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News Briefs for January 23, 2025 A fundraiser plate sale for the family and children of Misty Cribb will be held this Saturday from 11:00 a.m.until 2 p.m. at Murf’s Pawn in Whiteville and [Read More]
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Trash Pickup Adjusted in Columbus County
GFL will not be providing trash collection services for residents on Friday (Jan. 24) due to continued icy conditions. “With freezing temperatures until midday, GFL cannot allow the trucks to operate under these unsafe conditions,” [Read More]
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Lumbees Closer to Federal Recognition
The Lumbee Tribe is one major step closer to federal recognition by the federal government. Congress approved the bill in 2024, but it did not make it to a Senate vote before the end of [Read More]
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News Briefs for January 22, 2025 City of Whiteville and Columbus County officials are urging everyone to stay off the roads tonight. What little ice and snow that melted today will refreeze tonight, causing [Read More]
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Columbus County Schools Will Have Remote Learning on Thursday
Columbus County Schools will be conducting Remote Instruction on Thursday, January 23. Since tomorrow marks the first day of the new semester for traditional high schools, teachers have added students to their second semester Google Classrooms. [Read More]
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News Briefs for January 21, 2025 Two to six inches of snow could fall between I-95 and the coast, and bitterly cold conditions are forecast to continue through the week. The sheriff’s office [Read More]
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LOCAL NEWS UPDATE with Jefferson Weaver Storm Closing Updates (01.21.25)
Jefferson Weaver with a list of closings in Columbus County NC
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Shootings Hurt Three; Investigations Continuing
Four people were shot, one critically, separate shooting incidents in Columbus County over the weekend. All of the incidents are under investigation. The sheriff’s office said deputies were called to 24119 Peacock Road, near Tabor [Read More]
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News Briefs for January 20, 2025 A mother and four children died Sunday in a car crash in Bladen County. The 4:00 p.m. wreck occurred on N.C. 20 near Purdie Hall Road, the Highway Patrol [Read More]
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News Briefs for January 19, 2025 Columbus County commissioners on Tuesday will hear a request to transfer 911 operations under the sheriff’s office. A Bolton man faces multiple charges after he was arrested with [Read More]
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News Briefs for January 16, 2025 Two people were charged with larceny after allegedly stealing a burn barrel (valued at $10.00) near Tabor City. Governor Josh Stein today issued an executive order about [Read More]
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Inmate Finds Handgun Parts
A road crew picking up trash along Pine Log Road Monday found part of a handgun, a sheriff’s report said. Cpl. Z. Morris of the sheriff’s office responded to the call in the 2000 block [Read More]
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News Briefs for January 15, 2025 Eleven months before filing begins, three candidates for sheriff have announced their intentions to run. Josh McPherson, and former deputy, detective and director of Animal Protective Services, said [Read More]
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News Briefs for January 14, 2025 Josh McPherson announced on social media Tuesday morning that he will run for Columbus County Sheriff in the 2026 race. The former deputy, detective and director of Animal [Read More]
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News Briefs for January 13, 2025 Whiteville Police had the first 911 call for law enforcement for 2025. Meisha Robinson Contact Whiteville Police at 2 a.m. Jan. 1 to report her car had been stolen. [Read More]