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FBI Seizes Drive From Elections Board

March 1, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on FBI Seizes Drive From Elections Board

UPDATED 4:09 p.m. Multiple sources have confirmed that federal agents seized a computer at the Columbus County Board of Elections this morning (Tuesday). The computer hard drive was taken from the workspace formerly used by [Read More]

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Man Dies After Fight, Fall

March 1, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Man Dies After Fight, Fall

A fight Friday ended with the death of a Lake Waccamaw area man. The sheriff’s office reported that Luke Simmons, 39, died after he fell and hit his head during a fight with another man, [Read More]

Trooper Trevor Bryan (NCHSP photo)
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Trooper Credited with Saving Woman Saturday

February 28, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Trooper Credited with Saving Woman Saturday

A Chadbourn woman is in New Hanover Regional after a single-vehicle wreck Saturday, and a trooper is getting credit for saving her life. First Sgt. Andrew Pait of the Highway Patrol said Trooper Trevor Bryan [Read More]

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Whiteville Vocational Rehabilitation Services moves downtown

February 25, 2022 Crystal Faircloth Comments Off on Whiteville Vocational Rehabilitation Services moves downtown

If you have never heard about Whiteville’s Vocational Rehabilitation Services (WVRS), then you or a loved may be missing out on a great opportunity. As part of downtown’s revitalization project, the center moved to an [Read More]

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Artic Alligator Plunge will make waves in 2022 

February 25, 2022 Crystal Faircloth Comments Off on Artic Alligator Plunge will make waves in 2022 

The Whiteville Junior Woman’s Club is back again this year with their 2nd annual Artic Alligator Plunge. The purpose of the event is to raise money to help the organization with charitable projects, scholarships for [Read More]

Spivey is flanked by Chief Deputy Aaron Herring, Sheriff Jody Greene and other CCSO personnel.
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Bond $5 million for Spivey; Two Jailed for Helping

February 25, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Bond $5 million for Spivey; Two Jailed for Helping

The couple ex-police chief Anthony Spivey called “ma and pa” have been jailed for helping Spivey hide form law enforcement. Harold Dean and Debbie Sasser, both of Fair Bluff, were arrested Thursday and charged with [Read More]

Spivey after being arrested early Thursday. (HCPD photo)
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Spivey Friends Jailed; Letter Mentioned Suicide

February 24, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Spivey Friends Jailed; Letter Mentioned Suicide

The man and woman Anthony Spivey called “Pa and Ma” have been arrested. Harold Dean Sasser and Debbie Sasser were taken into custody this afternoon, according to jail reports. CCN has not confirmed their charges, [Read More]

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Spivey Arrested in South Carolina

February 24, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Spivey Arrested in South Carolina

Anthony Spivey was arrested early Thursday after running out of a relative’s apartment in South Carolina, where he had apparently been hiding since Sunday. The disgraced former Chadbourn Police Chief was arrested last year on [Read More]

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Spivey Held Under $1 Million Dollar Bond

February 24, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Spivey Held Under $1 Million Dollar Bond

Anthony Spivey Taken into Custody [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver — Demons and Darlings 

February 23, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver — Demons and Darlings 

I reached for the alarm, missed the snooze, and debated whether to try harder.  I was warm and snug in bed; I hadn’t started the daily hurts yet. I told myself I didn’t have to [Read More]

Anthony Spivey has been missing since Sunday night. (CCSO photo)
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Search for Spivey Continues

February 22, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Search for Spivey Continues

Dive teams were back in the water on the Lumber River this morning searching for the body of former Chadbourn Police Chief Anthony Spivey. The sheriff’s office and other local agencies were joined by the [Read More]

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Woman Found Shot in Home

February 21, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Woman Found Shot in Home

The sheriff’s office is investigating a homicide on McMillian Road. Chief Deputy Aaron Herring said the female victim was found Monday morning. “We are treating this as a murder at this time,” Herring said. Investigators [Read More]

CPD Chief Anthony Spivey
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Dive Teams Searching for Spivey in Lumber River

February 21, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Dive Teams Searching for Spivey in Lumber River

Search crews are on the Lumber River near Fair Bluff after former Chadbourn Police Chief Anthony Spivey’s truck was found at a hunting camp. Sheriff Jody Greene said Spivey was due in court this morning. [Read More]

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Multiple Homes Hit by Gunfire; Two People Hurt

February 21, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Multiple Homes Hit by Gunfire; Two People Hurt

The sheriff’s office is investigating a series of shootings that occurred in the Clarendon community Thursday and Friday.  The shooting incidents were among five that occurred between Sunday, Feb. 13 and Friday, Feb. 18. Several [Read More]

Bobby Faulk and a well-wisher (CCSO photo)
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‘Gentle Giant’ Retires from CCSO

February 21, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on ‘Gentle Giant’ Retires from CCSO

The “Gentle Giant” of the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office has retired. Major Bobby Faulk officially retired Friday after nearly 30 years in law enforcement in Columbus County. Faulk started as a road deputy and worked for [Read More]

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Sixth Road Death Reported Sunday

February 21, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Sixth Road Death Reported Sunday

The county’s sixth road fatality occurred Sunday night near Tabor City. Laramie Stanley was traveling west on Inman Road, 1.1 miles from Tabor City, when the crash occurred, Sgt. A.M. Pait of the Highway Patrol [Read More]

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