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The Good News for April 12

April 12, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on The Good News for April 12

Saturday is going to be a big, busy day in Columbus. From science to chickens to plain old fun, there is plenty to do in our community. The first ever Spring Fling is coming up Saturday at [Read More]

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‘Notorious’ Teen Felon Facing New Charges

April 11, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on ‘Notorious’ Teen Felon Facing New Charges

A Whiteville youth previously convicted of firing into a home is facing new felonies. Notorious D. Taylor, 17, of 402 W. Lewis St., Whiteville, has been charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver [Read More]

Mike's Garage Band will perform Saturday at Light the Lake. (Submitted)
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Light the Lake Marks Three Anniversaries for Home

April 11, 2024 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on Light the Lake Marks Three Anniversaries for Home

The 10th Annual Light the Lake event will bring the largest celebration yet for child abuse awareness to Lake Waccamaw when it opens 1-5 p.m. April 13 on the Boys & Girls Homes Farm. The [Read More]

Keyonte Poole (BCSO)
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Bladen Murder Earns 40-50 Year Sentence

April 10, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Bladen Murder Earns 40-50 Year Sentence

Keyonte Poole will spend the next 480 to 600 months – 40 to 50 years – in prison for the brutal murders of Robbie Hildreth and Sean Burke in Bladen County. Poole pleaded guilty to [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • That Ain’t Country

April 10, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • That Ain’t Country

I happened to catch maybe two minutes of the Country Music Awards the other night. For reasons I cannot fathom, a bunch of the new stars were singing Phil Collins song. I wasn’t even one [Read More]

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HPAI Detected in North Carolina Dairy Herd

April 10, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on HPAI Detected in North Carolina Dairy Herd

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in a herd of dairy cows in North Carolina. HPAI has several strains, all of which are commonly referred to as Bird Flu. The virus is highly [Read More]

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Car Hit by Gunfire Near State Line

April 9, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Car Hit by Gunfire Near State Line

Two teenagers escaped injury in a shooting Sunday, but investigators are not sure where the shooting actually occurred. The sheriff’s office reported that deputies were called to Fries Bay and Wright roads around 5:23 p.m. [Read More]

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Man Grazed by Bullet While Feeding Cats

April 9, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Man Grazed by Bullet While Feeding Cats

Deputies are searching for the suspect who wounded a Riegelwood man while he was feeding his cats Saturday. Sherman Lewis Brown, 72, of Weyman Road, told deputies he was working in his yard when he [Read More]

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Suspect Sought After Friday Shooting

April 9, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Suspect Sought After Friday Shooting

A man is recovering after he was shot through the leg near Tabor City Friday. Deputies were called to 15 Ying Lane around 3:30 a.m. to a disturbance, sheriff’s reports said. While they were en [Read More]

Nestor Redono-Paloma (CCSO Detention)
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Father Pleads to Ten Sex Crimes Against Four Girls

April 9, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Father Pleads to Ten Sex Crimes Against Four Girls

Nestor Redono-Paloma will serve 20 to 29 years in prison for the rape and molestation of four of his minor children. Redono-Paloma, 43, pleaded guilty to ten felony sex charges in Columbus County Superior Court [Read More]

Sheila Bullock (CCSO poto)
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Warrants: Woman Took Roundup, Pens, Refrigerant

April 8, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Warrants: Woman Took Roundup, Pens, Refrigerant

Chemicals, inkpens, a magazine and other items were among the merchandise a Tabor City woman allegedly shoplifted from Walmart March 12. Sheila Deanna Bullock, 23, was arrested April 4 and released on a secured bond [Read More]

Narcotics and cash seized during Thursday's raids. (CCSO photo)
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County Takes Down Two Alleged Drug Operations

April 8, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on County Takes Down Two Alleged Drug Operations

Two alleged narcotics distribution operations were raided Thursday, resulting in the confiscation of cocaine, fentanyl, and marijuana, along with firearms and cash. Sheriff W.A. “Bill” Rogers said in a oppress release that Daheem Kevin Durante [Read More]

Nigel Bracey (CCSO)
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Bracey Sentenced in 2020 Hallsboro Killing

April 5, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Bracey Sentenced in 2020 Hallsboro Killing

Almost exactly four years after Joshua Blake Teder’s death, Nigel Tasheem Bracey was sentenced to prison for second degree murder today (April 5). Bracey, 35, pleaded guilty to second degree murder, possession of a firearm [Read More]

Raheem Davis was sentenced in Columbus County Superior Court today (April 4).
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Davis Sentenced for Role in Conner Slaying

April 4, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Davis Sentenced for Role in Conner Slaying

The final suspect has been sentenced for his part in the October 2018 killing of Highway Patrol Trooper Kevin Conner. Raheem Davis, 27, pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact and probation violation in Columbus [Read More]

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The Simple Things

April 4, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on The Simple Things

 I crumpled gratefully into my grandfather’s chair, and moaned a little as I took off my shoes. I had to wonder how many other men in my family had done the same thing through all [Read More]

Jamaal Omar Green (CCSO)
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Green Sentenced to Life

April 4, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Green Sentenced to Life

The second defendant in a brutal 2021 murder was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday. Jamaal Omar Green, 37, was found guilty of first degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon in the 2021 [Read More]

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