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The Good News for March 29

March 29, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on The Good News for March 29

It’s shaping up to be a beautiful holiday weekend for sunrise services and family time. Temperatures are forecast to move into the 80s by Sunday, so get out there and enjoy it, as our Meteorologist [Read More]

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Soil Sampling Available Through State

March 28, 2024 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on Soil Sampling Available Through State

The weather is warming up and gardening and lawn activities will soon be in full swing, which may include taking soil samples to be tested for agronomic recommendations for many growers and homeowners.   It [Read More]

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Storms Brings Five Inches of Rain to Some Areas

March 28, 2024 Christopher Cawley Comments Off on Storms Brings Five Inches of Rain to Some Areas

Columbus County was rocked by a cluster of amazing thunderstorms during the early morning hours of Thursday. These storms were associated with low pressure lifting northward along a frontal boundary draped south to north over [Read More]

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‘Pressure is Privilege’ as Wolfpack Starts Off Hot

March 27, 2024 McArthur Moore Comments Off on ‘Pressure is Privilege’ as Wolfpack Starts Off Hot

The Whiteville Wolfpack Varsity Baseball team is off to an incredibly hot start in their 2024 campaign. The Wolfpack currently sit with a record of 8-1, with that one loss coming in late February in [Read More]

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State Orders Second Primary for Two Nominations

March 27, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on State Orders Second Primary for Two Nominations

The State Board of Elections on Tuesday unanimously certified the results of the 2024 primary election in North Carolina and ordered several second primaries to be held on May 14. The bipartisan State Board (SBOE) [Read More]

Jordan Tyree Johnson (CCSO)
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One Jailed with Pot, Firearms in Park

March 27, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on One Jailed with Pot, Firearms in Park

Deputies arrested a Kelly resident Tuesday after he allegedly had 20 grams of marijuana and three guns at the Hallsboro community park. Jordan Tyree Johnson, 21, of White Oak Road, Kelly, was held under $5,000 [Read More]

A candlelight vigil for Antonio Maultsby Jr.
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Chadbourn Community Rallies Around Slain Boy’s Family

March 26, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Chadbourn Community Rallies Around Slain Boy’s Family

Around 150 people gathered Monday at the Chadbourn Depot to remember a murdered boy, and show love and  support for the child’s family. Antonio Maultsby Jr. would have tuned eight Friday. He was gunned down [Read More]

Jamaal Omar Green (CCSO)
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Jury Selection Begins in Second Landreth Suspect’s Trial

March 25, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jury Selection Begins in Second Landreth Suspect’s Trial

Prospective jurors reported for duty this morning (Monday) at the Columbus County Courthouse for the first degree murder trial of Jamal Green. Timothy Cain of Chadbourn and Green were arrested in March 2021 after the [Read More]

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Parole and Probation Violators Caught in Sweep

March 25, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Parole and Probation Violators Caught in Sweep

A multi-agency sweep led by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office resulted in multiple arrests and changes last week. Sheriff W.A. “Bill” Rogers said in a press release that the CCSO, N.C. Community Supervision, U.S. Homeland [Read More]

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Father Charged in Daughter’s Death

March 23, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Father Charged in Daughter’s Death

Jeffrey Fowler is being held under no bond for the Thursday night shooting of his daughter, Kaylee. Columbus County Detention Center reports show Fowler, 53, was booked at 4:16 p.m. He was arrested after being [Read More]

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Teen Identified in Thursday Killing

March 22, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Teen Identified in Thursday Killing

The victim in Thursday night’s shooting on Wagon Wheel Drive near Evergreen has been identified as Kaylee Fowler, 17. Miss Fowler was allegedly shot to death around 9 p.m. by her father, Jeffrey Fowler, 56. [Read More]

Mark Green
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Putting the ‘Pop’ into Pop Culture

March 22, 2024 Mark Green Comments Off on Putting the ‘Pop’ into Pop Culture

When did parenting become mainstream? I certainly couldn’t pinpoint the pivot in society where we decided that marketing the idea of being a good parent became a good idea. I’d like to credit the internet [Read More]

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The Good News for march 22

March 22, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on The Good News for march 22

Those heavy rains forecast for today changed some plans for Easter egg hunts across the county. There is still a lot to do in Columbus over the next few days. The hunts at Williams Township [Read More]

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Teen Girl Killed in Second Shooting of Week

March 22, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Teen Girl Killed in Second Shooting of Week

The alleged shooter in Thursday’s murder of a 17-year-old girl is in New Hanover Regional after being shot. Sheriff W.A. “Bill” Rogers said Jeffery Fowler is considered the main suspect in the 9 p.m. shooting [Read More]

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Rain Changes Egg Hunt Schedules

March 21, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Rain Changes Egg Hunt Schedules

The possibility of heavy rains Saturday morning has caused several changes to the county sponsored Easter egg hunts. The hunts at Williams Township and Chadbourn Depot will still be held Saturday at 10 a.m. The [Read More]

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Easter Calendar of Events

March 20, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Easter Calendar of Events

Premier Living in Lake Waccamaw is having a community Easter egg hunt on March 30  at 11 a.m. for all children. The Veterans Memorial Park will host an egg hunt, telling of the resurrection story, [Read More]

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