 14, 2021 Jefferson Weaver 0

First responders have been busy with a string of overdose calls in recent days, including two possible fatalities from opiate use.  Emergency services reported seven opioid overdoses were called in to 911 since Friday. Officials [Read More]

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One dead in Monday shooting

April 13, 2021 Jefferson Weaver 0

The sheriff’s office is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Monday night. The body of a gunshot victim was reported just after 8:30 p.m. in a field off Clyde Norris Road, in the Jamaica Queens [Read More]

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CRHS adds vaccine clinics

April 13, 2021 Jefferson Weaver 0

Columbus Regional will be hosting vaccine clinics at the Southeast Primary Care locations in Whiteville and Tabor City Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Monday. The Moderna vaccine will be administered.  The clinics are located at 619 [Read More]

Detention Center inmates have the opportunity to earn their high school equivalency diploma through Southeastern Community College. (CCSO photo)
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New program gives inmates chance to improve selves, future

April 13, 2021 Jefferson Weaver 0

Inmates at the Columbus County Detention Center are getting a second chance, courtesy of the sheriff’s office and Southeastern community college. Nine inmates are currently enrolled in a High School Equivalency Diploma program offered through the [Read More]

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Man charged with felony child abuse

April 12, 2021 Jefferson Weaver 0

State authorities have charged a Chadbourn man with felony child abuse after he allegedly refused to seek medical care for a child with a fractured skull. Norman Isiah Greenleaf, 28, is being held under $800,000 [Read More]

Gerson Daniel Brown (CCSO)
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Man charged with raping girl for six years

April 8, 2021 Jefferson Weaver 0

UPDATE: Brown’s bond was raised to $750,000. Detectives say a Whitehall Road man had sex with a child for six years before his arrest. Gerson Daniel Brown, 24, was arrested April 7 for failure to [Read More]

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Strawberry Festival cancelled again

April 8, 2021 Jefferson Weaver 0

COVID-19 may not have stopped a bumper crop of strawberries, but it stopped the annual festival in Chadbourn for the second year. The N.C. Strawberry Festival announced on its Facebook page this week that the [Read More]

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Chadbourn managers, police chiefs often have short runs

April 8, 2021 Jefferson Weaver 0

 Since 2005, Chadbourn has seen five full-time police chiefs and four interim leaders of the department. The town has seen similar turnover in the manager’s office, with four full-time managers, and the town finance officer [Read More]

Pipeline Plastics will invest more than $4 million in its new Fair Bluff plant.
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Pipe company coming to Fair Bluff

April 8, 2021 Jefferson Weaver 0

New jobs and a new industry are coming to Fair Bluff. Pipeline Plastics Holdings manufactures industrial pipeline systems for construction, municipal systems and other uses. PPH announced today (Thursday) that it will build a $4.6 [Read More]

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