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Commissioners approve plan to renovate courthouse

January 20, 2021 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Commissioners approve plan to renovate courthouse

Columbus County’s most recognizable landmark could once again be home to court proceedings. On a 5-2 vote Monday, commissioners approved a plan that would use some of the proceeds from the sale of the Georgia [Read More]

Zakia Pierre and Christopher Scott Deans (CCSO photos)
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Crack, cursing lead to jail

January 20, 2021 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Crack, cursing lead to jail

Poor driving and poor choice of words led to a narcotics and a disorderly conduct arrest in Whiteville Jan. 14. Christopher Scott Deans, 25, of 543 Old Farm Rd., Whiteville, was held under a $50,500 [Read More]

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Man charged after allegedly firing near deputy

January 19, 2021 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Man charged after allegedly firing near deputy

A child custody dispute escalated after a man allegedly fired a shotgun near a deputy Jan. 12. Scottie Mack Nobles, 37, of 1037 Hickory Hill rd., Chadbourn, was charged with resist, obstruct or delay and [Read More]

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Warrant roundup picks up 19

January 19, 2021 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Warrant roundup picks up 19

Deputies picked up 19 suspects on a variety of outstanding warrants and criminal offenses Jan 14. Operation Safe Streets targeted a laundry list of defendants wanted for everything from drug charges to failure to appear, [Read More]

William Carroll
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Cash app transfers lead to arrest

January 15, 2021 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Cash app transfers lead to arrest

The case could be described as a modern version of sneaking change from grandmother’s purse.  William Carroll, 28, of 838 Bullard Rd., Cerro Gordo was arrested Jan. 8 on 65 charges of obtaining property by [Read More]

Smoke billows from under the eaves of the home. Firefighters were on the scene within a few minutes.
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Home damaged by fire in Whiteville

January 11, 2021 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Home damaged by fire in Whiteville

Fire crews are on the scene of a structure fire at 216 E. Webster Street. No injuries have been reported. Smoke was visible throughout downtown just after the 2 p.m. fire was called in. We’re [Read More]

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Fire claims life Saturday

January 9, 2021 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Fire claims life Saturday

A space heater is being blamed for a fatal fire Saturday morning. Deputy Fire Marshal Chase Lancaster said the fire on Tommy Wooten Road was called in at 7:03. a.m. Despite quick response from multiple [Read More]

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Victim says burn barrel shot him

January 8, 2021 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Victim says burn barrel shot him

A burn barrel allegedly shot a Tabor City man Jan. 5. Joshua A. Vereen, 29, was transported to Columbus Regional with multiple bullet wounds in both legs, according to the sheriff’s office. He told deputies [Read More]

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CCSO: Stabbing suspect had drugs when arrested

January 8, 2021 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on CCSO: Stabbing suspect had drugs when arrested

The man charged with the county’s first serious assault of the year had a cigarette box of narcotics between his buttocks, according to the sheriff’s office. James Levi Clewis, 29, of Chadbourn, was held under [Read More]

Crime scene tape surrounded the gas pumps and front door of the Sam's Pit Stop Saturday after a man was stabbed.
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Man stabbed in Hallsboro store attack

January 4, 2021 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on 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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$6 smokes lead to more costly problems

December 31, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on $6 smokes lead to more costly problems

A pack of Newport cigarettes usually costs a little over $6, but a pack of smokes is costing a local man much more than that. Warrants and jail reports show that Joshua Michael Zimmerman, 32, [Read More]

Theodore Jevaugh Booker
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Stolen ATV retrieved in Whiteville; one charged

December 30, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on 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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Man reported missing in city

December 30, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on 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]

Damion Marquez Moody and Davern Jaquan Inman (CCSO Photos)
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Two suspects, two chases, two arrests early Sunday

December 30, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on 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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Tabor suspect leaves ID behind

December 22, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Tabor suspect leaves ID behind

It wasn’t hard for Tabor City Police to track down a suspect who allegedly fled a traffic stop Monday – the man left his identification behind. Carlos Jaquan McClure, 22, turned himself in on charges [Read More]

Stephon Lee Miller
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Third suspect jailed in Dec. 9 shooting

December 21, 2020 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on 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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