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Felon Allegedly Tries to Ram CCSO vehicles

September 5, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Felon Allegedly Tries to Ram CCSO vehicles

Drugs, cash and two firearms were found in a convicted felon’s vehicle after he allegedly fled from a traffic stop Aug. 30. Alton Terrell Smith, 37, with addresses in Bolton and Hallsboro, was held under [Read More]

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Whiteville Tops East Bladen by 30 for a 43–13 Win!

September 3, 2022 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on Whiteville Tops East Bladen by 30 for a 43–13 Win!

On Friday night the Whiteville Varsity Wolfpack traveled to Elizabethtown to show the East Bladen Eagles how the Wolfpack plays football.  And at the end of Four Quarters, the Wolfpack were triumphant over the Eagles.  [Read More]

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Weekly Podcast – THE COLUMBUS CONNECTION with Jefferson Weaver

September 3, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Weekly Podcast – THE COLUMBUS CONNECTION with Jefferson Weaver

  This week Jefferson talks with In-Studio Guest Alma Galloway of Galloway Farm in Hallsboro, NC. They discuss the business of Agritourism which combines agriculture and tourism in a fun way, as well as all [Read More]

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SCC Joins UNC to Encourage Pharmacy Careers 

September 2, 2022 Crystal Faircloth Comments Off on SCC Joins UNC to Encourage Pharmacy Careers 

Southeastern Community College took big steps forward in education this week. On Thursday morning, the school announced a partnership with the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill’s Eshelman School of Pharmacy.   SCC received a [Read More]

McNeill kids
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The Good News for Sept. 2 

September 2, 2022 Crystal Faircloth Comments Off on The Good News for Sept. 2 

Happening Saturday:  It’s time once again for the Whiteville Fun Factory’s Saturday sensory hours. The facility welcomes all families with special needs and sensory restrictions to come out from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. on [Read More]

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One Dead Dog, Four Starving Canines Found in Fair Bluff

September 2, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on One Dead Dog, Four Starving Canines Found in Fair Bluff

Four malnourished bulldogs and one dead dog were found by a probation officer at a Fair Bluff home. The sheriff’s office reported that the bulldog-mix dogs were tethered with heavy chains at 41 Phillips Street. [Read More]

Christopher Dale Gore
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Man Jailed in Machete Attack on Dog

September 2, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Man Jailed in Machete Attack on Dog

A blue heeler dog was seriously injured after a Ten Mile Road man attacked the dog with a machete. Christopher Dale Gore, 36, was held under a $3,500 secured bond on a charge of felony [Read More]

Elwell Ferry (Ken clark)
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Elwell Ferry Returning to Service

September 1, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Elwell Ferry Returning to Service

The iconic Elwell Ferry between Kelly and Carvers Creek will be back in service in the near future. The ferry – which was shut down due to changing river levels, hurricanes, a drought, the pandemic [Read More]

Evidence 9122 drug busts
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Eight Jailed After Drug Investigation in City

September 1, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Eight Jailed After Drug Investigation in City

Complaints about drug activity in Whiteville, including near Central Middle School, led to eight arrests by the sheriff’s office. Beginning in July, the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Vice-Narcotics Unit initiated an investigation into the distribution [Read More]

pratt DOC. DOA
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Child Molester Dies in Prison

August 31, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Child Molester Dies in Prison

A convicted child molester was found dead in his dormitory at Columbus Correctional this morning (Wednesday). Bruce Pratt, 42, was found unresponsive at 4:54 a.m., according to John Bull, spokesman for the Dept. of Public [Read More]

Allen Robinson allegedly used this homemade trailer to steal fuel in the Riegelwood area (CCSO photo)
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Patrol Deputy Catches Alleged Fuel Thief

August 31, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Patrol Deputy Catches Alleged Fuel Thief

The quick response of a deputy resulted in the arrest of a Kelly man on fuel theft charges Friday. Allen Robinson, 44, was held under $7,500 secured bond on charges of breaking and entering a [Read More]

Asian Longhorn ticks (Courtesy SC)
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Officials Warn of Invasive Asian Ticks

August 30, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Officials Warn of Invasive Asian Ticks

An aggressive Asian tick species has invaded South Carolina, and is showing up in higher numbers in North Carolina, according to the S..C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). Officials recently found a “large [Read More]

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Business

Entrepreneur’s Family Recipe a Hit

August 30, 2022 Crystal Faircloth Comments Off on Entrepreneur’s Family Recipe a Hit

A Lake Waccamaw resident is splitting her time between Columbus County and Georgia, all in the name of entrepreneurship.  Deondra Jenkins is the owner and operator of a dessert business inspired by family recipes called [Read More]

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Highway Patrol, Wildlife, Local Law Enforcement Focus on Impaired Drivers, Operators

August 30, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Highway Patrol, Wildlife, Local Law Enforcement Focus on Impaired Drivers, Operators

Drinking and driving on the road or the water this weekend could mean a trip to jail rather than to the beach or pool. After 2021’s highway death toll was the highest since 1973, agencies [Read More]

The sidewalk project currently underway in Whiteville is federally funded and being managed by the NCDOT.
Business

City Food Truck Workshop Thursday

August 30, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on City Food Truck Workshop Thursday

City officials will meet with the planning board and food truck operators Thursday to discuss the future of the popular eateries in Whiteville. Food trucks are basically prohibited in the city. A plan to allow [Read More]

Jeffery Coleman (CCSO)
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Shoplifter Jailed, ATV Seized

August 29, 2022 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Shoplifter Jailed, ATV Seized

Deputies arrested a Lake Waccamaw man for larceny and drug possession after he allegedly took snacks and glue from a Dollar General store – and had narcotics on the ATV he was riding. Jeffery Scott [Read More]

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