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Small plane crashes south of Whiteville; injuries appear non-life-threatening

Multiple people were taken to the hospital with what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries after a small-engine plane ...
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County approves borrowing up to $770K for sheriff’s vehicles

Columbus County commissioners voted 6–1 Monday to finance up to $770,000 for 11 Sheriff’s Office vehicles, a move Finance ...
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From the Easy Chair: ‘Not the game. We talking about practice, man.’

The title is a quote famously made by 11-time NBA All-Star and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame player Allen Iverson ...
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Register challenges Floyd for District 7 commissioner’s seat

Republican incumbent Scott Floyd faces Democratic challenger Jeff Register in the race to represent District 7 on the ...
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Chadbourn residents seek relief from decades of flooding

Chadbourn residents who say their neighborhood has flooded for decades asked the Town Council for help Tuesday, prompting a ...
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CCSO arrest reports from Sept. 28 - Oct. 4

Arrest reports from the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office are public record after an individual is booked in the Columbus ...
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Recent county government personnel changes

A new personnel report from Columbus County government shows three new hires, six separations and six position changes. The News Reporter received the September report through a standing public record ...