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Cooper to provide update at 2 p.m.
Gov. Roy Cooper will provide an update on COVID-19 in North Carolina at 2 p.m. You can view the livestream here. https://www.ncdps.gov/news-conference
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Books in the Blue Room
We call it the Blue Room, simply because that’s the color of the walls. The modern term is “man cave,” which I despise almost as much as the phrase “she shed.” My blue room is [Read More]
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Man stabbed in Hallsboro store attack
A man was stabbed repeatedly Friday in broad daylight at the Hallsboro sam’s Pit Stop. James Levi Clewis was arrested Friday night for the attack, Chief Deputy Aaron Herring of the sheriff’s office said,. The [Read More]
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Jan. 1 COVID-19 roundup
Vaccinations for seniors start Jan. 11; COVID numbers surge Following is a roundup of COVID-19 related news from this past week: • The county health department on Thursday announced that due to the three surges in [Read More]
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Stolen ATV retrieved in Whiteville; one charged
An all-terrain vehicle stolen Monday was retrieved Tuesday, and the alleged thief jailed. Theodore Jevaugh Booker, 44, of Pinewood Drive, Whiteville, was charged with felony larceny and held under a $5,000 secured bond, according to [Read More]
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Watch it live: Cooper to discuss COVID-19 at 2 p.m.
Gov. Roy Cooper and the COVID-19 task force will hold a press briefing at 2 p.m. You can watch the press conference live by clicking on this link. https://www.ncdps.gov/news-conference
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Man reported missing in city
UPDATE: John Maples has been located and is safe, according to the Whiteville Police. Whiteville Police are searching for a man reported missing early Wednesday (today). John Maples, 54, was reported missing just after 5 [Read More]
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Two suspects, two chases, two arrests early Sunday
Two suspects in the same vehicle were involved in two different incidents and two foot chases near Chadbourn Sunday. The sheriff’s office said a deputy was on stationary patrol on Joe Brown Highway just after [Read More]
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Park and Learn comes to Columbus
With remote learning becoming the standard for education in the pandemic, state officials have established new opportunities for children who lack internet access. The N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is working to bring [Read More]
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Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
Editor’s note: Times may change, society may evolve, and even newspapers change the way they deliver current events, commentary and the events of daily life.Some things, however, never change. We sincerely hope that you will [Read More]
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Holiday health
Brian Ward of the Whiteville Nautilus Gym gave Santa a little help Wednesday, getting in one more holiday workout before Santa headed north to start his Christmas Eve rounds. (Submitted photo)
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Columbus shifts to substantial spread, but danger still real
State numbers released this afternoon show a hint of improvement in the COVID-19 battle in Columbus County. Columbus was in the “red”, or critical, category, when the state unveiled a new system of tracking infections [Read More]
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Cooper to hold press conference on COVID-19
Gov. Roy Cooper and Sec. of Health and Human Services Mandy Cohen will host a video press conference at 2 p.m. Members of several faith groups will be in attendance. Cooper announced earlier that the [Read More]
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Corman awarded state grant
RJ Corman Railroad was one of the 17 short line railroads awarded grants this week in the Department of Transportation Freight Rail and Rail Crossing Safety Improvement program (FRRCSI). Corman was awarded $1 million for new track [Read More]
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Third suspect jailed in Dec. 9 shooting
Tabitha Reaves was shielding her infant child when Reaves was struck in the head by at least one bullet Dec. 9.The third suspect in that street corner shooting in Tabor city was arrested today, according [Read More]
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Case count tops 3,200
An additional 144 COVID-19 cases this week brought the county’s total since the start of the pandemic to 3,243, with 79 deaths. The health department’s Thursday numbers showed that only one of the 144 new [Read More]