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Cancer stalls home renovation for Hallsboro man

November 5, 2021 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Cancer stalls home renovation for Hallsboro man

Diane Flynn Roberts is reaching out to the community to help a local Hallsboro man near and dear to her heart who is battling Stage 4 terminal cancer.   Kurt Jon Sundstrom, known to his friends as Jon,  purchased [Read More]

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Threats posted against South Columbus

November 5, 2021 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Threats posted against South Columbus

Threats on social media prompted a large law enforcement presence at south Columbus High School this morning. There is no lockdown, according to Columbus County Sheriff Jody Greene. Deputies, school Resource Officers and Deputies are [Read More]

Samuel Arnette
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Arnette gets 17 years for drugs, guns

November 4, 2021 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Arnette gets 17 years for drugs, guns

An armed dealer in illegal drugs and guns will spend 17 years in federal prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Samuel Arnette Jr., 43, pled guilty in June to possession of a firearm by [Read More]

William Dewayne Simmons
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Simmons given life without parole

November 4, 2021 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Simmons given life without parole

William Dewayne Simmons will spend the rest of his life in prison for the slaying of Carlos David Alfonso Jr. Superior Court Judge Jim Hardin handed down the life sentence for murder and armed robbery [Read More]

Mayor Elect Matt Wilson and his father Rodney working the polls Tuesday morning (Crystal Faircloth photo)
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Wilson wins Lake mayor race

November 3, 2021 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Wilson wins Lake mayor race

Rosemary The election didn’t turn out as we’d hoped, but I want to extend a huge thank you to everyone who volunteered and supported our campaign. Also, I want to extend a special thank you [Read More]

Leamon Rogers Chapel at the Boys and Girls Home (BGHNC photo)
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Boys and Girls home postpones chapel event

November 3, 2021 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Boys and Girls home postpones chapel event

Many residents in Columbus County were disappointed to find out that the Halloween Safe Nite was once again cancelled this Halloween, but the Boys and Girls Home of North Carolina are taking necessary measures to [Read More]

Members of the Waccamaw Siouan tribe will host a program with the Museum of Natural History in Whiteville Nov. 13.
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Tribe to share heritage, history and more at museum

November 3, 2021 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Tribe to share heritage, history and more at museum

The Waccamaw Siouan Powwow may have been cancelled the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but that is not stopping a great community of indigenous people from celebrating their heritage.   November is American [Read More]

A wide range of actitivities is set for this weekend at the Pecan Harvest Festival in Whiteville.
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2021 Pecan Festival to include parade and car show

November 3, 2021 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on 2021 Pecan Festival to include parade and car show

  The 2021 Pecan Harvest Festival is set to take place on Saturday, Nov. 6 in downtown Whiteville. The day will include a parade, car show, and many vendor booths for attendees to explore.   Festivities [Read More]

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Britt, Roberts win Chadbourn; Wilson new mayor at Lake

November 2, 2021 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Britt, Roberts win Chadbourn; Wilson new mayor at Lake

Two of the most hotly contested municipal elections in the county came down to the wire yesterday, with Shannon Britt and Rashad Roberts winning two seats on the Chadbourn Town council and Matt Wilson overwhelming [Read More]

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Traffic stop turns up stolen gun, drugs

November 2, 2021 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Traffic stop turns up stolen gun, drugs

Cocaine, oxycodone, and a stolen firearm were among the contraband seized after a traffic stop Monday. Charles Brown, 28, of 223 Old N.C. 211, Bolton, and Karlie Raelyn Brown, 23, of Leland, were stopped just [Read More]

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Lake hires first full-time female firefighter

November 2, 2021 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Lake hires first full-time female firefighter

Town awarded sewer, pedestrian/bike plan grants Lake Waccamaw has hired of the town’s first female firefighter, and was recently  awarded grants for sewer improvements and a bicycle and pedestrian plan.   Jordan Smith has been a volunteer [Read More]

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Municipal elections Tuesday

November 1, 2021 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Municipal elections Tuesday

  Tuesday is the last chance for voters in most area municipalities to elect mayors and board members. Every town except Lake Waccamaw has seen a low turnout for municipal election early voting, according to [Read More]

The Nolan Park complex surrounds Sandy Ridge Apartments on three sides.
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New residents, visitors banned from Sandy Ridge

November 1, 2021 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on New residents, visitors banned from Sandy Ridge

After four murders in two years and dozens of violent crimes, a superior Court Judge on Friday granted a nuisance abatement order against Sandy Ridge Apartments in Whiteville. Whiteville Police and Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE) [Read More]

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Woman hit in Friday shooting

October 30, 2021 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Woman hit in Friday shooting

One woman was shot at the Whiteville San Jose restaurant Friday night, according to Whiteville Police. in a press release, WPD said the woman was transported to New Hanover Regional Health Center with non life [Read More]

Anthony Wade Lamb (CCSO photo)
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Deputies locate fugitive in eight minutes

October 28, 2021 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Deputies locate fugitive in eight minutes

The suspect in an attempted murder in South Carolina was located by Columbus County Deputies in eight minutes Monday. Anthony Wade Lamb, 32, of Timmonsville, S.C., was arrested at a home near Tabor City, according [Read More]

Tyquise "Bobo" Baker
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Arrest made in September slaying

October 28, 2021 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Arrest made in September slaying

Developing One man has been jailed in the September shooting that left a Chadbourn man dead and two other people injured. Chief Deputy Aaron Herring of the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office said Tyquise Bobo” Baker, [Read More]

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