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Drive-up testing is continuing at Columbus Regional Health Center by appointment.
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More new cases as county COVID toll rises to 987

August 17, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on More new cases as county COVID toll rises to 987

Two local COVID-19 patients died while hospitalized Friday and Monday, bringing the death toll to 50 and the total number of cases to 987. The Columbus County Health Department released its newest figures this afternoon. [Read More]

Sheriff Jody Greene, Chief of Detectives Jeremy Barber and Barrett Thompson of the Vice Narcotics unit with some of the drugs and other contraband seized during Friday's raids.
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Sheriff’s office reports multiple drug arrests

August 17, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Sheriff’s office reports multiple drug arrests

UPDATED. Cocaine, heroin, opiates, pills confiscated in undercover cases. Deputies seized drugs and cash in a series of narcotics raids over the weekend. The sheriff’s office arrested suspects in Bolton, Chadbourn and the Tabor City [Read More]

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Absentee requests pouring in at Elections Board

August 14, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Absentee requests pouring in at Elections Board

Officials are seeing 100 to 200 mail in requests for absentee ballots every day.   COVID-19 and a presidential election is making for a busy time at the county board of elections, as voters make [Read More]

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Woman charged with husband in second bat attack

August 14, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Woman charged with husband in second bat attack

An alleged husband and wife crime duo is back in jail after another alleged attack involving a baseball bat. Ashley Nicole Jones, 37, of Ward Town Road, Whiteville, was arrested Aug. 13 on charges of [Read More]

Rapid testing will be available by appointment Friday at the Health Department in Whiteville.
Business

County says 51 new cases of COVID-19; no new fatalities

August 13, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on County says 51 new cases of COVID-19; no new fatalities

Breaking news update Aug. 13 Columbus County has 51 new cases of COVID-19 reported since Monday, according to the twice-weekly health department report, bringing the total number in the county to 959.  Of those, 743 [Read More]

Breakins of vehicles are continuing in the Nakina area.
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Another handgun stolen as more break-ins reported in Nakina area

August 13, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Another handgun stolen as more break-ins reported in Nakina area

The break-ins occur in batches each night, generally after midnight and before dawn. An additional six vehicle breakins were reported in the Nakina area Thursday, according to the sheriff’s office. Homes along Ervin Richardson and [Read More]

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Football off til February

August 12, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Football off til February

The score is COVID-19 1, High School Sports 0, but the game isn’t over yet. High school football will not be played until February, according to a decision handed down by the NC High School [Read More]

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Mixed drink, beer and wine sales will be on fall ballot

August 12, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Mixed drink, beer and wine sales will be on fall ballot

Lake Waccamaw voters will get the chance to decide whether to allow liquor by the drink and on-premises sale and consumption of beer and wine this fall. Mayor Daniel Hilburn said the three measures – [Read More]

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Victim recovering after second Sandy Ridge shooting in a month

August 10, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Victim recovering after second Sandy Ridge shooting in a month

Updated with additional information A Whiteville man is recovering in New Hanover Regional after he became the second shooting victim in a month at Sandy Ridge Apartments. Whiteville Police Lt. Andre Jackson said Stephon Geathers, 35, [Read More]

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Local woman dies from crash injuries

August 10, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Local woman dies from crash injuries

A Whiteville woman has died from injuries sustained in a June collision in Brunswick County. Melissa Ashley Madison, 39, of Hallsboro Road South, died in an area hospital Saturday from injuries sustained in a June [Read More]

Sgt. Cobbs and Phillip H. Ray.
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‘It wasn’t a big deal’

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CCSO sergeant saves Lake resident during Isaias Sgt. John Cobbs is known for being a modest man – so much so, he didn’t tell his supervisor about saving an 86-year-old man’s life during Hurricane Isaias. [Read More]

The current trend toward a more active season means NOAA may have to add names to the official 2020 hurricane list.
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Record active hurricane season now expected

August 7, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Record active hurricane season now expected

The updated hurricane forecast Thursday from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) increased the anticipated number of storms in the Atlantic Basin. The estimated number of named storms increased from 12 to a range [Read More]

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One arrested after evening shooting near Tabor City

August 7, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on One arrested after evening shooting near Tabor City

One man is in jail and another recovering after a shooting near Tabor City Thursday. Ronnie Junior Dixon, 44, is being held under $32,500 secured bond, charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious [Read More]

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UPDATE: Two more COVID deaths reported in Columbus

August 6, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on UPDATE: Two more COVID deaths reported in Columbus

State numbers show 27 more cases here since Monday, while the county reports 34. Columbus County saw two more COVID-19 related deaths since Monday, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). [Read More]

Que Tucker announced this morning that sports are on hold for the foreseeable future due to COVID-19.
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Sports still on hold

August 6, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Sports still on hold

High School sports remain in limbo after Gov. Roy Cooper’s extension of the Phase Two COVID response on Wednesday. Sports are still on hold in North Carolina High Schools, and will remain that way until [Read More]

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Phase Two for five more weeks

August 5, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Phase Two for five more weeks

Gov. Cooper praises progress, urges caution Phase Two of the COVID-19 lockdown will continue for five weeks in North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper said in a press conference today. Cooper said the state has shown [Read More]

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