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The ECHS Lady Gators take on Cherokee Friday for the state championship (submitted photo)
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Lady Gators Seeking First-Ever State Championship

March 13, 2024 McArthur Moore Comments Off on Lady Gators Seeking First-Ever State Championship

By McArthur S. Moore Later this week, The East Columbus Lady Gators basketball team will be looking to make history. The Gators will face off against the 28-1 Cherokee Lady Braves in the 1A Girls [Read More]

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Lake Discusses Projects; Gator Fest Sponsors Needed

March 12, 2024 Crystal Faircloth Comments Off on Lake Discusses Projects; Gator Fest Sponsors Needed

The March Town Hall meeting at Lake Waccamaw covered more than just the water in the lake itself. Well projects, DOT construction, and culverts were the main topics discussion on Tuesday night’s agenda. Commissioners and [Read More]

Lawrence Locklear
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UNCP Professor to Speak at Society Meeting

February 29, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on UNCP Professor to Speak at Society Meeting

Dr. Lawrence Lockear will be the featured speaker at the March 9 meeting of the Southeastern Genealogical society. Locklear is the author of Who’s Your People?: A Brief History of the Lumbee Tribe of North [Read More]

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Thrown Bottle Answered by Gunshots

February 28, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Thrown Bottle Answered by Gunshots

A thrown bottle earned not one, but two bursts of gunfire Monday. Logan Blake Prince, 20, called 911 around 9 p.m. to report the shootings. Prince told deputies that a man he knew was driving [Read More]

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Outages Planned for Lake Starting March 4

February 28, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Outages Planned for Lake Starting March 4

Some Lake Waccamaw water customers may experience outages starting March 4 due to DOT road construction at Chaunceytown Road and U.S. 74. To reduce inconvenience for residents, the outages are scheduled to take place after [Read More]

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Early Voting Enters Final Days

February 28, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Early Voting Enters Final Days

• The Primary is Tuesday. More than 1,300 early ballots votes have been reported by the county board of elections, as of Tuesday (Feb. 27). Of the 1,328 early voters so far, 639 were Democrats, [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • The soundtrack of spring

February 28, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • The soundtrack of spring

In the woods beside our house is a half-forgotten colony box for martins. It was knocked into the trees and vines during one storm or another, and restoring it to service is somewhere down around [Read More]

Water coming out of the faucet  
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Boil Advisory Issued for District II

February 28, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Boil Advisory Issued for District II

County crews are working to repair a broken line in Water District II. Contractors cut the line along Old 74 Tuesday, County Spokesperson Amanda Davis said in an email. Customers from 2310 to 3420 are [Read More]

NCWRC Bears
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Baby Season Can Mean Bear Conflicts

February 27, 2024 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on Baby Season Can Mean Bear Conflicts

North Carolina’s population boom is causing more conflict with another growing population – black bears. The state’s bear conservation program, funded mostly by hunting fees, has been credited with the burgeoning numbers of black bears [Read More]

A matchstick with flame
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Hallsboro Home Destroyed in Fire

February 27, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Hallsboro Home Destroyed in Fire

No one was injured but a Hallsboro man was left homeless Monday night after a singlewide trailer burned on Pierce Cemetery Road. Dep. Fire Marshal Jonathan Juhl said Curtis Wright was not home when the [Read More]

A matchstick with flame
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Home Destroyed in Hallsboro Fire

February 26, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Home Destroyed in Hallsboro Fire

The single resident of a home in Hallsboro escaped but his home was destroyed in a structure fire tonight (Monday). Multiple fire departments were called to the singlewide trailer on Pierce Cemetery Road before 7 [Read More]

Nicholas J.c. mitchell (CCSO Detention)
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Murder Suspect Indicted on Birthday

February 26, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Murder Suspect Indicted on Birthday

Nicholas J.C.  Mitchell turned 18 on Thursday, and was indicted for first degree murder as an adult. Mitchell and Kenneth Bernard Wooten are alleged to have shot and killed Michael Jason Scott, 54, on Ward [Read More]

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Two Hurt in Accidental Discharge

February 26, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Two Hurt in Accidental Discharge

Two people were transported to Loris Hospital after they were accidentally shot Sunday. Tabor City Police reported that they were dispatched to Forest Glen apartments just before 1 p.m. A resident met police on the [Read More]

Smoke from the Pulp Road fire in the Green Swamp can be seen for miles. (Courtesy Katie Boyd)
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Officials Urge Caution as Spring Fire Season Starts

February 26, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Officials Urge Caution as Spring Fire Season Starts

March will officially cue the start of spring wildfire season in North Carolina, and the N.C. Forest Service is urging residents to use caution with all outdoor fires, especially yard debris burns. The Forest Service responded to [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • When a Bomb is Just Another Word

February 23, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • When a Bomb is Just Another Word

When I was a kid, there were words that would get your tail torn up, and words that might, in some families, mean you were never seen again. Maybe it wasn’t quite that bad, but [Read More]

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The Good News for Feb. 23

February 23, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on The Good News for Feb. 23

You have several opportunities to enjoy some good food for a good cause this week. The Columbus Christian Academy Senior Class fundraiser is Saturday morning (Feb. 24) from 8-10 a.m. at Highway 55. $10 gets [Read More]

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