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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]

Jefferson Weaver and Magnum
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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]

A small gun
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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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Columbus County Schools Set Town Hall

February 18, 2022 Crystal Faircloth Comments Off on Columbus County Schools Set Town Hall

Columbus County Schools will be holding a public Town Hall meeting on Feb. 24 at 6 p.m. in the East Columbus High School auditorium. The event will provide a venue for any stakeholder to ask [Read More]

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Shopping Center Demolition Winds Up; Suggestions Sought For Site

February 18, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Shopping Center Demolition Winds Up; Suggestions Sought For Site

After being flooded at least twice and burned last year, the Lewis Smith Shopping Center in downtown Whiteville is now only a memory. Crews are hauling off the last few piles of debris at the [Read More]

July 4 is North Carolina's Free Fishing Day. While no license is required, all other rules apply.
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Yacunne Fishing Camp Set

February 17, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Yacunne Fishing Camp Set

 The Waccamaw Siouan STEM Studio has hosted many events over the past year, but the most successful of them all will be back again for two weekends in April.  The second annual Community Yacunne (Fish) [Read More]

A small gun
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Shooting Under Investigation in Clarendon

February 17, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Shooting Under Investigation in Clarendon

Developing right now: the sheriff’s office is investigating a shooting incident in the Clarendon community. No additional details were immediately available.  The shooting was the second in 24 hours and the third this week. Someone [Read More]

District Attorney Jon David
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Eight Indicted for Voter Fraud in Brunswick

February 16, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Eight Indicted for Voter Fraud in Brunswick

Four illegal immigrant and four convicted felons have been indicted by a Brunswick County grand Jury for voter fraud. District Attorney Jon David announced the indictments yesterday. Complaints from the Brunswick Board of Elections triggered [Read More]

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Infant Becomes Fifth Road Death

February 16, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Infant Becomes Fifth Road Death

The six month old baby airlifted after a crash near Chadbourn has died. King Matthew Jaron Frink was identified as the third death from the headon collision. Baby King’s mother, Angela Shipman, and Jarvis McKinnon [Read More]

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