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WWW.NRCOLUMBUS.COM Thursday, October 27, 2016 75 CENTS CLINTON RETURNS TO COLUMBUS COUNTY Many people vote early

By Clara Cartrette [email protected]

When votes cast during the first four days of early voting were tal- lied Tuesday afternoon, they came up one vote shy of 2,600. All of those votes were cast at the Board of Elections office in Whiteville, as early voting in precincts began Wednesday afternoon. Records show that 679 voted Thursday, the first day of early voting, 617 voted Friday, 666 voted Monday and 637 voted Tuesday. Several people showed up early Wednesday to vote, but were told that voting did not begin until 8:30 a.m. Most waited to vote. Early voting will continue at the Board of Elections through Nov. 4 from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. week- Staff Photo by Les High days only. Former president Bill Clinton met an enthusiastic crowd in front of the Columbus County Democratic Headquarters Wednesday afternoon in Whiteville. Director of Elections Carla Clinton spoke for about five minutes, then visited for about 45, giving autographs, taking selfies and chatting with people. Strickland said voter registration was extended until Oct. 19 due to Hurricane Matthew. County pre- cinct sites were visited Tuesday after the storm to assure that ev- erything was in order. Clinton makes whistle stop for Hillary New equipment was rolled out, but there are no touch screen ma- By Jefferson Weaver knew we had a lot of work to do.” spic and span when the black and blue Hillary chines. “It’s still the paper ballot [email protected] While the county party headquarters escaped Clinton bus arrived, followed by a huge entourage system,” she said. the flooding that devastated downtown Whiteville, of staff and security. There have been complaints in Columbus County Democrat Party chair Singletary said his volunteers immediately got to Singletary said Clinton’s third visit to the areas where touch screen tabula- Alexander Singletary didn’t believe it when he work. city — and his second campaigning for his tors are used about correct votes was first told Bill Clinton was coming back to “We had a parking lot to clean, and to straight- wife — was “an exciting experience. not showing up, but the paper ballot Whiteville. en the place up,” he said. “There isn’t a whole lot “I couldn’t believe it,” he said. “He must really system prohibits that. “I made a couple of calls, and the people I talked of time during a campaign to keep house, so we love this town and county.” “If something goes wrong or to didn’t know about it,” he said. “Then I made a had to get to work.” couple more, and got it confirmed. That’s when I The phone bank and county headquarters was uu CLINTON 6A uu EARLY VOTING 13A City schools Three candidates vie for N.C. House seat update calendar By Allen Turner representing all of Columbus and portions of funeral director, the youngest in North Carolina [email protected] Bladen and Robeson counties in the N.C. House at that time. He went on to work for the nation’s due to storm of Representatives. largest manufactured home company, becoming Editor’s Note: Tim Benton, the Democratic candi- Jones ran unsuccessfully against Waddell for the the youngest general manager in the company’s By Les High date, sent regrets that he did not have time to provide seat two years ago. A Columbus County native and history. Jones returned home to Tabor City in the [email protected] biographical information or to respond to a series graduate of Waccamaw Academy in Whiteville, late 1990s to take over the family business, where of questions this newspaper submitted to all three Jones has been married to his high school sweet- he is now responsible for day-to-day operations. The Whiteville City Schools candidates. heart, Angela, for more than 20 years. They have Since then the company has expanded operations Board of Education changed the Republican Brenden Jones of Tabor City, two daughters. He has owned and operated small and is now the oldest pre-owned car dealership school calendar Monday night to Democrat Tim Benton of Bladenboro and businesses in Columbus County for more than 15 in Columbus County. In 2012 he started an auto reflect disruptions caused primar- Libertarian Tom Howell, also of Bladenboro, years. After high school he attended Fayetteville body repair facility. Jones currently also manages ily from Hurricane Matthew. are running in next month’s general election Technical Community College, graduating with Meares Funeral Home in Fair Bluff. The county schools will likely to succeed Democratic Rep. Ken Waddell, who a degree in mortuary science. After a one-year decide on its make-up days after did not seek re-election to the 46th District seat apprenticeship in Greenville, he became a licensed uu CANDIDATE PROFILES 8A the first of the year, said Supt. Alan Faulk. Over the past two weeks, stu- dents in the city system missed five days and experienced one two- Restaurateur thinks Fair Bluff will be better than ever hour delay and “an early release due to either too much water or the lack of water,” said Whiteville By Jefferson Weaver City Schools Superintendent Kenny [email protected] Garland. “In working with our principals George Roy had no idea Fair Bluff would flood. and Central Services staff, the cal- “The storm was bad,” the owner of Yokos restau- endar has been developed to ensure rant in Fair Bluff said, “but it didn’t seem like Fair the education of our students, our Bluff would be in too bad of a shape.” number one priority,” Garland Roy’s wife Laurie kept him abreast of the devel- said. “At the end of the day, we are opments in Columbus County while she was fran- responsible for the learning of each tically trying to file obituaries, announcements student enrolled in our system. and briefs for The News Reporter. Laurie followed Their learning will not have an a truck whose driver was chainsawing trees from asterisk beside their name stating the roadways until she found a fast food restaurant this was forgiven. We need to pro- near their Myrtle Beach home that had power and tect instructional time as much as Internet service. possible.” “It was scary,” she said, “but I wanted to be sure State law requires a minimum we had the notices in the paper. Those are import- 185 days, or 1,025 instructional ant to people.” hours. With the proposed calendar, When George Roy was finally able to head for the schedule will have a minimum Fair Bluff, he knew something was wrong. of 1055-1065 hours. Staff Photo by Laurie Roy uu RESTAURATEUR 3A George and Laurie Roy say Yokos and Fair Bluff will be rebuilt. uu CALENDAR 10A

Whiteville Public Works employees shaking hands and asking people for their votes Wednesday? The crew was delivering barrels to the Volume 126, Number 34 Clinton visit downtown. • The massive fireball meteor that was part of the Orionids meteor shower? • Dyson’s Diner in Chadbourn getting Whiteville, North Carolina DIDYOB a perfect 100 from the health inspector Monday? • Art Sanders of Reigelwood providing Clinton campaign aides a book Sanders wrote, DID YOU OBSERVE? “From the Backs of Slaves to the Presidency?” The book is about President Obama, but he supported Hillary Clinton in 2008 and now. • Andy Anderson, a former DJ, helping Clinton campaign workers hook up the PA system before Bill Clinton spoke downtown Wednesday? 8 95297 00000 6 2A • The News Reporter • Thursday, October 27, 2016 More volunteers still High-tech plant breeding explained needed after storm By Diana Matthews plants in a definite mathemat- [email protected] ical ratio, with certain traits By Wallyce Todd munity,” she continued. being “dominant” over their Special to The News Reporter Pastor Tracey Troy of Guest speaker Adriana opposites. Traditional plant Victory in Jesus Ministries Quiñones presented a talk enti- breeding uses the slow and “As much as life may appear was not able to attend the vol- tled “Will There Ever Be a Blue painstaking method of cross- to have returned to normal, we unteer meeting, but she has Rose?” at the N.C. Museum of ing one chosen plant with an- still have many people who are been to minister to people in Natural Science-Whiteville on other and waiting for seeds, still hurting here in the coun- the about-to-close emergency Saturday, Oct. 15. then growing those seeds to ty,” Douglas Sasser wrote in shelters in Whiteville and Fair Quiñones is interim di- make a new generation and a social media post Tuesday. Bluff several times this week. rector as well as director repeating the process as many He and a small group of lo- After returning from one of horticulture at the Cape times as needed. cal volunteers met Tuesday af- of those trips, Troy said: Fear Botanical Gardens in “If you wanted to breed a ternoon at the N.C. Museum “Volunteers are needed who Fayetteville. She shared a de- new tree that took several of Natural Sciences to discuss will provide housing informa- tailed adult-level program cov- years to reach maturity and ongoing needs within the tion as well as financial infor- ering not just plant genetics reproduce, you could be a very Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. community as part of a long- mation and counsel. since the time of Mendel to the old person before you had any term response to the devas- “We also need volunteers to present but also the ethical is- results,” she said. Disease and herbicide resis- ing for super-weeds.” tation wrought by Hurricane help people who were impact- sues surrounded what are now Quiñones then explained tance bred into crops have al- Quiñones responded to a Matthew. Harold Swinson ed by the storm to be aware of called “GMOs” or “genetically how the field of genetics had lowed people in poor countries question from audience mem- of Volunteer Organizations scams and the importance of modified organisms.” “exploded in the past 10 years” to harvest more food. ber Elise Belmont concerning Active in Disaster (VOAD) led contractors who are licensed as researchers have found Unlike traditional plant glyphosate and cancer. Once the meeting. if they are getting their homes Begin with basic science ways to speed up the transfer breeding methods, which shuf- again, the issue was a matter Sasser, a Superior Court repaired…so they won’t be tak- “GMOs are not a recent of traits from one generation fle large numbers of inherited of unintended consequences. judge, has actively taken on an en advantage of. phenomenon,” Quiñones said. to the next, or even from one traits and provide mixed re- The active ingredient itself additional role since the winds “There’s definitely going to “Humans have been manipu- species to another. sults, modern genetic manipu- had been exhaustively tested and rain of the recent hurri- be a long-term need for people’s lating heritable traits in plants lation targets one or two genes and proven safe for human cane hit Columbus County and psychological, emotional and for more than 10,000 years, Things start getting weird in a plant. contact. Some of the inactive the surrounding region. mental health because of the since they first began practic- The first modern genetically On the other hand, Quiñones ingredients in Round-Up or As a community volunteer devastation and the impact on ing artificial selection on wild modified product introduced warned that, “We’re playing other brands of glyphosate, coordinator for Columbus people’s lives. Some people lost grains to get a better harvest. to consumers, she said, was the with nature in a pretty heavy however, could be dangerous. County in partnership with everything they had,” Troy “If you don’t want to eat “FlavrSavr” tomato in 1994. way.” Those ingredients include the VOAD, Sasser has utilized so- stated. GMOs, then never eat any- The gene that causes a normal A genetically modified crop material that makes the her- cial media, phone calls, per- “Not so much just the fi- thing,” she said. tomato to exude ethylene gas, familiar to Columbus County bicide stick to plants or that sonal networking and more to nancial aspect – but as well A series of slides illustrat- which speeds ripening, was farmers would be soybeans make it waterproof. connect storm-related needs as that, they lost mementos – ed what Quiñones called the suppressed in the FlavrSavr resistant to glyphosate, the She agreed that companies with matching resources. things that represented peo- “Central Dogma” of biolo- by “flipping some amino ac- active ingredient in Round-Up may market their products “We met to reassess what we ple’s memories. People lived gy, the principle that genes, ids” in the organism’s DNA herbicide. in ways that are unethical, already have and what we still in their homes for years, and or coded bits of DNA, acting sequence. By ceasing to ripen When farmers can spray but said, “Without Round-Up, need. What we need is more years and years… on the messenger molecule once picked, the genetically Round-Up all over the field to there would be more starva- help from volunteers with a “Those are some of the dev- RNA, control the production modified tomato lasts longer kill weeds without damaging tion in the world. It’s not the long view,” Sasser said. astating things they are going of protein in every living cell. without spoiling. the soybeans, then they have technology that’s evil.” Barbara Barbour agreed. to have to talk through, walk it “Everything is protein,” she Quiñones described some “happier soybeans; there’s no She also attended Tuesday’s out. Someone is going to have said. ways in which genetic modifi- competition,” she said. But Unintended consequences volunteer meeting. As the to minister to them, help them Long before DNA and RNA cation on the molecular level every wholesale application Other side effects of genetic executive director of the psychologically and emotion- were discovered, Gregor has helped humans live better of Round-Up to a field is also engineering could involve the Columbus County Literacy ally – so that their health, their Mendel, a nineteenth-centu- or longer. changing the environment “marker genes” used by re- Council, Barbour understands total health, can be restored,” ry monk, experimented with For instance, common soil- in a way that will selectively searchers to prove that a gene the importance of local volun- the pastor said. pea plants and proved that borne bacteria have had genes prompt the strongest weeds was actually passed from par- teers helping meet the needs of Another local information characteristics such as color spliced into them to cause to develop their own Round- ent organism to offspring. local people. and online resource point is and shell texture were passed them to produce insulin for Up resistance naturally. “I sincerely believe that it the “Columbus County, NC from parent plants to offspring people with diabetes. Quiñones said, “We’re select- uu PLANT BREEDING 10A is expedient for residents of Hurricane Matthew” Facebook Columbus County to be cog- page. This site is where ongo- nizant of the ongoing needs of ing needs are being listed and others, which may necessitate where volunteers are finding seeking and searching them out ways to meet those needs. out,” Barbour stated. “I hope we will continual- N.C. ranks 12th in three poverty areas “It is extremely important ly try to understand that the that we realize the signifi- process is ongoing and local The state of North Carolina The report does not give healthy food for their families Medicaid to families without cance of unity, considering volunteers will be needed for leads the nation in several cat- a county by county rating and buying needed medicines medical insurance from the the degree of devastation fac- months to come,” Barbour egories, ranks high in several but Algernon McKenzie, di- and other necessities. federal government at no cost ing many residents in our com- said. other fields, but is in 12th place rector of Columbus County The saddest part of the to the individuals or the state. for one category that carries Department of Social Services state’s food insecurity is that no bragging rights---poverty. said numerous poverty-strick- families with small children In three categories of pover- en individuals were clients of make up a large proportion of ty — child poverty, the state’s his department. those classed as having very Hallsboro High Satellite voting has poverty rate and deep poverty The state’s poverty rate was low food security. School Class of — the Tar Heels are looking 16.4 percent of the state’s popu- Why are the Tar Heels upward at 38 states that have lation in 2015, still 15 percent ranked so low in food security, 1976 begun at five locations fewer people classified in any higher than in 2007 when the and pay the price in unhealthy 40th Reunion of the three groupings. recent Great Depression hit lives? By Allen Turner ed with Hurricane Matthew, Some residents in only 11 the nation. Another private Lack of money with which to [email protected] Fair Bluff’s early voting site of the 50 states are in worse organization measured food purchase food is probably the Nov. 19, 2016 has been moved from Fair shape financially than North security— the availability of leading cause. Families that Location: Satellite voting has begun Bluff Fire and Rescue at 653 Carolinians. nutritious food when needed make up the food insecurity 354 Honey Hill Rd. at five locations, one of which Railroad St. to Johnny’s Figures put together by — and found that 9.7 percent of numbers usually have no med- has been relocated in the after- Sandwich Shop at 899 Main St. the Budget and Tax Center of the state’s population suffered ical insurance, and show little Hallsboro math of Hurricane Matthew. Other early voting sites are the Justice Center, a Raleigh from low food security, and evidence of knowledge about Festivities The Board of Elections of- the Bolton Town Hall, 221 9th group of experts that keeps a 6.2 percent were experiencing healthy eating and a healthy fice is the site of early voting St.; the Chadbourn Municipal sharp, critical eye on doings very low food security. lifestyle. North Carolina’s will start at 12pm on weekdays through Friday, Annex, 208 E. 1st Ave.; the of the state government, deter- Households that have very governor and legislature re- Contact: Nov. 4, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. East Columbus Senior Center mined the number of residents low food security must often fused to accept the federal Loretta Crawford Martin at and on Saturday, Nov. 5, from at 2696 General Howe Hwy., living in poverty. make choices about choosing government’s offer to expand [email protected] or Class 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Riegelwood; and The Ritz of 76 Facebook Page At the five satellite sites, Center, 213 Hickman Rd., early voting will be held Tabor City. from 2-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Fair Bluff is the only poll- Thursday and Friday the last ing place that has changed for THE PECAN RUN week in October and the first the Nov. 8 General Election, WHITEVILLE, NC 5K RUN/WALK week in November. Elections Supervisor Carla IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE 2016 NC PECAN HARVEST FESTIVAL Due to flooding associat- Strickland said. Saturday, October 29, 2016 8:00 a.m. Join us Near Whiteville Chamber of Commerce Ivan Parker, along with Smyrna Baptist Church Building and in Front of Body Shapers on his son Josh, will be in Madison Street, Whiteville, NC concert at Trinity 3RD ANNUAL If Needed, Call Body Shapers for Directions: 910-642-4607 Baptist Church Course will start and end near the intersection of Madison Street When: on Homecoming and Walter Street. This is a Flat PR course. October 30th, 2016 Sunday, October 30th, Entry Fee: Saturday, October 29th 4-8 pm $15.00 Pre-Registration at Body Shapers Time: 2016 at 10:00 am. $20.00 Day of Run 10:00 AM Please come and enjoy Slides, Bouncy Houses, Hay Rides, Cake Walk, Fee includes t-shirt AWARDS: The top overall Male and Where: this Homecoming Candy, Food ALL FREE! Female will receive an award Trinity Baptist Church celebration, along with Located at 4934 Peacock Rd, Whiteville, NC 28472 201 S Thompson great preaching and Visit us on Facebook @ Street www.facebook.com/smyrnabaptistwhiteville Whiteville, NC fellowship. We hope for more information! ***Proceeds to benefit Families First Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Shelter and Services.*** 28472 to see you there! Thursday, October 27, 2016 •The News Reporter • 3A I get my strength every Blue will speak to Tuesday from Circles of Hope NAACP on Nov. 4 N.C. Sen. Dan Blue will be health care, and retirement se- By Ruth Haynes In the 14-week class, you the keynote speaker for the curity for seniors. He has con- Special to The News Reporter learn how to really process Columbus County NAACP sistently been rated one of the your finances and what you Annual Banquet will be held on most effective members of the My introduction to Circles can do to make your income Friday, Nov. 4 at 7 pm. The event General Assembly. As a House of Hope Columbus County fit your living arrangements will be held at the Brunswick- member, Blue was re-elected (COHCC) was through my pas- for the kids as well as yourself. Waccamaw Missionary Baptist eleven times. tor, the Rev. Timothy Lance. When you’re living from check Association Building, 600 Pine In 1991, Blue was elected He gave me an application to to check, it’s hard to see above Log Rd., Whiteville. Speaker of the House, where fill out and needed it back as the water with children wait- First elected to the North he cut millions of dollars in quickly as possible, so I filled ing for your return home to eat Carolina House of Represen- wasteful government spend- it out and returned it to him. dinner and talk about our day. tatives in 1980, Dan Blue has ing, creating the climate for A couple of weeks went by and What I gained from my spent his entire career in pub- the state’s unprecedented eco- I thought nothing about the commitment to this group was lic life fighting for the inter- nomic growth in the 1990s. As application or the chance at a strength, love and a new source ests of working families: better speaker, he was responsible for new job. of family. My class included education for children, jobs the passage of an unprecedent- In December 2014, just be- four Champions of Change and economic development ed series of workplace safety fore school Christmas break, (what we are called) and two for the state, workers’ comp initiatives, and for many in- I received a call asking if I life coaches, Mrs. Anna-Marie and workers’ safety, access to novative programs to improve would be available for an in- and Ms. Carol. There were peo- our public schools and reform terview at my home at 6 p.m. I ple to hold you accountable for our criminal justice system. stated that I would be and got your life changes and to check In 2002, he left the Legislature extremely nervous about this in with you to see how they can to run for the United States meeting because it was going help with any struggles you Senate. He returned to the to be two people instead of one. are having in the process of House in 2006, and now serves I learned that in order to at- moving forward. in the North Carolina State tend Circles of Hope you must My choice to become in- Senate. be willing to re-examine your volved has helped me better Blue resides in Raleigh with life and look at your attributes my life through education, his wife, the former Edna Earle as well as your strength and trust, love and guidance. As Smith. They have three adult weakness. I agreed to take a awesome as it is to grow meet- children and three grandchil- really hard look at myself and ing life challenges, it helps Ruth Haynes with daughter Joy Naomi Wiggins, a fifth grader. dren. He attends Davie Street make a change. The change not to experience people in your Presbyterian Church, where only helps me but my two kids surroundings. Before, I had to of Hope initiative help groom change for the better of me and he serves as an elder. Contact as well. They learned how to make all my decisions by my- you into a better you and en- for a brighter future for my son NAACP members for tickets interact with others from dif- self. Now, I have a sounding able a happier tomorrow for me and daughter. Now, I am on the or call Amon McKenzie at 840- ferent cultures as well as be- board to help with my deci- and my family. Every Tuesday road to riding life with my kids 0400 or Andy Anderson at 840- ing committed to seeing things sions. I am not alone. is the way I get my strength instead of riding along side. 1501 for more information. through. These steps and the Circles to move forward with my life Giddy up! N.C. Senator Dan Blue RESTAURATEUR Continued from 1A

“I did not understand at “If you love what you do, and believe. my country now – everybody first, but then I saw that it was want it to succeed, you have to “It’s people helping each wants to come here. They much worse than we thought it be willing to work hard,” he other, when they have noth- dream of having a chance to could be.” said simply. “We tried being ing,” he said. “It makes you feel succeed, to do well for their In the wake of Hurricane open seven days, but you need good, and makes you want to family. The people in Fair Matthew’s torrential rains, the a day to rest.” do more, too.” Bluff are good people, strong Lumber River, just a few yards Roy had just stocked up on At the mobile post office, people. They have been hurt, out the back door of Yokos, be- the week’s supplies when the Roy said, “people are always but they’ll come back, and I gan to rise. It wouldn’t stop un- Lumber River flooded through coming to see each other, to think it will be better than til the entire business district the business district. hug, to shake hands, to talk. ever. Fair Bluff can rebuild, and many residences were Five feet of water filled his They all ask, ‘What can I do and be bigger and stronger. completely flooded. family’s dream come true. to help you?’ These are people “These are some of the best “When I saw it, I was just who have no homes, no cars, people I have ever met,” he ‘What is Fair Bluff?’ shocked,” he said. “I thought, no nothing, but they want to said. “They look out for each A native of Peru, Roy came why did this happen to me? help their neighbors. That is other. Fair Bluff can come to America as a physical ther- Then I realized, a lot of people Fair Bluff.” back, and I think it will.” apist, with a love of cooking. have no home, no nothing left. He said he feels Fair Bluff George’s wife Laurie agreed, He eventually made his way to “I have my beautiful wife will come back, better than and said their enthusiasm for Myrtle Beach, where he opened and our family. My home is ever. the town hasn’t dimmed. his first Yokos restaurant. okay. Our car broke down, “It (the town) has had a hard “Fair Bluff needs us and we Submitted Photo by Laurie Roy “We started looking for an- but it can be fixed. So many time, and there isn’t as much need Fair Bluff,” she said. Flooding at Yokos caused extensive damage. other place, where it would of these people, my custom- business there as there used cost less and we would have ers, the other businesses— to be,” he said. “I think the fewer restaurants to compete they have nothing. We were government and the people with,” he said. “My wife, she fortunate.” are working hard to make it tells me about Fair Bluff, and Water covered the grills, better. We’ll be stronger when I’m just, ‘What? What is Fair counters, fixtures and “every- this is over, and I think Fair Bluff?’” thing” in the restaurant, Roy Bluff can be better than ever. On the first visit, Roy said, said. When the waters finally “People have to fix their “I knew this was the place. receded, he said, the clean-out homes, before they can fix the “All the people were friendly began. businesses,” he said. “Without to us,” he said. “Our landlord, “We couldn’t be there very a roof over your head, you can’t Gary Barnes, was more than long,” he said, “but we will get work. We had a lot of empty ready to help. Fair Bluff felt it done.” houses and businesses, but like a good place, a nice place.” One of the hardest parts they can be reopened, fixed, It took a while, but Yokos fi- of the process, Roy said, was and busy again.” nally opened for business more waiting. He also plans to reopen than two years ago. From the “I have to be working,” he Yokos “as soon as we can.” beginning, Roy said, “Fair said. “I have to be doing some- “I don’t know about the Bluff had a feeling. thing. When you have to wait power, the water, nothing,” he Sunday, October 30th “There are bad people ev- and wait and wait, it wears on said. “I don’t know when we erywhere, but in Fair Bluff, you. You want to get to work, will cook again, but we are go- 5:30-6:30 Hot Dogs & Hay Ride 6:30 Trunk-or-Treat we met more good people, who but you can’t.” ing to do our best. I don’t know truly wanted us to succeed,” he how we’ll afford it, not yet, but Please bring a non-perishable item to help those affected by Hurricane Matthew said. “The preacher, he came Coming together I feel like God brought us here. by the first day and prayed Roy said he has seen neigh- “This is America,” he said. for the restaurant right there. bors come together in Fair “Everyone in my country – my Western Prong Baptist Church The police always look out for Bluff “like you would not old country, because this is 167 Peacock Rd. Whiteville • 648-2744 us. People came from Cerro Gordo, Chadbourn, out in the county – they support us.” In addition to a growing crowd of local fans, Yokos began drawing tourists from U.S. 76. “We have people stopping through on the way to Myrtle Beach, and they would say they’d be back on their way home,” he said. “Next thing you know, they’re back the next day. People from Raleigh, Charlotte, all over the place coming here. It makes you feel good.” “You work, and save, and do without, and then this hap- pens,” he said. “It’s hard to make a restaurant succeed. Things were starting to really look up for us.” Roy still worked 60-hour weeks, keeping the eatery open six days with the help of family and two part-time employees. Vineland Station Available for wedding receptions & other events 642-3157 4A • The News Reporter • Thursday, October 27, 2016 Ongoing murder hunt leads to juke joint bust

An active manhunt for an alleged murderer resulted in the shutdown of an illegal nightclub Friday. N. C. Alcohol Law Enforce- ment agents arrested the operator of the Club Moan nightclub on Oct. 21 while hunting for Africa Shipman. The alleged owner of the club, Ramon Jarver Currie, 26, of Whiteville, was charged with possessing alcohol for the Ramon Currie Africa Shipman purpose of selling, trafficking schedule II narcotics; posses- charges.” of his wounds. sion with intent to manufac- Multiple cases of beer were Shipman, 35, last used a Submitted Photo by Josh Cartrette ture, sell, deliver marijuana; sitting on the bar, and officers Jenkins Road, Clarkton, ad- The driver of this log truck was not seriously injured Tuesday morning when the truck overturned maintaining a dwelling/ve- also found two coolers were dress, Bladen County Sheriff at U.S. 74-76 and N.C. 214 east of Bolton. hicle for the purpose of sell- full of various malt beverages, Jim McVicker said. Shipman is ing controlled substances; more than the legal amount of known to use the alias Ernest and possession of marijuana alcohol allowed to be possessed T. Currie, and has also fre- paraphernalia. by an individual. quented several addresses in More charges against Tabor couple Currie was held in the A vehicle on the property Columbus County. Columbus County jail under was searched with consent and Three of the four surviv- By Jefferson Weaver a $104,000 secured bond and agents found two loaded hand- ing suspects in the case are [email protected] had a first appearance in court guns, three loaded rifles, 159 in custody. Tamara Rashonia Monday. grams of marijuana, 73 tablets McKoy, 30, of Rosindale Additional charges are Investigators were looking of Naproxen, 80 of Oxycodone, Road, Council; Erin Victoria racking up against two Tabor for homicide suspect Shipman six of Alprazolam, 41 of Opana, Pridgen, 29, of Elizabethtown, City women who allegedly at 735 Mitchell Field Road, three cases of beer, 20 bottles and Elijah Bruce Brown III, 37, abandoned several dogs as well Clarkton, when they found of liquor and $16,613 in cash. of Mercer Mill Road, Clarkton, as a snake. the club, along with a quanti- Currie took responsibility are being questioned. Brown Columbus County Animal ty of drugs and weapons. The for the items located in the turned himself in at the Bladen Control Supervisor Joey Bladen County Sheriff’s Office, vehicle. Sheriff’s office Thursday. All Prince said Casey Gore and Columbus County Sheriff’s Shipman remains at large three are charged with first Morgan Gore were both Office and ALE raided the after he and four accomplices degree murder. charged last month with club. allegedly invaded a Buckhead Anyone with knowledge five counts each of animal “If we hadn’t gone there on home Oct. 15 looking for drugs. about illegal clubs or other es- abandonment and failure to a Friday night,” Special Agent One of the suspects, Gregory tablishments that negatively vaccinate an animal. Each Brent Massey said, “the sus- Skinner, was killed in a strug- impact the community is being defendant had a total of ten pect might have only been gle with homeowner, Donwia asked to contact state or local charges. Submitted Photo by Columbus County Animal Control arrested on misdemeanor Wayne Griffith, who also died law enforcement. Both women were eventual- This sick, starving python was found in a Tabor City home where ly arrested and released under a total of six dogs have been seized due to inhumane conditions. secured bond. Court records show Morgan Gore is current- imal is obviously in ill health.” To allow animals to suffer and ly being sought for failure to Southern Reptile Saviors slowly die when this free ser- Turn-in yields 12,000 pills PRODUCE appear in district court this Rescue of Wilmington is pro- vice is available is just beyond & SEAFOOD past week. Casey Gore is also viding veterinary care for the deplorable.” A pill take-back sponsored sewers, and off the street. being sought for failure to ap- snake. by the Whiteville Police had a Prescription pills are the pear, Prince said. “According to Southern big turnout Saturday, with 16 primary source of overdose Fresh Local Oysters The case began Sept. 3, Reptile,’ Prince said, “the pounds of prescription medi- across the country, according by the bushel Prince said, when a tropical snake had been without food cation being safely turned in to the U.S. Drug Enforcement storm damaged a tree that or water for over two months Marijuana delivery for disposal – that adds up Agency. 8” Mums 4/$10 smashed a dog pen on Floyd and had a severe reptile mite to 12,000 pills, according to The state has seen a rise in Street in Tabor City, releas- infestation. results in charges Whiteville Police Sgt. Aaron “pill parties” in recent years, Fresh Spots While they last ing one dog. Prince said he “Reptile mites affect cap- Herring. according to the State Bureau was called after neighbors tive reptiles in much the same An Evergreen woman is “We are thankful for the cit- of Investigation. Pill parties Cooked, Whole Crawfish complained about the dog run- way that a tick affects a dog,” in jail under $60,000 secured izens who participated in this involve stolen or discarded 5 Lb. Bag $1695 ning loose. Police and Animal Prince said. Normally, mites bond on a string of marijuana event and would like to encour- medications being taken in Control officers found four can be treated quickly and do charges, including trafficking. age them to spread the word random combinations that Alaskan Snow Crab Legs additional dogs being kept in not pose a threat to the snake, Raelynn Smith was arrest- and stay tuned for the next pill can produce death or serious $11.99 Lb. 5 Lbs. or more $10.99 Lb. inhumane conditions, sur- but “as this snake had been ed after a package containing take-back event,” he said. illness. rounded by piles of feces, with starved and its mites left un- 18 pounds of marijuana was The program provides a For more information about Fresh Catfish, VA Mullets no fresh water, Prince said. treated, the outcome for this found at a Fayetteville package proper means of destruction proper disposal of unwanted “Unfortunately,” Prince animal is in doubt. distribution center. The pack- for unused or unwanted med- or unneeded medications, White Perch, Sea Bream said, “that does not end the “The snake is also visibly age was addressed to Smith at ications, keeping the medica- contact your local law enforce- story.” much thinner than normal her home at 3034 Macedonia tions out of the landfill and the ment agency. Mullets & Flounder On Tuesday, officers were and very weak,” Prince said. Church Rd., Evergreen, ac- Ray’sFlounder Filets again called to the same ad- The rescue group has agreed cording to the sheriff’s office. The Law Office of dress to rescue an abandoned to pay for whatever treatments Michelle Tatum of the Tilapia Filets dog that was being kept in the are necessary in an attempt to Sheriff’s Office said the 10 Lb. Box $38 house without food or water. save the animal’s life, Prince Columbus County Sheriff’s Tabitha A. “It appears that Morgan said. Office Vice-Narcotics Unit Whiting Filets Gore had returned to the house “We really appreciate their and Fayetteville Police Etheridge $4.49 Lb. or 10 Lb. Slab $29 at some point and had left the assistance,” he said. “We are Department took control of the female bull dog mix there,” not equipped to house and package and tracked the deliv- PLLC Medium - Large (36-40 ct.) Prince said. handle snakes, much less treat ery to Smith’s residence, where NEW LOCATION Shrimp $7.99 Lb. or 5 Lb. $35 Morgan Gore has since been them.” Smith allegedly signed for the 715 North Madison Street charged with three additional As the snake was alleged- package. After the delivery, Post Office Box 1307 Jumbo (21-25 ct.) charges for the mistreatment ly in the residence when both Columbus County Sheriff’s Whiteville, N.C 28472 Shrimp $9.99 Lb. or 5 Lb. $45 of this dog: cruelty to an ani- women lived there, they have Office executed a search war- Office: (910) 625-1757 mal, abandonment of an ani- both been charged with one rant of the residence, Tatum G. Cameron Facsimile: (910) 516-1415 Ziploc Freezer Bags mal and failure to vaccinate count each of animal aban- said, and the package contain- Quart 54 ct. or Gallon 38 ct. $ 99 Ea. an animal for rabies. donment and animal cruelty ing the marijuana was seized. Byrd 3. “It does not appear that for the snake case. Smith was then processed at ATTORNEY AT LAW Old Timey Corn Meal 5 Lb. Bag $5 Casey Gore was involved with “Our mission is to protect the Columbus County Law 118 West Smith St. • Whiteville Pinestraw & Hay $4.25 Bale the dog, as the Gores are now the animals and citizens of this Enforcement Center where she $ estranged,” Prince said. county,” said Prince. “There is was incarcerated. 642-2258 Office Carports 18x20 595 plus tax On further investigation, simply no reason for animals Smith, 24, is charged with • Criminal • Divorce DOG KENNELS Prince said, officers found a to be treated in this manner. 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By Les High [email protected]

Other than a head full of white hair, former president Bill Clinton hadn’t changed much since his last visits here in 2000 and 2008. He is still the consum- mate campaigner, appearing Wednesday at the Columbus County Democratic campaign headquarters in support of wife Hillary Clinton’s presi- dential campaign. He spoke for about five min- utes and visited for 45. Clinton’s bus pulled into the parking lot at Lewis Smith Shopping Center about 1:15, an hour and 15 minutes behind schedule, but he did not dis- appoint the crowd of about 250, which clamored for auto- Staff Photo by Becky High Staff Photo by Les High graphs and selfies. Clinton was Former President Bill Clinton shakes hands with Democratic Frankye Boone takes a selfie with a Hillary Clinton campaign poster. more than happy to oblige. supporters outside party headquarters Wednesday in downtown “Do you want to go back to Whiteville. a time when we were more di- vided, or are we stronger to- Clinton said, “but they’re be- message. CLINTON gether?” he asked the crowd. ing told something that’s not “It was awesome,” she said. Continued from 1A “There is so much we have true and not right. We don’t “It was about unifying togeth- to do, but we have to do it want anybody to wake up in er. Everyone across the nation together.” the morning anymore, look working together. The oppo- Arriving more than an hour year, in part because of the roads, better, more affordable Clinton said North Carolina in the mirror, and think they nents, working with them. Do behind the announced sched- hurricane,” he said. “Four Internet, and all the rusty wa- is critical to Hillary’s can’t make tomorrow better not hate, work together.” ule, Clinton spoke for several years ago, 60 percent of the ter pipes out of the ground so campaign. than today. We don’t want Randolph Pringle is a local minutes to the 250 or so enthu- votes were cast early. It’s eas- our children have safe drink- “Senator Tim Kaine came anybody, no matter their poli- campaign worker for Hillary siastic supporters behind the ier for people to have that op- ing water.” here the other day and called tics, their race, their religion, Clinton. Democrat headquarters. portunity. The people I talk to Former Bolton Mayor Frank North Carolina the ‘check- whatever, to think they are “We’re going to make it hap- Pointing out a “Voting get up at 5 a.m., get the kids to Wilson said he felt Clinton’s en- mate state’,” Clinton said. “No powerless to make tomorrow pen in Columbus. We’re almost Rights Matter” poster, Clinton school or daycare, then they core visit to the city and coun- Republican since President better. It only works when we at the summit. We’re almost told the crowd that “voting head for an early job, some- ty “is a really good thing.” Eisenhower has won the can rise together.” there.” rights certainly do matter. times two. They need to have “It should benefit the par- White House without North Sen. Jane Smith, Rep. Ken Bonita Blakney had Clinton “You led the fight here in the opportunity to cast a bal- ty,” he said. “Hillary is the best Carolina. If you vote North Waddell, Sheriff Lewis Hatcher personalize a picture she took North Carolina to preserve lot. If you know someone who qualified candidate—she was Carolina for Hillary, she’ll be and Mayor Terry Mann wel- of him in 2000. He signed the voting rights,” he said, refer- hasn’t voted yet, make sure qualified when she was First the next president.” comed Clinton to Whiteville, print and they chatted. “I was ring to the state’s voter iden- they get out there, and vote Lady. Any good husband is He urged as many people as his third visit since he was delighted to see him,” she said. tification law that is currently for Hillary.” going to support his wife, but possible in southeastern North president in 2000 and spoke “He’ll be the first, first man.” in the courts. “You were an Clinton reminded the crowd Bill knows what he is talking Carolina to vote. “I don’t want about the “digital divide.” Columbus County Demo- example for states all over the that he visited here in 2000 af- about.” you to feel any pressure, but He had appeared earlier in cratic Party Chairman Alex- country.” ter Hurricane Floyd. Downtown restaurateur the whole future of the coun- Wilmington and was on the way ander Singletary said he was He said that preserving ex- “I know the cost of hurri- Guillaume Slame was among try may be on your shoulders,” to Lumberton, UNC-Pembroke overwhelmed by the visit. He tended early voting, same-day canes, and the damage they the crowd waiting to see the he said to laughs from the and Fayetteville. The stop here had invited about 50 people, registration and other provi- can do,” he said. “We need former president. audience. was part of a bus tour across but five times that showed up. sions cut by the new law en- to come out of this stronger. “I think it’s good for the city “One more thing I’ve asked the state that began Tuesday. “It was a good time for him ables working class people to When I was here before, I was for him to come, and I want everybody to do, and that’s to He was in Florida over the to visit,” he said. “We’re almost cast a ballot, especially during working to bring you afford- to hear what he has to say,” recognize that a lot of people weekend. at the end of the campaign, and critical times like the weeks able high speed Internet. We Slame said. who are voting for Hillary’s Cynthia Hansen had her he inspires people. He will help after a hurricane. need jobs, but before we can opponent have been through picture taken with the for- get people motivated to get out “Early voting is down this have jobs, we need bridges and some tough times, too,” mer president. She liked his and vote.” You’re In, You’re Out, You’re Home!

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BETTY WENNETTE ‘WENDY’ IVEY DOUGLAS CLAIRE ELIZABETH JOHN WAYNE GORDON JEFFREY WAYNE BRAY EVERGREEN -- Betty BONNIE LAURITA Wennette “Wendy” Ivey WILLIAMSON STEVENS CHADBOURN -- John FOWLER MOORE WHITEVILLE -- S/Sgt. Douglas, 52, went to be with EVERGREEN -- Claire Wayne Gordon, 67, passed MARVIN LEE CHADBOURN -- Bonnie Jeffrey Wayne Bray, 49, died the Lord Tuesday, Oct. 25, Elizabeth Williamson Ste- away Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016. LARRIMORE JR. Laurita Fowler Moore, 66, Monday, Oct. 24, 2016 at 2016 at her home. vens was called home to our He was the son of the late CHADBOURN -- Marvin went to be with the Lord Columbus Regional Health- Lord Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016. She was employed as a John McDonald and Ressie Lee Larrimore Jr., 84, went Monday, Oct. 24, 2016 at Co- care. He was born in Ran- beautician for 15 years. Claire was born Nov. 7, Horne Gordon and the hus- to be with his Lord Tuesday, dolph County Dec. 9, 1966, lumbus Regional Healthcare A celebration of life ser- 1936 in Columbus County. band of the late Elizabeth Oct. 25, 2016 at his resi- the son of Martha Woodell in Whiteville. vice will be held at 2 p.m. She was preceded in death “DeeDee” Ferrari Gordon. dence. Lindsey of Asheboro and by her parents, Archie and She was the daughter of Sunday, Oct. 30 at Worthing- He was also preceded in He was the son of the late the late John Franklin Bray. Clara Martin Williamson; the late Thomas Jefferson ton Funeral Home in Chad- death by seven siblings, Lilla T. and Marvin Lee Lar- He was a decorated vet- two brothers, L. Earl Wil- and Bonnie Jeanette Rich- bourn with Rev. Terry Green Earl Ray Gordon Sr., An- rimore Sr. He was also pre- eran of the U.S. liamson and Charles Ken- ardson Fowler. She was also officiating. The family will thony Eugene Gordon, Char- ceded in death by eight sib- Air Force, a Se- neth Williamson; and her preceded in death by one receive friends following the lie Gordon, Pete Gordon, lings, Blanche Williamson, brother, Anthony Fowler. nior Airman former husband, Theodore having served service at the funeral home Jimmy Dale Gordon, Jessie Lettie French White, Billy The family will receive N. Simmons. with a Combat Control Team She leaves to cherish her “L.J.” Gordon and Kenneth Wade Larrimore, Genevia friends from 6-8 p.m. Thurs- Claire, also lovingly and was awarded a Silver memory, her husband, Paul Delane Gordon. Williamson, Ruth Swanson, day, Oct. 27 at Worthington known as Libby, was a car- Star Medal. Monroe Douglas Jr. of the ing and unique individual He honor- Frank Larrimore, Bobbie Funeral Home in Chad- S/Sgt. Jeffrey Bray, U.S. home; two sons, Ryan Kodie who touched the lives of all ably served his Jean Rhodes and Reba L. bourn. Final rites will be Air Force Silver Star Pre- Douglas and his wife, Alex- who knew her. country in the Williamson. held at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. sentation: is, and Carey Maxx Douglas, Claire is survived by her U.S. Army dur- A celebration of life ser- 28 at the funeral home with The President of the Unit- both of Evergreen; her par- husband, Robert Stevens; ing the Vietnam War. vice will be held at 2 p.m. Rev. Jason Kinlaw officiat- ed States takes pleasure in ents, Betty M. and William her beloved daughters, Kar- The family received Saturday, Oct. 29 at Bare- ing. Interment will be in presenting the Silver Star “Bud” Ivey of Evergreen; en Houchins (Eddie), Eliza- friends Wednesday, Oct. 26 foot Church in Whiteville Chadbourn Memorial Cem- Medal to Jeffrey Bray, Staff and one grandson, Collin beth Butler (Jeffery) and at Worthington Funeral with Rev. Billy Roy officiat- etery. Sergeant, U.S. Air Force, for Lane Douglas. Margaret Marcotte (Chris). Home. Final rites will be ing. The family will receive She leaves to cherish her conspicuous gallantry and Memorials may be made She adored her grandchil- held at 11 a.m. Thursday, friends from 1-2 p.m. Satur- memory, her husband of 47 intrepidity in connection to the Columbus County dren, Theodore “Teddy” Oct. 27 at the funeral home day, Oct. 29 (one hour prior years, Ralph David Moore Sr. with military operations Humane Society, 3632 James and Ethan Marcotte, Chel- with Chaplin John Black- to the service) at the church. of the home; one daughter, against an opposing armed B. White Hwy. South, White- sea and Rachel Butler, Em- man officiating. Interment Worthington Funeral Home Jennifer L. Moore of Chad- force in Mogadishu, Soma- ily Houchins and Ashley will be in Chadbourn Me- ville, N.C. 28472. is handling the arrange- bourn; one son, Ralph David lia, from 3 Oct. 1992 to 4 Houchins Smith (Tyler). morial Cemetery with full THOMAS HAROLD ments. “Buddy” Moore Jr. and his Oct. 1992. On these dates, Claire is also survived by one military honors. ‘MOUSE’ MOORE JR. He leaves to cherish his wife, Leah, of Greensboro; Staff Sergeant Bray, a 24th sister, Hilda Seary (Tom); one He leaves to cherish WILMINGTON -- Thomas memory two daughters, three sisters, Wanda F. Ro- Special Tactics Squadron brother, Neal Williamson his memory one daugh- Stacey L. Williams and her Harold “Mouse” Moore Jr., (Kathy); one sister-in-law, zier and Melissa F. Garrell, Combat Controller, was at- ter, Amanda Rachel Payne husband, Heath, of Clar- 64, passed away Saturday, Jean Williamson; and a host both of Chadbourn and tached to a joint service and her husband, Larry, endon and Dixie Lee Lar- Oct. 15 after a long struggle of special nieces, nephews Tammy Williams of Salem- search and rescue security of Chadbourn; two step- rimore of Lumberton; com- with COPD. and cousins. burg; and one granddaugh- team tasked to respond to children, Torie Leigh Rawls Tommy was born May A a child Claire grew up panion, Nancy Miller Fields ter, Bethany Moore. the crash of a United States of Conway, S.C. and Ja- 5, 1952 in Whiteville to working hard on the farm and her daughter, Sandra UH-60 helicopter. While son Trent Rawls of White- Thomas Harold and Mildred planting tobacco with her Fields Keeney of Winston- serving with a U.S. Army Batten Moore. He was prede- family. She attended Peace ville; siblings, Emily Faye Salem; three siblings, Bea- Ranger element trapped and ceased by his parents. College in Raleigh. After Cox of Raleigh, Brenda G. trice Sidropolus of Little surrounded inside a build- He graduated from Pitt moving to Portsmouth, Va. Pickard of Louisburg, Lil- River, S.C., George Douglas ing in the city, Staff Sergeant Community College with a she became an executive lian “Cookie” Elmore, Dal- Larrimore of Burgaw and Bray coordinated helicopter assistant with Liberty Loan ton McDonald Gordon and Cornell Thomas Larrimore gunship fire on targets all Nuclear Technician degree. and later became a book- Thomas Keith Gordon, all of of Sanford; his former wife, around his position through- He traveled all over the keeper at Princess Anne Chadbourn; and four grand- Barbara Bullard Larrimore out the night. He developed country working at Duke High School. Claire spent the children, Greer Ruddock of Chadbourn; sisters-in- tactics and techniques on Power plants. remainder of her career as a of Fayetteville, Madison law, Betty Stewart of Chad- the spot that allowed him A private service will be communications officer with Brown of Charlottesville, bourn and Jackie Williams to mark friendly forces’ held at a later time. Wilm- MARJORIE NELL the Virginia Beach Police Va., Dylan Payne of Chad- of Newnan, Ga.; two grand- ington Funeral and Crema- SKIDMORE MULKEY locations so that helicopter Department. bourn and Jordan Payne of children, Shay Anna Greene gunships could destroy close tion is handling the arrange- DAYTON, Tenn. -- Marjorie A graveside service will Harrisonburg, Va. and Hannah Williams. enemy concentrations. By ments. Nell Skidmore Mulkey, 88, for- be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Memorials may be made his gallantry and devotion He is survived by one LUCILLE MCPHERSON merly of Camden, S.C. passed Oct. 29 at Macedonia Baptist to Barefoot Church, 28 to duty, Staff Sergeant Bray sister, Linda M. Ray and STRICKLAND Tuesday, Oct. 25 at the Life Church in Evergreen. Whiteville Plaza, White- has reflected great credit brother-in-law, Gregory Ray WHITEVILLE -- Lucille Care Center of Rhea County. CAROL T. WILLIAMS ville, N.C. 28472 or Lower upon himself and the United of Washington; one neph- McPherson Strickland, 86, She was the daughter of the MCPHERSON Cape Fear Hospice, 206 War- States Air Force. ew, Toby Williams (Karla) died Monday, Oct. 24, 2106 at late Boyd and Martha Gaddy WHITEVILLE -- Carol T. rior Trail, Whiteville, N.C. His family will receive of Grimesland; one niece, Columbus Regional Health- Skidmore and the widow of Williams McPherson, 64, 28472. friends from 6-8 p.m. Sat- Heather Toth (Marty) of died Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016 care. She was born Sept. 3, Kenneth A. Mulkey. She was urday, Oct. 29 at Peacock Matthews; three great-neph- at her home. Born June 27, 1930 in Columbus County, the LILLIAN VERMEL also preceded in death by three Funeral Home. Burial will ews, Jordan Toth, Aaron 1952, in Horry County, she daughter of the late Jack and LENNON LEWIS siblings, Donald Skidmore, Ra- be in Arlington National Williams, Dixon Williams; was the daughter of the late Katie McPherson. She was EVERGREEN -- Lillian Ver- chel Hardin and Hilda Bostick. Cemetery at a later date. and one great-niece, Maken- Carson Williams and Leona preceeded in death by her mel Lennon Lewis, 83, died Final rites will be held at 2 He is survived by his wife, zie Toth. Tuesday, October 25, at Premier Faulk Williams. In addi- husband, Lennue Strickland; p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29 at New Sherry Blackman Bray; his A very special thank you Living. tion to her parents, she was two sons, Randy and Sandy Direction Church of God with mother, Martha Woodell goes out to Tommy’s Break The funeral will be held preceded in death by two Strickland; and two brothers, Rev. Burch Kelly officiating. In- Lindsey of Asheboro; one Time family of Wilmington at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29 at brothers, Ricky Williams Perry and Harry McPherson. terment will be in Forest Lawn brother, John Wayne Bray for their love and support. Piney Grove Missionary Bap- and Greg Williams. Final rites were held Memorial Park in Camden, and wife, Nora, of Raleigh; tist Church, 4911 Arthur Collier ROGER DALE HALES A graveside service will be Wednesday, Oct. 26 at Beaver- S.C. The family will receive and one sister, Stephanie Mi- Road with Rev. David Powell ELIZABETHTOWN -- Roger held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. dam Freewill Baptist Church friends from 1-2 p.m. Saturday, chelle Lindsay of Asheboro. officiating. Viewing will be held Dale Hales, 64, died Saturday, 27 in McPherson Cemetery, in Chadbourn. Burial was in Oct. 29 (one hour prior to the Online condolences may Chadbourn. Inman Ward Fu- the Strickland Family Cem- from noon-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. service) at the church located Oct. 22, 2016. 28 at Peoples Funeral Home in be made at peacockfuneral- neral Home of Tabor City is etery (beside Cherry Grove at 2249 Jefferson Davis Hwy., A graveside service will be Whiteville and Saturday, Oct. home.net. handling the arrangements. Baptist Church), Cerro Gordo. Camden, S.C. held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29 one hour prior to the service RALPH SASSER She is survived by one son, Meares Funeral Home of Fair Worthington Funeral Home 27 in Davis Cemetery. Bladen- at the church. There will be NAKINA --Ralph Sasser Travis McPherson (Kim) of died Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 at Gaskins Funeral Home is han- Bluff handled the arrange- no viewing after the service. in Chadbourn is handling the Clarendon; one daughter, his home. dling the arrangements. ments. Burial will be in the Lennon arrangements. Panda Moss (Rusty) of Clar- Arrangements are incom- He is survived by his wife, Survivors include two sis- Family Cemetery. She is survived by one son, endon; one brother, Wayne plete and will be announced Suzanne Hales of the home; ters, Linda Simmons of Chad- Surviving are one brother, Jim Mulkey of Graysville, Williams of Columbia, S.C.; by Peacock Funeral Home in one son, Johnathon Hales of bourn and Faye McPherson of Nathaniel Lennon of Ever- Tenn.; one daughter, Martha one sister, Linda Stroud of Greensboro; two grandsons; M. Walker of Cassatt, S.C.; her Whiteville. Siler City; and one brother, Elloree, S.C.; six grandchil- green; and three sisters, Marva and two great-grandchildren. siblings, Tommy Skidmore of MARY COOK Billy Hales of Laurinburg. dren, Allison Moss, Lanna Watlington of Greensboro, Min- Marietta, S.C. and Barbara WHITEVILLE --Mary Cook Moss, Kristen Moss, Caylin ONLEE SMITH TATUM nie Gachette of Fayetteville and Merlean Stafford of Whiteville. Jean Stiller of Hampton, Va.; died Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016 at Daddy I Remember McPherson, Alyssa Dun- ELIZABETHTOWN -- Onlee Friends may visit the family four grandchildren; five great- Lower Cape Fear Hospice and Daddy I still remember can, Brooke Norris; and two Smith Tatum, 74, died Monday, LifeCare Center. at 12721 Haynes Lennon Hwy., grandchildren; and one great- When I was young and great-grandchildren, Riley Oct. 24, 2016. She was pre- Arrangements are incom- small, And how much Berry, Karsyn Nayle. Evergreen. great-grandchild. ceded in death by her parents plete and will be announced by I always loved you, You A guest register is avail- McKenzie Mortuary. William and Ruth Smith and JUANITA ANN SMITH JACOBS were so strong and tall. able at inmanwardfuneral- three brothers: Eddis Smith, BOLTON -- Juanita Ann Smith Jacobs, 71, died Thursday, Oct. home.com. Those were very precious Forris Smith and Russell (R.C.) 20, 2016 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. Happy Birthday moments when you ROCKY EVANS Smith. Final rites were held Wednesday, Oct. 26 at The New Townsend made time for me, and I PLAINFIELD, N.J. -- Rocky The family received friends Temple Ministries, 273 Smith Lane, Bolton, withElder Shawn always felt so special Evans, 59, formerly of Fair Wednesday, Oct. 26 at Bladen Maynor officiating. Burial was in Freeman Community Cem- Michael when you bounced me Bluff, died Tuesday, Oct. 18, Gaskins Funeral Home. Final etery. Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville handled gthe ar- on your knee. 2016 at JFK Johnson Hospital. rites will be held at 11 a.m. rangements. He was the son of the late Thursday, Oct. 27 at Friendship Surviving are her husband, Robert L. Jacobs of Fayette- Ray Jacobs Though I’m no longer former Mayor J.B. Evans of Baptist Church in Garland ville; four daughters, Joyce Carlton of Fayetteville, Jackie that little child, and I’m Fair Bluff. with Revs. Neill Smith and Henry and Talise Livingston, both of Bolton, and Tammy Bell 10/27/69 - 2/24/02 much too big to hold, I Viewing will be held from Gary McMillan officiating. of Creedmoor; one sister, Letha Mae Point of Virginia; and two still feel your love for me, 1-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28 at S&L Burial will be in the church brothers, Clifton Smith of New Jersey and Joseph Willie Smith and it’s worth far more Funeral Home in Fair Bluff. cemetery. of Virginia. than gold. Final rites will be held at 1 She is survived by five chil- I hope you also realize p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29 at Sandy dren, Lisa Turner of Nebras- That the love I have for Grove Missionary Baptist ka, Denise Murray of Kenly, you, Is not just for today Church in Fair Bluff with Rev. Donna Shores of Roxboro, alone, but will last my Alan Gore officiating. Burial Allan Tatum of Elizabethtown whole life through. will be in Butler Branch Cem- and Mary Cortes of Richlands; IN LOVING MEMORY OF etery in Fair Bluff. four sisters, Maxine Cashwell He is survived by one daugh- of Elizabethtown, Margie Mat- LARRY BROOKS ter, Rockwell Lenell Evans; one thews of Hope Mills, Audrey WRIGHT brother, Kenneth Anderson; five Smith of Cypress Creek and 12/29/43 – 10/30/85 sisters, Celeste Lawrence, LaRue Idella Powell of Harrells; for- We love and miss you, 31 years and Sloanson, Gwendolyn Gardner, mer husband Charles Howard I still miss you Debra Evans-Epps, Natalie Ev- Tatum; eight grandchildren; Your Family Your Daughter Pam ans; and one grandson. and eight great-grandchildren. #6676 8A • The News Reporter • Thursday, October 27, 2016 CANDIDATE PROFILES Continued from 1A

Libertarian Howell and his component of our economic to do with public safety. The wife have six daughters and development strategy, and we state then overreacted by pass- two sons ranging in age from must ensure that our schools ing HB2. I agree that men and 23 to 45. He has degrees in elec- and community colleges are women should use the bath- trical engineering technology, equipped to prepare future rooms and shower facilities anthropology, and a masters generations for the workforce that match their biological sex. degree in public administra- or college. Third, we must fight As a father of six girls I would tion. He has worked as an to ensure that our area has not allow a male to use the electrical engineer, financial the necessary transportation same facilities as my girls no consultant, and has owned a infrastructure to sustain our matter what gender they iden- farm. He currently works as economy and ship goods made tified with. Other measures a substitute teacher in high here or products grown here to of HB2 restricting where dis- school. Although he originally buyers in other areas. crimination suits can be filed is from Bladenboro, he lived in Howell: The continuation should be done away with. Whiteville for two years when of tax reductions, particu- he was a youngster. He also has larly corporate taxes, and What is the state of public lived in several other states be- the reductions of regulations education? What are your Tom Howell Brenden Jones Tim Benton sides North Carolina. will draw more businesses to ideas to make it better? Libertarian Candidate Republican Candidate Democratic Candidate Following are the unedited North Carolina. More jobs will Jones: We need to ensure responses received from the equate to a broader revenue that our classroom teachers This would allow students to Howell: When I look at pro- any state aid be propor- candidates: base for the state allowing it have the resources needed pursue their interests and de- posed new laws or regulations tionally distributed? to further reduce all tax rates. to do their jobs. Further, we velop their talents. my first thought is does this Jones: We have been de- What’s going right in the Bridging the gap between ru- need to ensure that parents promote or restrict personal clared areas for natural di- state, and what’s going ral and urban areas will be have choices on where their What is your stance on liberty. I am concerned about saster and will need much wrong? How would you im- more difficult. Businesses will children are educated. privatizing education the constant erosion of person- assistance from the federal and prove on our challenges? always want to locate where Howell: Public education through more for-profit al liberty by national, state, state governments. We need Jones: Living in a rural the infrastructure and labor in North Carolina, as well as charter schools? and local governments. Most the help to get our communi- area we need to build our force most meets their needs. the rest of the nation, needs Jones: We should be focused of the economic problems we ties back on our feet so that we economy with jobs. We need The most efficient way to draw a drastic overhaul. The re- on preparing our children for have today are the result of can focus on moving forward. a business-minded leader in businesses to more rural area quirements of today’s society college or the workplace, not government meddling. This The governor and legislature Raleigh to ensure we aren’t is to work with them to make require a more diversified ap- on preserving any system. I be- is true for social issues as well. did a good job in showing con- left out of discussions when sure that we can supply the proach to public education. We lieve charter schools provide servative mindsets when set- it comes to bringing jobs to labor needs of the business as need more private and public parents with needed options The General Assembly ting aside emergency budgets North Carolina. Additionally well as address their other con- charter schools that can cater to ensure that their children seems recently to have had for instances like ours, and our we need to continue to improve cerns. This could take the form to specific areas, whether they receive the best possible educa- much interest in legislat- Congressional representatives our schools and safety for our of supplying specialized train- are technical or lean more to- tion, and I believe we can cre- ing social issues. Is that a have been actively involved in families. ing through the high schools ward a more classical liberal ate an environment in which plus or a minus? our recovery efforts. Howell: North Carolina or community colleges. education. There are too many our public schools have the Jones: First, it is import- Howell: I feel for the peo- has many things going for it. students today who are not giv- resources they need and in ant to note that HB2 was a re- ple hurt by the flooding. My The recent tax reductions, HB2... Keep it or repeal it, en the opportunity to develop which charter schools can also sponse to an overreach by the house sustained some minor however modest, have made and why? their talents because they are fulfill a needed role. Charlotte City Council. It is flood damage and my mother North Carolina more attrac- Jones: This issue is ulti- shoved into a one size fits all Howell: I am for more pri- important to protect the basic and one of my daughters had tive to business. The state mately about privacy. Men system that pushes everyone vate and charter schools. values that we share. over a foot of water in their should continue to grow with should go in the men’s room, toward the middle. The cur- Howell: The General houses. The state can help by further reductions in person- and women should go into rent system is especially true Should the state expand Assembly needs to concern it- suspending some regulations al, corporate, and sales taxes. the ladies’ room, period. The for minority and economically Medicaid coverage? self less with social issues and to allow people to rebuild more A reduction in unnecessary wrong-headed ordinance en- challenged groups that don’t Jones: No. more on how to reduce the size quickly, something similar to regulations will also help acted by the City of Charlotte have the funds to send their Howell: The Medicaid and scope of government. The the easing of trucking restric- continue the state’s growth. would have opened the door children to the school of their program does not need to be less the government takes, the tions so the farmers could try However, the state continues for males with less than pure choice. The money should fol- expanded. more you have to pursue your to get harvests in before the to foster a top down approach intentions to go into the bath- low the student. One way to own interests. hurricane hit. The state and to government, which needs to room with my daughters be- accomplish this diversifica- What issues are you most local governments also need to be changed. The scope and size cause they identify as a woman tion is by having Educational concerned about? Fair Bluff and Lumberton look at where the damage was of the state government contin- that day. Our state leaders Savings Funds for each stu- Jones: My biggest concern were among the areas most severe and determine if ues to grow at the expense of took a courageous stand in dent. Each student would have is bringing more jobs to our hardest-hit in the state by the use should be changed. individual freedom and needs the face of brutal attacks from an amount allocated to them area. Once we recover from Hurricane Matthew. What I’m sure that the budget has to be reversed. We should look Hollywood special interests to based on the amount spent by Hurricane Matthew, we must do you see as the state’s enough fat in it to get the funds to decrease the size of govern- protect our privacy and protect the state per student. The par- redouble our efforts to recruit role in helping these com- needed for emergency needs. ment and government spend- common-sense values. ents and students could then more industry to southeastern munities in your district The rainy day fund would be ing, not just slow the rate of Howell: HB2 is really a use this money as they saw North Carolina. I will fight ev- bounce back from the the first place to look. The aid growth. property rights issue. The fit for the student’s education. ery day to ensure that rural storm and ensuing flood? needs to go to the people who Charlotte city council over- They could choose to attend areas like ours are not left out Where in the state budget need it most. What is your economic stepped their bounds by trying a traditional school, home when our state’s leaders dis- would you try to find mon- and jobs plan? How can we to force regulations on private school, hire tutors, or attend cuss industrial recruitment. ies to help? How should bridge the gap between the businesses that had nothing a charter or private school. rural and urban areas? Jones: First, I will fight ev- ery day to ensure that rural areas like ours are not left out Whiteville when our state’s leaders dis- cuss industrial recruitment. Appliance Repair Second, education is a crucial Jimmy Pierce Owner/Servicer 640-3304 Washers - Dryers Beaverdam sets Refrigerators & more steak plate sale Reasonable Rates

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The building on Madison Street Angela Norris stood in the is close to Soules Swamp, but parking lot of the Whiteville had previously been spared the Veterans Building and wiped damage of floodwaters. away tears. Matthew changed that. “What do we do?” she said “There was a three-foot as Anita Adams carefully laid hole broken in one window,” a sopping certificate on the Norris said, “and the water pavement. just poured in. It was three, Much of a century’s histo- four feet in places. Everything ry of support for veterans was was just rolled around and destroyed when Hurricane mixed up.” Matthew flooded Soules Pins from state and nation- Swamp in Whiteville. al conventions were covered Members of the Veterans in mud and grease from the of Foreign Wars Post 8073 floodwaters. Photographs Auxiliary finally managed to from the 1950s were stuck to begin cleaning up their room certificates from earlier de- at the Veterans Building in cades. Newspaper clippings downtown Whiteville this and full pages from veterans week. The volunteers had been events were cemented together busy with their own homes in multi-colored blocks that de- as well as helping other fam- fied the best efforts to separate ilies. Norris, Adams, Millie individual pages. Freeman, Peggy Norosky, Freeman handed Norris Barbara Sellers and Roz a handful of photos that had Gwinner Skochinsky spent floated to another room in the Monday sorting through pho- building. Most of the emulsion tographs, certificates, scrap- was soaked off, but Norris Photo by Grant Merritt books, mementos and awards pointed to the discolored im- Artifacts and records dry outside the Veterans building Monday. presented to the local auxilia- age of one woman in the photo. ry over the past century. “She passed away years sale, with documents, flags and to break the ground at the everyday life to try to save can,” Norris said. “So many “How do you decide what to ago,” Norris said. “There’s no other items draped over chairs Columbus County Veterans some of the Auxiliary’s histo- people have lost so much – ev- keep, what to throw away and way we can get new copies of and tables. A pair of Vietnam- Memorial Park leaned against ry. Some skipped medical ap- erybody had to worry about what to try to save?” Adams some of these pictures – we era jungle boots stood beside a a vehicle, while hand-written pointments or took off work to their homes and other people said. have a lot of them on digital, pair of tall World War I issued notes, records and meeting help. Norris said Skochinsky’s first. That’s what is most im- The Veterans Building is but the pictures like this, what boots, both drying in the sun minutes dried in the sun a few husband Steve passed away portant – your home and fam- used by the Vietnam Veterans do we do?” in hopes of beating the mold feet away. unexpectedly last week, but ily. We knew it would be bad Association, VFW and other At first glance, the parking that was already creeping Norris noted that the volun- “Roz came anyway. when we finally got in here, but groups. Norris said each orga- lot in front of the veterans through some of the artifacts. teers broke away from other “She’s out here with us be- we didn’t know how bad. It just nization rushed to secure what building looked like a yard The hand-painted shovels used storm-recovery efforts and cause we want to save what we can’t be helped.”

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When bacteria are used to the bacteria infect the plant they forget to see what unin- netically modified soybeans. breeding methods. She said There is no blue gene in the create a genetic patch that is with the change. tended effects the marker gene But what about the marker? that her goal in life is to cross DNA of the rose species. The then spliced into a plant, the A type of bacteria frequent- may have on its new host. There are increases in certain Stewartia malacodendron with closest anyone can get to usual tag-along marker gene ly used for this bombardment Genes to produce antibiotic diseases over the prevalence Stewartia pseudocamellia, two breeding a blue rose by tra- is one that creates antibiotic is E. coli, which, in its natu- resistance in crops could con- they used to have. Obesity is species of the same genus of ditional methods is a muddy resistance. By exposing the ral form, causes diarrhea. ceivably find their way into one problem that’s gone way flowering tree. mauve color. gene-carrying bacteria to anti- Quiñones assured her audi- places no one wants them to go, up. We should be testing mark- “This tree was designed by If a blue rose is ever to ex- biotics, researchers kill all the ence that the E. coli used for breeding super-bacteria that ers as well,” Quiñones said. God, and he did a good job,” she ist, it will be by splicing in a bacteria that did not success- transferring genes has been cannot be treated by any avail- said. “I’ll be a very, very old borrowed gene from another fully pick up the targeted gene. altered to keep it from spread- able medicine. Or a gene could The less scary side woman before I know wheth- plant, with all the unfore- They then load the surviving ing illness. “I’ve touched more insert itself into the organism Quiñones closed her presen- er I’ve succeeded in making seen consequences that could bacteria into a device they call E. coli in the lab than you can in the wrong place, silencing tation with a series of slides of a cross.” result. a “shotgun” and bombard a imagine,” she said. a gene that should have been her favorite flowers produced At last she answered the plant with gold-coated pellets But too often, she said, re- left alone. by traditional and high-tech question in the talk’s title. of the bacteria and its altered searchers test the safety of the “Tests show that there’s no genes, then hope that some of target gene they insert, and harm to humans by eating ge- CALENDAR Continued from 1A Storm Clean Up WHITEVILLE Garland doesn’t believe Call Before You Cut RENTALS Whiteville City Schools would be subject to a potential weath- Your #1 Service Rated Company er-related waiver on instruc- tional time issued by the governor. 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[email protected] der to plan the layout of the and each recipe must contain [email protected] missioners about reducing Perhaps constructing the contest area, as each compet- at least one cup of pecans. costs, but said that the schools academic facilities and add- The N.C. Pecan Harvest itor will be assigned a 2’x2’ Youth ages 10-15 compete Whiteville City Schools “want to continue the dialogue ing on to them as the student Festival Cooking Contest is space to display his or her en- in a single dessert category. will go back to its architect to to make it most cost effective,” census increases could spread open to youth (ages 10-15) try on Saturday, Nov. 5. Parents or other adults may try to scale back the costs of Garland said. “There definite- out costs. and adults of North Carolina. This year the contest will not help youth participants a proposed $73.4 million high ly is a need and I think the “We’re probably looking Organizers Meleah Collier and be held at Bumble Bee Café, with set-up. school. commissioners see it. It just at scaling back, keeping Kathy Moskow are accepting 721 S. Madison St. Doors will Judges will enter the café The county commissioners depends on how we fix it.” what is essential in the sort recipes online as well as in per- open at 8 a.m. Saturday for to examine and taste all the are responsible for funding The current proposal has term,” he said. “Looking at son at Bumble Bee Café, 721 S. competitors to set up their en- dishes at 10 a.m. Foods will be new school construction, but a number of improvements the long-term, there might be Madison St., Whiteville. For tries. Doors will be locked at scored on flavor (40 percent), several are squeamish about to the current facility. For some things with the design questions, call (910) 641-3996 9:30 a.m. appearance (20 percent), cre- raising taxes to pay for the example, JROTC and Health where you could add on later and ask for Meleah Collier. No facilities will be pro- ative use of pecans (20 percent), new high school plus requests Occupations now utilize if needed.” The complete contest guide- vided at the café for cooling texture (10 percent) and ease of from the county schools total- crowded trailers to accommo- Garland plans to meet with lines and entry form are found or heating food. Competitors preparation (10 percent). ing $70.4 million to fund the date their programs. The au- Boney right away and hopes he at ncpecanfestival.com; click are allowed, however, to build In addition to three cash consolidation of several of its tomotive program would have can provide the school board on “Cooking Contest.” hot or cold packs into their prize winners in each cate- older schools. The combined two to three bays in which to with value-engineered figures Cooks must provide three displays. gory, there will be separate request from both systems repair cars where there is just by the board’s Nov. 14 meeting. copies of the recipe when they Competitors must be ama- awards for Best Presentation would require about a 13-cent one small bay now. All of these The board voted 3-2 Sept. register. In the upper right cor- teurs rather than food profes- and Most Creative Use of property tax increase. improvements and many oth- 12 to engage Boney to come ner of each sheet, they must sionals. Adults 16 and older Pecans. A Grand Prize Overall The city schools board of ed- ers are part of the $73.4 million up with a plan to build a new include name, address, tele- may enter any or all of four cat- will also be awarded. ucation Monday night asked price tag. high school in a new location, phone number and category egories: appetizer, main dish, The public will be allowed Supt. Kenny Garland to work But each improvement possibly out of town. Another entered. Youth division con- side/salad and dessert, with to see the food from 1 to 2 p.m. with architect Paul Boney to comes with a cost. The new group has pushed to keep testants must include age and no contestant entering more Winners will receive their look at options to reduce build- proposal calls for a 2,000-seat WHS in town but to renovate the school they attend. than one item per category. prizes at the main stage at ing costs. auditorium. “Would a 1,500- the current campus at a lower The contest committee Each dish must be prepared about 2 p.m. One way, Garland said, seat auditorium be sufficient?” cost than a new school. is to decrease the size of the Garland asked. “These are The proposal has also gen- academic space and perhaps some of the things we can ex- erated talk by some commis- phase in new athletic facili- amine to cut costs.” sioners about merging the two ties. The proposed school at Garland said phasing in systems. 233,000 square feet is sized to new athletics facilities might Now Offering accommodate 1,000 students over 50 years. The current census at the high school is Columbus Insurance Agency, LLC 720. The freshman class has Steel Cable 215 freshmen. • Auto • Home • Life • Commercial Academic facilities as cur- • Medicare Supplement Policies rently drawn comprise about and Chain $47million of the plan, athlet- Come see Sammy Jacobs and Alan Roberts ics about $11 million, and land, furnishings, contingencies, in- for all your insurance needs. frastructure and other costs By The Buy completing the balance. 116 East Main St. Garland said the school Whiteville • 640-2214 Foot Local board hasn’t gotten official Alan Roberts Sammy Jacobs

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Cox Warehouse DisCount Furniture 1423 North JK Powell Blvd., Whiteville on Hwy 701 at Hwy 74 Overpass • 910-640-2900 Editorial The News Reporter • Thursday, October 27, 2016 • 12A Time for a drainage summit? Nearly every drop of water that falls to the north, west and east of Columbus County will eventually pass through here. Combine the rains of upstream with heavy precipitation in our own county, and it’s a recipe for high water. Although nothing could have completely stopped the stormwaters that flooded so much of our county during Matthew, improving drain- age from the backyard to the The point riverbanks could Cleaning up Soules Swamp make a significant doesn’t work if Lee’s Lake isn’t difference. cleared. Lee’s Lake doesn’t work if It’s not so simple the Waccamaw River isn’t snagged. as snagging and All these pieces fit together to dredging rivers prevent flooding. That’s why every and streams – agency or entity that deals with methods that drainage needs to come together have proven to be under one roof to put a cogent plan difficult, expen- together. sive and offensive to environmental Public Opinion regulators. The tiniest trickle eventually finds its way to a larger body of water, whether that trickle starts in Christians, we find our hope praying! There is power in a backyard, a pine plantation or a farm field, it needs to Join the walk in God’s Word which tells us, prayer. relocate to Lake Waccamaw have as clear a path as possible to make its trip. “Behold, I will do a new thing, to retire. We have learned a Open ditches in a neighborhood can be dangerous When is the last time you now it shall spring forth; Shall Renee Kellihan great deal about Columbus and unsightly, and even more so when they become put something off to go take a you not know it? I will even Cerro Gordo County and surrounding areas clogged with leaves and trash; laterals, ditches and ca- stand for Christ? When is the make a road in the wilder- from reading your paper the nals can be inconvenient to farmers, since equipment is last time you took any time out ness and rivers in the desert.” past few years. We shall look for God? Isaiah 43:19. forward to reading the paper significantly larger than in the days of mule and plow, Good coverage In light of the recent flood- God can do anything! He is as members of the community and efficient farming methods require as few turns as ing in our area, I’m sure many working and He wants us to Please allow me this means soon! possible. have renewed their walk with join Him. of congratulating you and your Mazie Smith Yet with more impermeable surfaces such as high- the Lord and some have dis- My question to you is: Will staff on the great coverage of Swanquarter ways and parking lots, logging roads cut and main- tanced themselves even fur- you take a stand with me? Will Hurricane Matthew. Your did tained in what were once thirsty woodlands, and fewer ther because they can’t see His you take the time to join me a fabulous job of keeping your rural areas left fallow to act as stormwater sponges, hand at work. as we rally together in the readers up-to-date and well Last chance there are fewer ways for water to be a resource, and not There is no doubt that God Sherwin Williams parking lot informed of possible dangers a problem. Burying a big pipe in a ditch may make for did and does have His hand at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29 and changing conditions. I Please, please, please vote upon us here in Columbus to walk and pray for our com- am especially grateful for the for Donald Trump. God gave more uniform ground in a field or a lawn, but it doesn’t County. munities, our churches, fam- photos and information you us, we the people, this chance make for more efficient drainage. All the volunteers who have ilies, schools, local and state shared about Lake Waccamaw. to take back our country. We The agencies to help with drainage problems are come to help have been such law enforcement, our nation We were able to monitor from may not get this chance again. as multifold as the problems themselves. The Soil and a blessing to witness. The and the upcoming presidential afar the conditions surround- Water Conservation, Cooperative Extension, and N.C. flip side, which is where the election. ing our family members in Betty Gail Kronenwetter Forest Service offer help for landowners and farmers, hurt comes in, is in seeing If you can’t walk bring a Columbus County. Whiteville while the USDA Beaver Management Program largely the devastation. However, as chair and sit with others while My husband and I plan to helps governmental entities, the county beaver commit- tee connects trappers and landowners. Urban residents have their respective public works departments, as well as the responsibility to maintain their own drainage systems. Then there are the few remaining private, Volunteers needed going forward non-profit drainage corporations that manage their waterways to varying degrees, depending on finances As many of you may already ters. We need people who can and or civic organizations holding a short meeting to ori- and motivation. The Department of Transportation be aware, I have been asked help sort supplies as they are who will provide locations ent volunteers to more specif- maintains many of its own drains and culverts, as well by N.C. VOAD (Voluntary delivered to the collection site. in the Fair Bluff area (espe- ics about what needs to be done as roadside ditches that keep roadbeds safe and solid. Organizations Active in We need people who can help cially commercial sites that and how they can help. If you As we wash the mud from inside flooded buildings, Disaster) to serve as a commu- cook meals and feed the folks would allow the offloading of can’t make the meeting, please nity volunteer coordinator for in the shelters and some of the large loads of supplies and the send me a message with your count the crop losses, and survey damage to roads, now Columbus County following out-of-town volunteers. storage thereof) to store and email address, phone number, is the time for leaders to take a look at the overall prob- Hurricane Matthew. Folks, We need folks who can help distribute cleaning supplies. and let me know if there is an lem of drainage. It’s a complex issue, since improve- first let me say that as much supply housing for the volun- We need people who will staff area that you think you can ments upstream make no difference if the landowners as life may appear to have teers who are from out of town. these distribution sites to pass be the most help and I will get downstream refuse to cooperate, and increasingly be- returned to normal, we still We need folks who can drive out the cleaning kits, again back in touch with you. wildering rules about old versus new logs in riverbeds have many people who are still forklifts and trucks who can to those who need them. We Financial donations can can take years to clarify. And that doesn’t even begin hurting here in the county. help load and transport sup- need people who will help fi- be made to Hallsboro United to address what is a wetland, what is actually in a flood The homes damaged number plies from the collection site to nancially to cover the costs of Methodist Church at P.O. Box plain, and what’s just a puddle. in the thousands, and several the locations they are needed. some of the supplies that were 177, Hallsboro, N.C. 28442. Be hundred of those homes suf- We need people who can purchased and to help provide sure to mark in the memo A joint effort from all government and private groups fered severe damage. volunteer to help their local assistance to those people who that the donation is for disas- could make a difference in overall drainage improve- The recovery process in food banks so that anyone who were affected by the storm ter relief so all the funds re- ment, as well as encouraging good land use and posi- Columbus County is not going needs food or water gets it. We and who will not receive help ceived will be used to provide tive development in the future. Regulation and private to be easy, and it is not going need people who will help lo- otherwise. In other words, Hurricane Matthew-related as- property rights have to be balanced, of course, as well to be quick. Right now, the N.C. cal charities sort through the we need you! No one can do sistance to those in need here as environmental impacts and resource management. Foresty Service is doing a won- thousands and thousands of everything, but everyone can in Columbus County. Columbus County is always going to be a low area, derful job of providing lots of clothing items that were do- do something! Now is the time Thanks to each of you who and there are always going to be drainage problems. equipment and people power nated and to make sure that to do it. have already been helping and Those facts are a given. How to deal with the problem into helping see that essential the people who need the items If you want to help, here is thanks in advance to each of supplies are delivered to those receive them. We need people what I need you to do. If you can you who help in the future. isn’t an easily defined, quick decision, but deal with it still in need. We, the people to assemble cleaning kits so come out to the old Tortimex we should. of Columbus County and our they can be delivered to those plant located at 56 Industrial Douglas Sasser We hope that, as the county recovers from the devas- neighbors in the surrounding who still need them. Blvd., in Whiteville Friday, Hallsboro tation of another 500-year-flood (the second in less than area who have the ability to as- We need people, churches, Oct. 28 at 9 a.m., we will be 20 years), a forward-thinking leader or two will reach sist and are willing to do so, out to all the stakeholders in the drainage game, and must realize that the NCFS find a way to work together for the common good. cannot continue to perform their normal job functions if they remain tied up trying to deal with relief supplies as LIMERICKS they have been for the past few weeks. By Bob Aldrich What must take place now Whoever wins this year’s election is for those of us how have the time and ability to volunteer Will not have much voter direction. to do so and to fill the void that We’ve a fractured nation is going to be created as the With low expectation remaining NCFS personnel Not pleased with their party’s selection. go back to their normal work routines. When our lakeside is hit by strong gales We are going to need lots of And the power around the lake fails volunteers and we are going The low, flat coastal plain to need them for weeks, and Becomes flooded with rain even months, to come, as we We are glad we have our Hills and Dales transition for emergency relief services to long term recovery Matthew’s impact on poultry’s profound. operations. Over two million chickens were drowned. We need people who can As flood waters recedes wash clothes for the people Every bird farmer needs who are still homeless and Landfills that must quickly be found sleeping in emergency shel- Thursday, October 27, 2016 •The News Reporter • 13A Early voting continues through November 5

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Sample Ballot NC District Court Judge Columbus County, North Carolina G0014 NC Court of Appeals Judge November 8, 2016 *G0014* (You may vote for ONE) District 13 (You may vote for ONE) BALLOT MARKING INSTRUCTIONS: |A. With the marking device provided or a black ball point pen, completely fill in the oval Phil Berger, Jr. Scott L. Ussery | to the left of each candidate or selection of your choice as shown. Republican |B. Where authorized, you may write in a candidate by filling in the oval and writing the Linda Stephens Soil and Water Conservation | name on the Write-in line. Democrat District Supervisor |C. If you tear, deface or wrongly mark this ballot, return it to request a replacement. NC Court of Appeals Judge (You may vote for ONE) (You may vote for ONE) PARTISAN OFFICES NC Attorney General NC Treasurer Harold Dean Register (You may vote for ONE) (You may vote for ONE) Hunter Murphy ______Republican Write-in President and Vice President Buck Newton Dale R. Folwell Margaret Eagles of the United States Republican Republican Democrat (You may vote for ONE) Josh Stein Dan Blue III Donald Ray Buie End of Ballot Democrat Democrat Unaffiliated Donald J. Trump NC State Senate NC Auditor NC Court of Appeals Judge Michael R. Pence (You may vote for ONE) District 13 (You may vote for ONE) Republican (You may vote for ONE) By The News Reporter [email protected] Hillary Clinton Chuck Stuber Danny Earl (J. R.) Britt Bob Hunter Republican Republican Republican Tim Kaine This ballot will give you a good overview of Democrat Beth A. Wood Jane W. Smith Abe Jones Democrat Democrat Democrat nationwide, state, and most local races in the Gary Johnson NC House of Representatives Whiteville area. Ballots will vary depending NC Commissioner of Agriculture NC Court of Appeals Judge William Weld (You may vote for ONE) District 46 (You may vote for ONE) on where you live in Columbus County. All bal- Libertarian (You may vote for ONE) lots can be found at columbusco.org/election.

______Steve Troxler Brenden Jones Richard Dietz Write-in Republican Republican Republican Contested county races include: the District 4 Walter Smith Tim Benton Vince Rozier Board of Commissioners race, where P. Edwin US Senate Democrat Democrat Democrat (You may vote for ONE) Thomas (Tom) Howell, Jr. Russ of Lake Waccamaw, the incumbent, is NC Commissioner of Insurance Libertarian NC Court of Appeals Judge running against Jack “Lavern” Coleman of Richard Burr (You may vote for ONE) Board of Commissioners (You may vote for ONE) Bolton; and the District 1 Board of Education Republican District 4 race, where Norris L. Ebron of Riegelwood, the Deborah K. Ross Mike Causey (You may vote for ONE) Valerie Zachary Democrat Republican Republican incumbent, is running against Randy Coleman Sean Haugh Wayne Goodwin P. Edwin Russ Rickye McKoy-Mitchell of Bolton. Libertarian Democrat Democrat Democrat US House of Representatives Jack Lavern Coleman NC Superior Court Judge James Prevatte, Giles E. (Buddy) Byrd, and NC Commissioner of Labor Unaffiliated District 7 (You may vote for ONE) District 13A Trent Burroughs are all running unopposed in (You may vote for ONE) Register of Deeds (You may vote for ONE) their respective districts for the County Board (You may vote for ONE) David Rouzer Cherie Berry Chris Livingston of Commissioners. Republican Republican J. Wesley Casteen Charles Meeker Kandance H. Bullock Douglas B. Sasser Kandance H. Bullock is running unopposed Democrat Democrat Democrat for Register of Deeds. ______NC District Court Judge NC Governor Write-in (You may vote for ONE) District 13 NONPARTISAN OFFICES (You may vote for ONE) Harold Dean Register of Whiteville is run- NC Secretary of State ning unopposed for County Soil and Water (You may vote for ONE) Pat McCrory Pauline Hankins Republican Conservation District Supervisor. Roy Cooper Michael LaPaglia NC Supreme Court W. Richard Cox Democrat Republican Associate Justice Junior Dew of Hallsboro is running unopposed Lon Cecil Elaine Marshall (You may vote for ONE) NC District Court Judge for his Columbus County Board of Education Libertarian Democrat District 13 district. NC Superintendent of NC Lieutenant Governor Michael R. (Mike) Morgan (You may vote for ONE) (You may vote for ONE) Public Instruction Kandle McKeel Rogers and Greg Merritt (You may vote for ONE) Robert H. (Bob) Edmunds C. Ashley Gore are running unopposed in their respective Dan Forest Mark Johnson NC District Court Judge districts for the Whiteville City Board of Republican Republican District 13 Education. Linda Coleman June Atkinson (You may vote for ONE) Democrat Democrat Jacki Cole Jason C. Disbrow Ronald McPherson is running unopposed for Libertarian the Riegelwood Sanitary District Board. Continue voting next side E

A B North Carolina C G0014 D E North Carolina F -- VOTE BOTH SIDES -- -- VOTE BOTH SIDES -- e EARLY VOTING Continued from 1A LAST OPPORTUNITY IN 2016! there are questions, we have and how to implement them numerous registrations, ab- a paper ballot to go back to,” is challenging. They have to sentee ballots and precinct she said. learn a lot in a short period of changes that result from ad- “We have to think of the vot- time.” dress changes or annexed ers and assure they are com- Strickland said she hopes property. fortable with them first and voters who have questions at There are several ballots. Honor Your foremost,” said Strickland, the polls will be patient and Candidates for offices such who has been director of elec- kind to the poll workers, as as county commissioner and tions in Columbus County it is a long day for them and school board are not voted for 12 years. “Our Board of they try hard to be accurate on countywide. Their names Elections members felt the and please the public. appear only on ballots in pre- machines we bought were the She noted that there are cincts he or she represents. best.” also machines to accommodate Four full-time staff mem- The voting process is a lot people with disabilities such as bers comprise the Board of more complicated than it ap- vision or hearing difficulties. Elections office staff and tem- pears to voters. There is a lot If there is a question of porary employees are some- of training to do with approx- whether a voter is eligible be- times hired for special duty, astoron Monday, October 31 imately 200 poll workers, she cause of improper precinct, especially during voting said. That training is done for the voter’s address or some season. P four nights at Southeastern other issue, the person is al- Members of the board are Community College and two lowed to vote a provisional Chairman Harold Fipps, machines per polling place ballot. Determination is made JoAnn Garrell and Mack must be packed up and trans- on the person’s eligibility by Ward. Sometimes pastors and church staff are the loneliest people in the ported there and back for ev- the board members at a later ery training session. time before the official vote church. Their hours are long and unpredictable, their pay may be “Poll workers are members count is registered. The vote minimal, and the criticisim they receive can be considerable. of the community who give is counted if eligibility is prov- a lot of time to the elections en, but thrown out if they’re Show your ministry leaders that you recognize their hard process for very little pay,” ineligible. she said. “Training on the laws The elections staff handles work and appreciate their service and dedication during Pastor Appreciation Month.

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ELUDING A MUSTANG WHS to entertain South Robeson in Homecoming game The Whiteville Wolfpack last Friday, topping winless has won its last four Home- West Columbus 28-20 at Cerro coming football games and Gordo. Coach Clay Jernigan’s will be out to make it number Mustangs now stand at 1-3 in five Friday when it plays host conference and 1-7 overall. to the South Robeson Mus- In last year’s Wolfpack- tangs in a Three Rivers 1A-2A Mustang match-up at Rowland, Conference match-up. Whiteville rolled to a 49-0 vic- Game time is 7 p.m. at Le- tory. In 2014, Whiteville pre- gion Stadium. vailed 51-0. The Wolfpack last fell in Whiteville, which first took its Homecoming game in 2011 on South Robeson in football when it lost to West Bruns- in 1983 has dominated the wick 27-6. Mustangs through the years, Coach Luke Little’s Wolf- winning 13 of the 17 previous pack now holds a 3-1 record meetings. The initial 1983 game in Three Rivers Conference resulted in a 6-6 tie. play following its 42-0 road In 2001 and 2002, South victory over East Columbus. Robeson took wins of 62-20 and For the season, Whiteville 21-14. The only other Mustang stands at 4-4. win in the series came in 1990 Friday’s match-up with when SRHS pulled out a 21-20 South Robeson will be the first win, leaving the two teams tied of three straight home games for the Waccamaw Conference in closing regular-season championship. play as its Oct. 14 home game Little said that South Robe- with St. Pauls was postponed son has a lot of size in the line by Hurricane Matthew and this season and some talent at moved to Nov. 11. the running back slot. South Robeson came away uu with its first win of the season SEE WOLFPACK, 2B Staff photo by Grant Merritt West Columbus quarterback Fabian Frink (left) looks for a receiver down field while trying to avoid a South Robeson defender in last Friday’s Three Rivers Conference football game. West Columbus held the lead three times in the game before falling to the visiting Mustangs 28-20. WHS tennis trio set to step into state tourney Stallions to take on Red Devil challenge action on Friday at Cary Whiteville High School senior players Chase Barnhill and Aundria Moss, and junior Cailin Baldwin will be in 2016 SCHS Homecoming match-up among the field Friday when the opening round of the state 1A girls tennis tournament gets underway at 9 a.m. at the With a 4-0 record, including “They do a lot of things with a high-powered St. Pauls team like Red Springs.” Cary Tennis Center in Cary. last Friday’s 35-34 overtime with the football and they are passing attack. South Columbus, which Barnhill and Moss qualified for state tournament win at St. Pauls, the South Co- very physical,” Dove added. “It was a road win for us, has shared two of the last doubles play last weekend when they finished runnerup lumbus Stallions will celebrate Last season, the Stallions but we turned the ball over three Three Rivers Conference in the East Regional 1A Tournament at Greenville. Bald- their 2016 Homecoming game played Red Springs twice, four times and had problems championships, will face two win advanced in singles play after making it to the East Friday night at 7 against a topping the Devils in a 51-32 with penalties throughout the more key conference games Regional semi-finals. snake-bitten Red Springs team behind a thrilling second-half game,” Dove said. - at Whiteville on Nov. 4 and Barnhill will compete in state tournament doubles that is still trying to make an comeback, and then in the first A missed extra-point kick at home against Fairmont on team action for the third straight year when she and Moss impact on the Three Rivers 1A- round of the state 2A playoffs by St. Pauls that would have Nov. 11 - following Friday’s take the court Friday morning against the North Stokes 2A Conference football race. by a 35-29 score in overtime. given the Bulldogs the lead encounter with Red Springs. doubles team of Brittney Brown and Abigail Williams. Red Springs will come into In eight previous football in the final seconds, and a Red Springs, behind the Second-round play will be held Friday afternoon with the the game with a 1-3 record, encounters, South Columbus dropped pass by SPHS on what play of Eric Graham, Jerome state championship round scheduled for Saturday. including a one-point loss to has not lost to the Red Devils. would have been a two-point Bass and Marquis Ray, fell Last year, Barnhill teamed with Sarahgrace Snipes Whiteville and a 38-32 setback The first game between the conversion game winner, also behind Fairmont 16-0 early in doubles, and in 2004, Margaret High was her doubles at the hands of Fairmont last two schools was in 1992 when turned out to be key factors. in the second half, but battled partner. Friday. South Columbus was formed South Columbus scored in back to tie the score at 16-16 in Baldwin is slated to take on Marisa Deninger of Com- Coach Ron Cook’s Red Dev- by consolidation. The Stallions overtime on a pass from Robby the second half. munity School of Davidson in Friday morning’s opening ils also fell to St. Pauls 25-14 on won that initial encounter by Spencer to tight end Mason Fairmont led 32-16 early in round of singles play. the opening night of regular- a 30-0 score. Miller, and Alfonso Pantaleon the second half before the Red Coach Serena Smith’s Whiteville High squad won its season play. South Columbus utilized its kicked what became the game- Devils again came back to tie fourth consecutive Three Rivers Conference tennis title “Red Springs is mighty, running game, led by senior winning extra point. the score. this season, and has drawn an opening-round bye in state mighty close to being unde- Dennis Leggett and sopho- “It wasn’t pretty, but we Fairmont got the game-win- 1A dual team playoffs, which are slated to open on Wednes- feated in the conference,” said more Trequan Bellamy, in came out of there with a win,” ning points on the final play of day. On Nov. 1, the Lady Wolfpack will play host to Princeton South Columbus head coach strong scoring drives against Dove said. “We’ll need to over- game when quarterback Julius in second-round play. Princeton advanced Tuesday with a Russell Dove. “We’ll have our St. Pauls last Friday while the come some of the mistakes Caulder hit Jordan Waters 6-3 win over Tarboro. hands full. SCHS defense had to contend we made at St. Pauls against a with a 30-yard TD pass. Vikings set to host VIP PICKS TO WIN St. Pauls on Friday Match your skills against the VIP Pickers each week! Two ways to Play: For the first time since the It will be Senior Night for In the Sports Section of Monday’s paper or Online at nrcolumbus.com season opener at South Bruns- West Columbus. wick, the West Columbus Vi- West Columbus, now 0-4 in 1 kings found themselves bat- conference play and 0-8 overall, 1 1 tling for the lead in the second got a good night from quarter- half in last week’s Three Riv- back Fabian Frink, who threw ers Conference football battle touchdown passes to Tyquon with visiting South Robeson. Williams, Dajour Smith and South Robeson converted Daquon Hardie. WEEK 8 two West Columbus turnovers Nigel Ceesay and Nick God- VIP Winning Picks into touchdowns as the Mus- frey had strong nights on de- tangs posted a 28-20 victory in fense for Coach James Pierce’s *All printed picks are preliminary, final picks Angela Slagle Freddy Norris Ted Williams Ethan Scott Brian Davis Tim Schedler Brian Murphy Paige Brewer the battle of winless teams. Vikings. can be changed until online deadline. Allstate Insurance Black’s Tire Waffle International Chadbourn Feed Whiteville New & Used Johnson Home Med. Murf’s Pawn Southern Tire This Friday, West Columbus St. Pauls suffered its first 1 will be back on its home field conference loss of the season Last Week Score 10-7 14-3 13-4 13-4 14-3 13-4 13-5 14-4 in a TRC game against the St. last Friday in a 35-34 loss to Overall Score 1 68 81 83 66 73 69 108 108 Pauls Bulldogs. Kick-off is set Columbus. for 7 p.m. South Robeson at Whiteville Whiteville Whiteville Whiteville Whiteville Whiteville Whiteville Whiteville Whiteville Red Springs at South Columbus South Columbus South Columbus South Columbus South Columbus South Columbus South Columbus West Columbus West Columbus St. Pauls at West Columbus West Columbus St Pauls St Pauls St Pauls St Pauls St Pauls Wallace Rose Hill Wallace Rose Hill East Columbus to East Columbus Fairmont Fairmont Fairmont Fairmont Fairmont East Bladen East Bladen East Columbus at Fairmont Michigan at Michigan State Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Fairmont Fairmont travel to Fairmont Duke at Georgia Tech Duke Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Duke Georgia Tech Red Springs Red Springs The East Columbus Gators Maurice Huey has reported Louisville at Virginia Louisville Louisville Louisville Louisville Louisville Louisville NC State NC State face another tough task in that his youthful Gator squad UConn at ECU ECU UConnn ECU ECU ECU UConnn North Carolina North Carolina the Three Rivers Conference is making progress, having tak- Friday as they are scheduled en on some of the conference’s Boston College at NC State NC State NC State NC State NC State NC State NC State Memphis Memphis to take their 0-8 record to Fair- top teams in recent weeks. Florida vs Georgia Georgia Florida Florida Florida Florida Florida Northwestern Northwestern mont to go against the confer- Fairmont has a 4-0 record in Wake Forest Wake Forest Wake Forest Wake Fores Wake Forest Wake Forest Iowa Iowa ence co-leading Golden Torna- Three Rivers Conference play, Army at Wake Forest does in a 7 p.m., match up. including key victories over Miami, Fla. at Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame Miami Miami Miami Miami Notre Dame Notre Dame East Columbus lost to Whiteville and Red Springs. Washington at Utah Washington Washington Washington Washington Washington Utah Louisville Louisville Whiteville last Friday as it The Golden Tornado offense suffered its fifth shut-out of is paced by quarterback Julius Nebraska at Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Miami Miami the season. In their four confer- Caulder. Tennessee at South Carolina Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Clemson Clemson ence games today, the Gators Fairmont tied Whiteville Auburn at Ole Miss Ole Miss Ole Miss Auburn Ole Miss Ole Miss Auburn Texas Christian Texas Christian have been held to 18 points, and and South Columbus for the all of those came in a lop-sided Three Rivers Conference Clemson at Florida State Clemson Clemson Clemson Clemson Clemson Clemson Tennessee Tennessee home loss to Red Springs. championship last season. Alabama Alabama ECHS first-year head coach 2B- The News Reporter, Thursday, October 27, 2016 Lady Stallions take tennis win Three Rivers over E. Duplin Conference VINEGAR HILL - The South Columbus Lady Stal- lions opened play in the state football standings 2A high school girls tennis playoffs Tuesday by taking an Conf. Overall PF PA 8-1 victory over East Duplin. South Columbus 4-0 6-2 269 145 Coach Brett Burroughs’ Lady Stallions will play host Fairmont 4-0 5-3 273 207 to Carrboro on Tuesday, Nov.1 St. Pauls 3-1 5-3 231 172 Carrboro advanced on Tues- Whiteville 3-1 4-4 208 157 day with a first-round 5-1 vic- Red Springs 1-3 4-4 208 176 tory over Edenton Holmes. South Robeson 1-3 1-7 86 318 Having big days in single and doubles for the Lady Stal- West Columbus 0-4 0-8 69 366 lions in the win over East Dup- East Columbus 0-4 0-8 46 352 lin were Mary Grayson Koonce, Elizabeth Koonce, Amanda FRIDAY’S GAMES Watts, Madison Holt, Ireland South Robeson at Whiteville Lewis and Kalie Buffkin. Red Springs at South Columbus St. Pauls at West Columbus WOLFPACK East Columbus at Fairmont Continued from 1B Games begin at 7 p.m. “They got a win at West Columbus last week and that LAST FRIDAY’S RESULTS should have them fired up for Whiteville 42, East Columbus 0 us,” Little said. “We just need Staff photo by Franklin Davis to go out and play our game Kelsey Carroll (left) of East Columbus lofts a return against a block attempt by White- South Columbus 35, St. Pauls 34 (ot) ... hold on to the football and ville’s Logan Schultz in last Thursday’s Three Rivers Conference volleyball match at South Robeson 28, West Columbus 20 avoid penalties as much as the ECHS gym. At right is ECHS player Mia Campbell. Whiteville won the match 3-0. Fairmont 38, Red Springs 32 possible. Both teams opened play Wednesday in the state 1A playoffs. “We don’t look for all the Homecoming activities to be that much distraction,” he added. “We just need to come Curtain falls on TRC regular-season volleyball Three Rivers Conference out ready to play.” Three Rivers Conference regular season Whiteville’s only TRC loss won set three 25-14. standings volleyball ended Monday. The top three to date came at the hands of St. Pauls volleyball apparently likes or maybe Fairmont by a 31-15 score. It teams gained straight-set victories. dislikes Columbia Blue. The Bulldogs won just also took an exciting 23-22 road Conference champion, South Columbus three conference matches this season, but two BOYS SOCCER East Columbus 6-8 earned a road win at Red Springs 3-0. The win over Red Springs right were against West Columbus. The scores were W-L Red Springs 5-9 before Hurricane Matthew scores were 25-15, 25-13 and 25-16. South close; 25-22, 25-22, 25-19. Still, an improved Viking Whiteville 7-0 Columbus finished 14-0, claiming their squad ends the season with five victories and a West Columbus 4-10 blew in. St. Pauls 6-2 A win over the Mustangs fourth consecutive Three Rivers Confer- fifth-place conference finish. St. Pauls 3-11 Friday would assure the Wolf- ence title. The Stallions did not drop a set South Columbus 5-3 South Robeson 2-12 pack of the conference’s No. in conference play. Red Springs 4-4 1 seeding in the 2016 state 1A Haley Rising had eight kills and two East Columbus 2-7 MONDAY’S RESULTS playoffs. blocks, Madison Spencer had six kills and Playoffs underway West Columbus 0-7 South Columbus 3, Red Springs 0 The Wolfpack has a strong eight blocks, Anna Caroline Suggs had Whiteville 3, South Robeson 0 running game led by Jamario eight kills and three aces, Hailey Sarvis South Columbus earned the #2 2A Mideast Fairmont 3, East Columbus 0 Norton and Bradley Pridgen had 18 assists and four kills, Carson Powell seed with a record of 21-0. Carrboro is the top WEDNESDAY’S MATCHES St. Pauls 3, West Columbus 0 while Monchovia Gaffney and had 17 digs. seed with a 22-0 record. The Stallions hosted Whiteville at South Columbus Phillip Powell have been split- Whiteville’s 3-0 victory over South Robe- Washington in round one action Wednesday. East Columbus at West Co- ting the quarterback duties. son placed the Wolfpack in a tie for second TRC 2A members Fairmont (#5 Mideast) and lumbus Gaffney also provides strong place in the conference with Fairmont. Red Springs (#15 Mideast) also qualified. (See results in A-section) GIRLS TENNIS play at a linebacker position Both teams finished 11-3 and split with each Whiteville is seeded #4 in 1A Mideast with W-L Whiteville 11-0 while Cameron Smith heads up other. Lilli Inman had nine kills and five its 15-4 record. Cape Hatteras had the pleasure TODAY’S MATCHES South Columbs 8-2 the defensive secondary. aces, Nsaia Rogers, five kills and four aces of driving 328 miles one way to take on the Whiteville at St. Pauls St. Pauls 7-3 WHS soccer standout Will for Whiteville. Grace Nance contributed Wolfpack Wednesday. East Columbus qualified East Columbus 6-5 Hinson has been providing five digs. as a wildcard and received the #15 1A Mideast Red Springs 3-8 strong place-kicking that in- East Columbus rode some early mo- seed. The Lady Gators traveled to Pamlico Fairmont 2-8 cludes a game-deciding field mentum from Senior Night pre-match County, the #2 seed in the East on Wednesday. West Columbus 0-11 goal against Red Springs. festivities to a 12-4 lead over Fairmont. The (See results in A-section) Jernigan, a native of Tabor VOLLEYBALL Golden Tornadoes rallied, taking their first Second round play is scheduled for today W-L City, said that his South Robe- lead at 23-22 before closing out the first set and the third round will be played Saturday. son team went into this season 25-23. The Gators remained within one to The start of the volleyball playoffs was pushed South Columbus 14-0 as young, inexperienced and two points through much of set two, but back, but the playoffs were compressed to finish Whiteville 11-3 lacking confidence. Fairmont prevailed 25-20. Fairmont then on the original date. Fairmont 11-3 “We’ve been working on becoming more consistent and creating more opportunities,” Jernigan said. TRC 2A soccer standings tighten

Pecan Run is Saturday Red Springs boys soccer team’s 3-1 victory over South Co- The Pecan Run, a 5K lumbus Monday rearranged the TRC standings. The Stallions WHS runners can be made at Body Shapers Walkers are welcome to par- entered the contest one-half game in front of St. Pauls. South’s Run/Walk event will be on Madison Street for $15. ticipate in this event! Inline held Saturday, October 29 in loss coupled with St. Pauls 3-1 win over West Columbus moved to compete in Registration the morning of skates are not allowed. the Bulldogs into second place. Red Springs still has an outside Whiteville. the run will be on-site begin- The Pecan Harvest The event is held in con- chance of gaining the conference’s top 2A playoff berth. White- state 1A meet ning at 7 a.m. and will be $20. Festival Pecan Run is or- ville is alone in first place. junction with the 2016 North The registration fee includes ganized and directly sup- Carolina Pecan Harvest South Columbus and Red Springs ended first half play tied Whiteville High School’s a t-shirt. A registration form ported by Body Shapers at one goal each. Antonio Pineda scored the Stallion goal with Festival. The course will is available online at ncpecan- Gym and Fitness in down- boys and girls cross teams will start and end near the in- an assist from Christian Hernandez. Red Springs scored twice be competing Saturday morn- festival.com. town Whiteville. Proceeds in the second half and held South Columbus scoreless. tersection of Madison and The top male and female will benefit the Families ing in the Mid-East 1A meet Walter Streets. There was no scoring in the West Columbus at St. Pauls match at the Cary Soccer Complex finishers will win awards. First Domestic Violence and until 15 minutes remained in the contest. St. Pauls opened the The run/walk will begin Sexual Assault Shelter. in Cary. at 8 a.m. Pre-registration scoring and added two more markers. Bryan Ramos scored for The boys run will start at West Columbus. 10:30 and the girls run will Tuesday, St. Pauls moved a full game in front of South Co- get underway at 11:30. lumbus with a 5-2 victory over East Columbus. Chris and Angel Competing for the 2016 Bravo scored goals for the Gators. East Columbus carried a 2-7 Three Rivers Conference TRC mark into their final regular season match at West Colum- championship WHS girls bus Wednesday. team will be Natascha King, South Columbus has a TRC record of 5-3 and Red Springs is Hannah Duncan, Imani Gra- 4-4. St. Pauls is 6-2 in conference. All three 2A teams have a match ham, Shanekera Faulk and remaining with Whiteville. St. Pauls visits South Columbus on Leilani Herrera. the final day of regular season play, November 1. Competing for the WHS boys team will be Zach Hatch, Bryce Faircloth, Tyler Mar- coullier, Tony Grimes, Julian Harvey and Timothy Myers. Middle school results Will Dorn is the WHS cross Middle school volleyball got The middle schools re- country coach. underway Monday with match- turned to the gridiron Tuesday. es at Central and Chadbourn. Hallsboro shut out Williams In Whiteville, Hallsboro 30-0. Lavarr Jones scored three defeated Central 2-1. Central touchdowns and Monzelle Biser’s came from 11 points down to Campbell added one. Central win the opening set. Hallsboro defeated Tabor City 22-0 behind football bounced back to win the final scores from Jakeim Carmi- two sets and the match. Halls- chael, Antonio McFadden and boro also topped Williams 2-0. De’Andre Manning. Wendell predictions Williams upended Tabor City Smith and McFadden each 2-0. had a two-point conversion. HIGH SCHOOLS: White- Acme-Delco enjoyed their Acme-Delco outscored West ville 44, South Robeson 12; visit to Chadbourn. The Tro- Columbus 30-22. South Columbus 35, Red jans swept Chadbourn and Springs 20; St. Pauls 42, West Cerro Gordo. Columbus 8; Fairmont 43, East Columbus 8. COLLEGES: Michigan 34, Michigan State 19; Louisville DOVE SHOT SPECIAL BY THE BOX OR CASE 45, Virginia 16; ECU 34, UCo- nn 30; N.C. State 29, Boston College 13;Florida 37, Geor- Dixie Steel Guns-N-Ammo gia 22; Wake Fores 37, Army 57 Mercer Rd., Chadbourn NC 14; Notre Dame 36, Miami 33; Utah 32, Washington 26; 910-377-3109 Wisconsin 28, Nebraska 26; Photo by Hannah Bullock Open Wednesday thru Saturday 9-5 Tennessee 23, South Carolina East Columbus High School soccer player Quinton Malpass tries to move the ball 22; Auburn 30, Ole Miss 17; Great Deals on Firearms Clemson 26, Florida State 23. past a St. Pauls defender in Tuesday’s Three Rivers Conference soccer match at Lake Waccamaw. St. Pauls won 5-2. Monthly Concealed Carry Classes Stallions, Wolfpack Clash in JV Football

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Amanda climbed five spots on the Stal- Coby is described by coach Marc Edge as lion girls tennis-seeding ladder her senior “our most consistent performer.” The Vi- season to play at the number three seed. king senior enjoys the teamwork, brains She enjoys the individual challenge tennis and quickness required to be competitive presents and believes her speed is her best in soccer. Coby says his best soccer skills asset. Coach Brett Burroughs says, “Aman- are eluding defenders and finishing at da forces her opponents into mistakes. She the goal. He gives credit to Edge and pro hates to lose.” Amanda credits Burroughs player Lionel Messi for their inspiration. for pushing her to improve and her team- Coby says, “They have instilled in me the mates for encouraging her as big reasons belief the only way to improve is to push for her success this season. Her best mo- yourself to the limit daily and no matter ments in tennis are “just seeing myself im- how often you fail, you continue to strive prove and making new friends from other for success.” Coby says this has been an schools.” Amanda plans to attend Wingate enjoyable season because, “despite our University and major in Nursing. She is record, we have really come together as also interested in becoming an EMT and a team.” Sports medicine or environmen- firefighter. Amanda is a Junior Basic Life tal science are two possible college major Support member of the Tabor City Rescue choices. Coby also plays basketball and and also the South Columbus Fellowship baseball at West. He enjoys listening to of Christian Athletes. She also plays basket- music, hot wings and American History. ball and soccer for the Stallions. Amanda Coby describes himself as “hardworking describes herself as “funny, outgoing, kind, and bulletproof.” caring, confident, determined and head- Coby Williamson, Soccer Amanda Watts, Tennis strong.” 4B • The News Reporter • Thursday, October 27, 2016 NASCAR Sponsor of the Week: Clark’s Auto Glass

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three of the four drivers from are. I don’t want to get them driver. Joey Logano punches ticket for Chase’s Joe Gibbs Racing, all in posi- in trouble with their race “I learned some valuable tion to advance in the Chase teams because they’re prob- lessons last year,” he said. unless they had problems in ably a different team, differ- “I learned a whole new Round of 8 with a victory at Talladega the race, ran at the back of ent manufacturer, but thank level that I didn’t know I had, the pack all the way to the those guys for that.” which was really cool. Now I finish line. The success of Hamlin in know how to reach that level However, each finished the closing laps means that mentally inside our race car high enough to advance to half the remaining drivers in to really make things happen the Round of 8, with Matt the Chase are from Joe Gibbs and be a great leader for my Kenseth coming home 28th, Racing. team.” Carl Edwards 29th and Kyle Almost overlooked amid He said Sunday’s race had Busch 30th. the Chase drama was a the feel of the 2014 season Kenseth said it was more stellar performance by Cup finale at Homestead-Miami important to be sure of con- rookie Brian Scott, who made Speedway, where he needed tinuing in the Chase than to good moves throughout the a win to earn the champion- try to win Talladega. race to score a career-best ship, but came up short. “It goes against everything second-place finish. “I learned a lot from that you ever want to do as a race For Logano, the Talladega weekend and how I would car driver,” he said. “You want win, along with the wisdom handle it if I got put in that to go try to win races, so I he’s gained over the years, situation again and that was think it’s just kind of an unin- put him in position to mount [Sunday at Talladega],” he tended consequence of this a strong challenge for the said. “It’s fun to be able to being the cutoff race and the championship. 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Crossroads. Good prices. Something grown 1 mile from Williams School. arthritis? Recent Medicare/health Call 910-317-7128 GED program. Must possess a valid coverage changes may benefit you! for everyone. NC driver license. Out-of-state appli- Products are little to NO COST, if cants must have a valid driver license qualified. FREE Shipping. Accred- from the state of residence and have ited Pain Specialists. CALL 1-800- the ability to obtain a valid NC driver 498-1294 license by the hiring date. BedRooM fuRnituRe, dining Starting Salary: Depending on quali- Got Knee Pain? Back Pain? Shoul- room suite, freezer, dryer, 2 gas heat- fications. der Pain? Get a pain-relieving brace ers for sale. Will sell piece or all for How to Apply: A completed Town of is now taking applications for RN and CNA at little or NO cost to you. Medicare $300. Call 840-5915 Chadbourn employment application, Patients Call Health Hotline Now! Police Supplemental Application and Full Time and Part Time Available. 1-800-844-9716 Ray’S uSed fuRnituRe 2.5 miles caRPenteR heLPeR needed. from 701 by BEMC, Hwy 130. Living Call 910-654-5725 please leave mes- F-3 (LE) Form. Resumes may be sub- Apply in Person Safe SteP waLK-in tuB. Alert for rooms & dining rooms, bedrooms, sage. mitted in addition to but not in lieu of 200 Flowers-Pridgen Drive, Whiteville, NC 28472 Seniors. Bathroom falls can be fatal. tables, chairs, & more. We buy used a completed employment application. Approved by Arthritis Foundation. furniture & do estate sales! Open entRy LeveL heavy Equipment Applications may be faxed, mailed or EEO Therapeutic Jets. Less Than 4 Inch 9am-6pm. Call 910-840-5356 Operator Career. Get Trained - Get hand-delivered, and must be received Step-In. Wide Door. Anti-Slip Floors. Certified - Get Hired! Bulldozers, by the posted deadline. American Made. Installation Included. Backhoes & Excavators. Immediate Town of Chadbourn, Call 800-807-7219 for $750 Off. Lifetime Job Placement. VA Benefits. Chief of Police, 1-866-362-6497 602 N. Brown St. vendeRS wanted - SeveRaL **wiLLiaMS Piano SeRvice Tune Chadbourn, NC 28431 spaces for rent in Whiteville in front of and repair pianos. Restore grand, eXPeRienced cooK needed at Fax: (910) 654-4147. WalMart. Call 910-445-3404. upright and self- player pianos and Ed’s Grill. Apply in person. 910-642- Application deadline: pump organs. We buy and sell pianos. 5477 November 30, 2016 Over 35 years experience. Call 642- 3934, 9 a.m. -6 p.m. and 642-0264 nights. ADMISSIONS MANAGER Boys & Girls Homes of North Carolina, Inc is accepting diSh netwoRK -new FLEX PACK- coRBett tiMBeR coMPany Select the Channels You Want. FREE applications for the position of Admission Manager at our Buyers of land and timber. We buy Installation. FREE Streaming. Lake Waccamaw campus location. Bachelor’s Degree and pine saw timber, hardwood saw tim- $39.99/24 months. ADD Internet for Southeastern Community College is seeking to ber, and pulpwood - 5 acres or great- minimum of 5 years’ experience in mental health and/or $14.95 a month. CALL 1-800-405- er. Call days 642-2909. hire the following positions. 5081. human services field. Must have excellent communication want to Buy Guinea fowL. Call Full Time Staff skills, interviewing skills, able to listen and respond with 770-3526 Grounds/Maintenance Worker empathy, self-starter and motivated. Will be trained as a Pro Carpet system administrator of our client software system. Work- A full position description and required application for this posi- ing knowledge of payer options and how children are eval- Cleaning tion can be found on the SCC website at www.sccnc.edu or call uated for mental health services and levels of care. Some $ 910-642-7141, ext. 310. SCC application, resume, and educational transcripts must be submitted in order to be considered for this po- travel required, speaking to groups and marketing to our 19.99 sition. Deadline for receipt of applications and/or initial review is stakeholders. On-call phone to take referrals after hours. PER ROOM / AREA listed on position announcement. Help support the crisis team when assigned. Exempt sala- aBSoLute auction tueS. Nov. (2 room minimum) ried position. We offer an excellent benefit package. EOE 15, 16 @ 8am - Lumberton, NC (35) Applicants should send all documents and inquiries to the Human “Clean Carpet At A Low Price” Dump Trucks (36) Road Tractors Day Resources Office, Southeastern Community College, P.O. Box 151, Owned/Operated by You can apply online at www.boysandgirlshomes.org , by Cabs 100 Const Items - 10% BP Whiteville, NC 28472. www.meekinsauction.com NCLN Randy and Myra Williamson email at [email protected], or fax to 910-646-3609 and/ 858 642-6888 An Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer or mail applications to Boys & Girls Homes of NC, Inc – auction **onLine onLy** Motor- Mobile 840-2388 P. O. Box 127, Lake Waccamaw, NC 28450 – Attn: Tesa cycles * Guns * Antiques * Tools Mon. Bush, Human Resources Manager. For questions, please Oct. 17 thru Tues. Nov. 1 Details & call Tesa Bush at 910-646-3083 ext 205. Bidding at: www.troutmanauction. com PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE This is to inform the public that a hearing will be held on Monarch’s proposed Consolidated auction **onLine onLy** Motor- cycles * Guns * Antiques * Tools Mon. Capital Application for North Carolina Department of Transportation for enhanced mobility Oct. 17 thru Tues. Nov. 1 Details & for seniors and individuals with disabilities. The application will be submitted no later than Bidding at: www.troutmanauction. November 4, 2016. The public hearing will be held on Monday, October 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the com Columbus County Board of Commissioners Meeting, Commissioners Chambers, Dempsey B. Herring Courthouse Annex, 112 W. Smith St., Whiteville, NC 28472. Those interested in attend- BRUNSWICK ing the hearing and needing either auxiliary aids or services under the Americans with Dis- abilities Act (ADA) or a language translator should contact Laurie Weaver at the number below. PLACE The total estimated amount requested for this project in Columbus County is $75,838, with a PART TIME FOOD SERVICES ASSISTANT APARTMENTS Monarch share of $7,584 required. For questions, contact Laurie Weaver, Senior Director of Phi- lanthropy, at (704) 986-1536. The application may be inspected upon request to Laurie Weaver Boys & Girls Homes of North Carolina is accepting appli- 27 Mill Stream Dr. at the number above between October 1 and October 15. Written comments should be directed cations for the position of a PART TIME FOOD SERVICES Brunswick to Laurie Weaver before October 15. ASSISTANT. Schedule will vary and be discussed at inter- Apartment Complex Notificación de audiencia pública view. in Brunswick, NC La presente es para informar al público que se llevará a cabo una audiencia sobre la propu- Some weekends on call may be required. Minimum high taking applications on: esta de la Aplicación de capital consolidado de Monarch al Departamento de transporte de school diploma. One year food service experience. Pre- 1, 2 & 3 bedroom units. Carolina del Norte para la financiación de mejoras de la movilidad de los adultos mayores y ferred knowledge of ServSafe or Safety Plate. Laundry center, exercise personas con discapacidades. La aplicación se enviará a más tardar el 4 de noviembre de 2016. Stocking and assisting with items in food room. Assisting La audiencia pública se llevará a cabo el lunes 17 de octubre a las 6:30 p.m. en la reunión de la in ordering and distribution to various places on campus room, computer room junta de comisionados del condado Columbus, Cámara de comisionados, Dempsey B. Herring Water included from food room. Monitoring and collecting necessary pa- Courthouse Annex, 112 W. Smith St., Whiteville, NC 28472. Aquellos interesados en asistir a la perwork for month reports. Assists Food Services Man- Housing Grants & audiencia y que necesiten ayudas o servicios de auxiliares según la Ley de Estadounidenses con ager at all times. Discapacidades (ADA, por sus siglas en inglés) o un intérprete debe contactar a Laurie Weaver College Grants, Non-exempt, hourly, full time position with benefits. EOE Children s and Senior s Programs en el número que se presenta a continuación. La cantidad total estimada solicitada para este You can apply online at www.boysandgirlshomes.org By 24 hour maintenance available. proyecto en el condado Columbus es de $75,838, con una participación Monarch requerida de $7,584. Para preguntas, contactar a Laurie Weaver, Directora de filantropía, en el (704) 986- email at [email protected]. OR By fax to 910-646-3609 Taking applications on 1536. Se puede revisar la aplicación solicitándola a Laurie Weaver en el número anteriormente and/or mail applications to Boys & Girls Homes of NC, Inc Tues. & Thurs. 8am-4pm presentado entre el 1° y el 15 de octubre. Los comentarios por escrito deben enviarse a Laurie – P. O. Box 127, Lake Waccamaw, NC 28450 – Attn: Tesa Weaver antes del 15 de octubre. Bush, Human Resources Manager. 642-3166 For questions, please call Tesa Bush at 910-646-3083 ext 205 EQUAL HOUSING October 6, 2016 OPPORTUNITY 6B • The News Reporter • Thursday, October 27, 2016

ADVANTAGE BEHAVIORAL color, religion, sex, handicap, familial 3 BR HOUSE near Williams School. bus County, and this is to notify all Dillon, SC 29536 is currently seeking Notice of Public HEALTHCARE status or national origin, or intention Good condition & neighborhood. persons having claims against said LISA P. GREENE a part time Day Treatment Para-Pro- to make any such preferences, limi- $725 rent, $725 deposit. Applica- Hearing Estate to present them to the under- RESIDENT PROCESS AGENT fessional for their Chadbourn loca- tation or discrimination. We will not tions and references. No pets. Call tion. Applicant must possess 1 year knowingly accept any advertising for 910-234-9273. Columbus signed on or before January 20 2017, P. O. Box 1467 full time experience with children/ real estate which is in violation of the pursuant to North Carolina General Whiteville, NC 28472 law. All persons are hereby informed adolescents. that all dwellings advertised are avail- County Board of Statute 28A-14-1, or this notice shall Williamson, Walton & Scott, L.L.P. Please submit resume to pnoble@ able on an equal opportunity basis. To County be pled in bar of their recovery. All Attorneys at Law advantagebeh.com. NO PHONE complain of discrimination, call HUD persons indebted to said Estate will P. O. Box 1467 CALLS, PLEASE. toll-free at 1-800-765-9372.2 1 BR APARTMENT for rent. Deposit Commissioners please make immediate payment Whiteville, NC 28472 and references required. Call 910- to the undersigned at the follow- Oct. 20, 27, Nov. 3 & 10, 2016 PREMIER LIVING & REHAB CEN- 234-4676. TER is currently accepting appli- Notice is hereby given that the ing address: NOTICE TO CREDITORS cations for experienced cooks and Columbus County Board of County This the 20th day of October, 2016. 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT. No pets. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA dietary aides all shifts. All interested Please call J.L. Powell & Co., Inc. Call Commissioners will conduct a pub- BYRON MONROE WILLIAMSON applicants may apply in person at 106 2 BR, 1 bath house for sale in city. 642-4049. lic hearing on Monday, November 795 JENNIFER’S LANE COUNTY OF COLUMBUS Upgraded electric, new duck work. Cameron St. Lake Waccamaw with 7, 2016 at 6:00 PM in the Commis- The undersigned, SHEILA B. AUS- $50,000. Call 910-642-2717. DELCO, NC 28436 Dietary Manager Lisa Masters. Phone Cypress Village Apartments sioners Chambers located in the C. Greg Williamson TIN, has qualified as Executrix of the calls will not be accepted. 197 Orange St., Fair Bluff, N.C. Dempsey B. Herring Courthouse Williamson, Walton & Scott, LLP Estate of BRUCE A. BRILL, late of 1 and 2 bedrooms with Handicap Annex at 112 W. Smith Street in Attorneys at Law Columbus County, and this is to notify SERVICES accessible units available. Whiteville, NC. The purpose of the P.O. Box 1467 all persons having claims against said MOVE IN READY mobile homes. Laundry facilities + Community public hearing is to receive oral and Whiteville, NC 28472 Estate to present them to the under- Owner financing on select homes with room **24 hour maintenance** written comments from the public October 20, 27, November 3, 10, signed on or before January 20, 2017, approved credit. No rent option, but Section 8 Assistance Available regarding the proposed Economic 2016. pursuant to North Carolina General buying could be cheaper than rent! Income Restrictions may apply Statute 28A-14-1, or this notice shall 336-790-0162 Seniors 62 years and older Development Incentive Grant in sup- port of expansions at the Interna- NOTICE TO CREDITORS be pled in bar of their recovery. All SELL ME your used mobile home 910-649-7971 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA persons indebted to said Estate will SELL YOUR STRUCTURED settle- Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 am-2 pm tional Paper Company Facility in Rie- with land in fair condition for COUNTY OF COLUMBUS please make immediate payment ment or annuity payments for CASH Professionally Managed by gelwood. The expansion is expect- cash. 910-207-6858 or 207-8853 The undersigned, BETTY W. to the undersigned at the following NOW. You don’t have to wait for your M & M Properties ed to involve a total investment of future payments any longer! Call $160,000,000 and it is expected BRANCH, has qualified as Execu- address: 1-800-316-0271. that the proposed Economic Devel- trix of the Estate of HERBERT L. This the 20th day of October, 2016. BRANCH, late of Columbus County, SHEILA B. AUSTIN, SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY opment Incentive Grant will total BENEFITS. Unable to work? Denied NC MOUNTAINS NEAR Lake Lure $4,314,800 payable in annual install- and this is to notify all persons having EXECUTRIX 1300 sf cedar chalet 2/bed 2/bath on benefits? We Can Help! WIN or Pay ments over a five year period fol- claims against said Estate to present 630 Lakeside Drive 2.88 acres w/mtn views $174,900 Nothing! Contact Bill Gordon & Asso- lowing the payment of annual prop- them to the undersigned on or before Riegelwood, NC 28456 ciates at 1-800-371-1734 to start your 866-738-5522 January 20, 2017, pursuant to North Williamson, Walton & Scott, L.L.P. FURNISHED 2ND FLOOR, 1 BR. apt erty taxes. This is a modification of application today! near Courthouse. $600/mo.; 1st & last the original Economic Development Carolina General Statute 28A-14-1, Attorneys at Law month, deposit. Call 642-2409 Incentive Grant awarded on October or this notice shall be pled in bar of P. O. Box 1467 19, 2015 to International Paper Com- their recovery. All persons indebted Whiteville, NC 28472 50-75 FT WATER FRONT lots for sale LAKEFRONT UNIT - 3 BR, 2 bath pany. The Economic Development to said Estate will please make imme- Oct. 20, 27, Nov. 3, 10, 2016 at Lake Waccamaw. Call 910-642- with a pier. This is an upstairs unit. diate payment to the undersigned at AIRLINE MECHANIC TRAINING Get Department is requesting a modifi- 8527. Contact 910-617-5105 or 910-602- the following address: NOTICE TO CREDITORS FAA certification. No HS Diploma or 3437 cation due to additional investments STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA LOT FOR SALE: Williams Township/ This the 20th day of October, 2016. GED - We can help. Approved for mil- being made by the company. COUNTY OF COLUMBUS itary benefits. Financial aid if qualified. Mollie area. Large lot, nice communi- LEDER APARTMENTS 117 E. Clay All interested citizens are invited to BETTY W. BRANCH ty. Call 642-2872 or 653-3582. St. Two bedroom, $500 plus $250 The undersigned, WILLIAM ANDER- Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance attend this hearing to present oral EXECUTRIX 866-441-6890. deposit. No pets. Call 642-3332. 4286 Princess Ann Road SON POWELL and ALEXANDER and written comments. Contact the McKENZIE POWELL, have qualified Columbus County Economic Devel- Chadbourn, NC 28431 MADISON HILL APARTMENTS as Co-Executors of the Estate of opment Commission at 910-640- Williamson, Walton & Scott, L.L.P. 206 S. Madison St., Whiteville, NC ANNE McKENZIE POWELL, late of 6608 regarding questions. Attorneys at Law One Bedroom Apts. P. O. Box 1467 Columbus County, and this is to notify **Watts Backhoe & Tree Service* October 27, November 3, 2016 Laundry Facilities • Community Whiteville, NC 28472 all persons having claims against said Insured, tree removal, bucket truck, room • 24 hours maintenance NOTICE TO CREDITORS Oct. 20, 27, Nov. 3, 10, 2016 Estate to present them to the under- top soil, fill dirt, marl for driveway, land ****Publisher’s Notice**** Rental assistance up to 100% signed on or before January 6, 2017, clearing. Free estimates. 640-2463 or Having qualified as Executrix of the Equal Housing Opportunity based on income. Income NOTICE TO CREDITORS pursuant to North Carolina General mobile 770-0534. All real estate advertised herein is Estate of Jefferson Davis Melvin, restriction may apply STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Statute 28A-14-1, or this notice shall subject to the Federal Fair Housing Seniors 62 years and older deceased, of Columbus County, *WARD’S EXCAVATION* Act, North Carolina and Columbus State of North Carolina, the under- COUNTY OF COLUMBUS be pled in bar of their recovery. All Insured. Lot clearing, demolition, tree Fair Housing Law which makes it ille- 910-642-8883 The undersigned, JERRY RAY persons indebted to said Estate will Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 am to 2 pm signed does pursuant to N.C.G.S. § removal, crush/run, top soil/sand. Call gal to advertise any preference, limita- STRICKLAND, has qualified as Exec- please make immediate payment 910-212-8737 or 910-642-7033. tion, or discrimination based on race, Professionally Managed by 28A-14-1 hereby notify all persons, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial Community Management firms, associations or corporations utor of the Estate of SHIRLEY S. to the undersigned at the following A Cleaner House status or national origin, or intention Corporation having claims against the estate of STRICKLAND, late of Columbus address: to make any such preferences, limi- “WHO HAS TIME FOR CLEANING” the said decedent to present them County, and this is to notify all per- This the 6th day of October, 2016. WE DO!!! tation or discrimination. We will not sons having claims against said WILLIAM ANDERSON POWELL knowingly accept any advertising for to the undersigned on or before the CALL 910-234-4298 FOR FREE real estate which is in violation of the 27th day of January, 2017, or this Estate to present them to the under- CO-EXECUTOR QUOTE law. All persons are hereby informed notice will be pleaded in bar of their signed on or before January 20, 2017, 1122 Harrelsonville Road that all dwellings advertised are avail- pursuant to North Carolina General Whiteville, NC 28472 ALL THINGS BASEMENTY! Base- able on an equal opportunity basis. To recovery. All persons, firms, associa- ment Systems Inc. Call us for all of Statute 28A-14-1, or this notice shall ALEXANDER McKENZIE POWELL, complain of discrimination, call HUD UPSTAIRS 1 BR. apartment, LR, tions or corporations indebted to the your basement needs! Waterproofing, be pled in bar of their recovery. All CO-EXECUTOR toll-free at 1-800-765-9372. kitchen & bath in Whiteville. No pets. said estate will please make payment Finishing, Structural Repairs, Humid- Deposit required. $300 mo. 910-642- immediately. persons indebted to said Estate will 850 Main Street ity and Mold Control. FREE ESTI- 1 BEDROOM HOUSE in Bladen- 6079 week days 9-5. This the 25th day of October, 2016 please make immediate payment Fair Bluff, NC 28439 MATES! Call 1-800-698-9217 boro. Good location. $31,000. Call to the undersigned at the following Williamson, Walton & Scott, L.L.P. 910-640-2597 Carlotta Bryant BATHTUB REFINISHING RENEW Executor of the Estate of address: Attorneys at Law or change the color of your bathtub, 1 BR HOUSE Bladenboro. Good Jefferson Davis Melvin This the 20th day of October, 2016. P. O. Box 1467 location, clean. $475 mo. Deposit JERRY RAY STRICKLAND, Whiteville, NC 28472 tile or sink. Fiberglass repair special- 2 BEDROOM MOBILE HOME, East- JOHN ALAN HIGH, PLLC & ref. Absolutely no pets. 910-640- ists! 5 year warranty. Locally owned over Park. Call J.L. Powell & Co Inc. Attorney at Law EXECUTOR October 6, 13, 20 & 27, 2016 since 1989. CarolinasTubDoctor.com. 2597 642-4049. 102 Courthouse Square P. O. Box 96 888-988-4430. 2 BR and 3 BR houses. Good loca- 2 BR, 1 BATH mobile home. N. Whiteville, NC 28472 tion. Deposit and references, No pets. Bobby Hinson Construction Hallsboro area. No pets. References Telephone: 910-640-2111 Call 910-642-3740. Lot clearing, pond building, bushhog- required. 910-640-9435, 642-5801 Facsimile: 90-212-7333 PUBLIC NOTICE ging, lots and hedge rows with mini 2 BR, 1 BATH UNFURNISHED house Oct. 27, Nov, 3, 10, 17, 2016 Due to the November 8, 2016 elections, the Town of excavator. Call 640-7606. 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH doublewide. Whiteville City limits. $495 plus $495 Whiteville. $550 per month. and NOTICE TO CREDITORS Lake Waccamaw Board of Commissioners has moved deposit. 910-641-1925. LARRY HINSON’S BACKHOE deposit. Call 910-754-5665. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA its regularly scheduled November 8, 2016 meeting to All types of backhoe work, lot clear- 3 BEDROOM, 1 1/2 bath brick home FOR RENT OR SALE - 4 bedroom, 2 16-E-423 November 7, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. at the Lake Waccamaw ing, sand, top soil and marl. with carport for rent. $700 per month. bath mobile home, close to WalMart. COUNTY OF COLUMBUS Call 654-4503. Call 910-368-6652. Town Hall. Call 840-3518. The undersigned, BYRON MON- STORM REPAIR - SPECIALIZING 3 BR, 2 BA home at Lake Waccamaw. ROE WILLIAMSON, has qualified Harry Foley, Town Manager in kitchens. Fisher’s Cabinets, 910- No pets. References required. 910- as Executor of the Estate of ROGER October 27, 2016 445-1798. 640-9435 or 642-5801. DALE WILLIAMSON, late of Colum- WASH ME PRESSURE WASHING 3 BR, 2 BATH home, $700 month. FOR RENT Downtown Commercial Commercial & residential, concrete Security deposit required. Call 910- Building. Spacious parking. Call J.L. & heavy equipment cleaning. Park- 368-6652 or 910-840-1433. Powell & Co., Inc. (910) 642-4049. ing lot striping. Ricky 910-641-7303/ Josh 843-289-7946 FURNISHED HOUSE FOR RENT. OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE from $750 per month. Deposit and refer- 500 to 3,000 sq ft. Also retail store ences required. 910-642-4923 front available. Call 910-642-4049

****Publisher’s Notice**** Equal Housing Opportunity Are you paying too much on All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, North Carolina and Columbus Electric • Water Fair Housing Law which makes it ille- gal to advertise any preference, limita- tion, or discrimination based on race, Cable • Heating Fuel Phone • Internet? SHORT Don’t worry. We will pay all your bills. BROS. 4 Week Special - $550 & Up RENT-A-CAR Call now-ph: 910-642-5162 $ 95 Brenda Worley Realty 19 DAILY Hwy. 701, South of Whiteville Featured Property of the Week 642-4175 THOMPSON ESTATES APARTMENTS 103 Jones Place Whiteville, NC Now accepting applications. 1 bedroom units, handicap accessible units available. Total electric with range & refrigerator furnished. Community room and Reduced to $154,900 87 Greenwood Road, Whiteville - laundry room on site. Head Very Nice move-in ready 3 Bedroom 2 1/2 Bath brick home just of household must be 62 or outside city limits of Whiteville, Large family room updated older. Rent based on income. kitchen with large 2 car garage. Home is located on two lots Office Hours with large front and rear yard. Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 3:00 pm 102 Memory Plaza 640-3315 Phone 642-9970 Evenings 642-4200 Fax 642-9983 www.worleyrealty.com Metropolitan Property Management Living The News Reporter • Thursday, October 27, 2016 • 1C Pecan Harvest Festival Home Tour

By Diana Matthews [email protected]

The 2016 Pecan Harvest Festival Home Tour will feature four Whiteville area homes of distinction, all featured on this page, plus the Rebuen Brown House, the Columbus County Arts Council, and the DREAM Center. One $10 ticket allows the visitor to visit all seven desti- nations between 1 and 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4. A combination luncheon/tour ticket admits the holder to the 11:30 a.m. Queen’s Luncheon at Vineland Depot plus all of the tour sites for $20. Combination tickets will be available un- til Oct. 31; tour-only tickets will be available through Nov. 4. Purchasers may go to Trigon, Inc., at 115 W. Main St. between 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday through Friday or call Suzanne King at (910) 642-9732. Tours are self-guided and at the visitor’s own pace, with volunteers at each site to answer Photos by Grant Merrit and Diana Matthews John and Lisa Fisher’s home was built in 1870 approximately five miles from its current location at 886 Golf Course Rd. Moved questions. and remodeled since the 1970s by Jesse and Gaye Fisher, the house incorporates interior features salvaged from structures in Wilmington and Myrtle Beach, as well as antique furniture and original works of art.

Left, the land on which Delane and Susan Shelley’s log home is located was part of the Shelley family farm, located at 434 Jack Hayes Rd., off Smyrna Road. The house was built of pine, poplar, cypress, white cedar, oak and pecan wood from the property. “Much love labor is in this house,” the Shelleys say. Since its construction in 1976-77, it has gained two additions, bringing it to a total of 1900 square feet. Above, the Columbus County Arts Center at 822 S. Madison St. will be open for the tour.

Above, Built in 1971, the home of Jim and Erin Warlick was until 2015 a typical ranch house. A remodeling project has opened up the layout, increased light, expanded storage space and modernized the style. The home is located at 209 Hillcrest Ln., off Old Lumberton Road. Right, this year’s exhibit at the historic Reuben Brown House, 128 E. Columbus St., will feature photos and paintings of celebrated structures of bygone days and ordinary sites that routinely filled the life of a town. Selections will come from several different collections, including those of Fuller Royal.

Left, the home of Rob and Lisa Andrews at 5137 James B. White Hwy. N. is a traditional two-story home built in 1992 on four acres. It features gracious formal spaces, a deck for grilling, and an upstairs family entertainment room. Its front and back porches provide amazing views of the quiet country sunrises and sunsets. Below, the DREAM Center at 403 S. Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd. celebrates 25 years of service to the community and invites visitors to look around its historic structure. The 1930s building originally housed a meat market, then was converted into apartments before becoming a funeral home in the 1960s. The DREAM Center sponsors many programs to advance educational, health and economic well-being for its clients. 2B • The News Reporter • Thursday, October 27, 2016 ‘A sign from God’

This week’s featured “Sign from God” is from Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Whiteville. If you have a cute, quirky sign you would like featured send your sign in a high resolution format to [email protected]. Church Events Celebrate Recovery Year-round yard sale tions call 914-0002 or 642-5820. Society cancels ets call 653-3866, 234-9106 or 840-1365.

Celebrate Recovery meets at Members of The Lord’s Chapel October meeting Beaverdam sets steak Peace Baptist Church, 653 Love are on a mission to provide items Sandy Plain plate sale China Grove MBC Due to the aftermath of flooding Mill Rd., Whiteville, each Thurs- to the community, at a minimal fee, trunk or treat Oct. 29 worship service following Hurricane Matthew, the Beaverdam Original Freewill day from 6-9 p.m. from their year ‘round backyard Sandy Plain Missionary Baptist Oct. 27 meeting of the Greater Fair Baptist Church will have its annual China Grove Missionary Baptist For more information call sale. Church worship service is held Bluff Historical Society has been steak plate sale Friday, Oct. 28 from Church will hold its trunk or treat 642-0251. Partial funding by Good It is located at 2886 Hallsboro every second and fourth Sunday cancelled, according to spokesper- 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29 from 5-8 p.m. Shepherd Ministries. Road South, Hallsboro. The shop is at 11:15 a.m., Sunday school is held son Betty Willis. Sponsored by the Senior Boys The church is located at 2903 Old open Monday – Saturday 9 a.m. – 4 at 10 a.m. and Bible study is every Willis said that letters will be Class, dinner will be served in the Stake Road, Chadbourn. p.m. and closed on Wednesday. DivorceCare Wednesday at 7 p.m. sent to members regarding whether church fellowship hall or plates can Items donated will be greatly be carried out. Bulk orders of 10 or The DivorceCare recovery The church is located at 902 and when a November meeting will Spooktacular Science appreciated. Proceeds go to The more plates will be delivered. seminar and support group meets Farmers Union Road, Clarkton. Rev. be held. Lord’s Chapel. The cost is $8 per plate. For tick- at Peace Baptist Church, 653 Dr. Alphonse Turner Jr. of Fayette- Continued on page 3 ville is the pastor. Love Mill Rd., Whiteville, each Date change FB Methodists plan an- Thursday from 6-9 p.m. Childcare nual bazaar Oct. 27 is provided through fifth grade. Good News Community Youth Jefferson Helping Whiteville United Methodist DivorceCare features nationally Outreach Ministry Inc., 1138 Giles The annual Fair Bluff United “We invite you to worship with us every Sunday” recognized experts on divorce and Hands project Byrd Rd., Hallsboro has changed Methodist Church bazaar will be Sunday School 9 a.m. Worship Service 10 a.m. recovery topics. the date of their Informer Bible The Jefferson Helping Hands held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, Seminar sessions include Fac- study from Thursdays at 7 p.m. to Project will hold an “I got S-O-L-E” in the church fellowship hall at 1030 Minister - Rev. Paul Stallsworth ing My Anger, Facing My Loneli- each Saturday at 3 p.m. to benefit project helping children in need get Main St. In prior years, the bazaar 902 Pinckney St., Whiteville • 642-3376 ness, Depression, New Relation- seniors who may not be able to new shoes for the new school year to has been held the weekend before ships, KidCare and Forgiveness. travel at night. For more informa- help them make a step in the right Thanksgiving, but the event is being Spotlighting Our Volunteers For more information call tion call 646-4898. direction. moved up this year. Peace Baptist Church at 642-0251 For more information call Bar- As is the case every year, bar- or 640-7237. bara Pierce Boone at 625-7314. becue, soups, chicken salad sand- The pastor is Chip Hannah. Revelation wiches, baked goods, gift items and Lynn Hill Baptist Church will Storytime at museum other goodies will be offered for sale. GriefShare hold a new Sunday school series on Wednesday, Oct. 26 GriefShare seminar and sup- “The book of Revelation.” Pastor Schalk is teaching a thought-provok- Storytime will be held from 10-11 St. Paul HC Hallelujah port group meets at Peace Baptist a.m. at the N.C. Museum of Natural Church, 653 Love Mill Road, White- ing series of power-point messages on the book of Revelation. Sunday Sciences. night Oct. 28 ville, each Thursday from 6-9 p.m. St. Paul Holiness Church will school begins at 10 a.m. and the main The museum is located at 415 S. GriefShare is a friendly, caring hold its annual Hallelujah night worship at 11 a.m. Madison Street. group of people who will walk Friday, Oct. 28 at 6 p.m. There will There is also an informative The museum is open Tuesday- alongside you through one of life’s be games, songs, free food, goodie power-point series on Sundays at 6 Saturday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. most difficult experiences. bags and more. p.m. and Thursdays at 7 p.m. Connect with the museum at For more information call Peace The church is located at 215 W. The church is located at 620 Lynn ncmnswhiteville. Baptist Church, 642-0251, 640-7237 Smith Street, Chadbourn. Hill Road, near the intersection of or 770-1271. Elder Teresa McClelland is the Hwy. 74 and Union Valley Road. Chip Hannah is the pastor. FB Historical pastor. For more information or direc- The Beauty of the Cross

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Alzheimer’s walk set basket raffle. The BBQ gift basket Saturday, Oct. 29 from 10 a.m.-until. costumes. There will also be bouncy (valued at $250) will include 50 care- It will be held at the House Hold houses, face painting, hayride and Saturday, Oct. 29 fully selected items. The drawing An Alzheimer’s Walk is set for of Faith at the corner of 1290 Den- hot chocolate. will be held at the end of the day nison Ave., Myrtle Beach, S.C. Dr. Danny Russell is the pastor. Saturday, Oct. 29 at 9 a.m. The pur- Saturday, Oct. 29. You do not have pose is “Awareness of the disease” Rev. Carmin Leach is the pastor. For more inforamtion call the to be present to win. Raffle tickets church at 654-3992. in honor of Lee Kelly. are priced at 2 per ticket. Tickets will The event will be held at 40 Gov- be available for purchase during the FB Methodists plan ernment Complex Road near the fish fry Saturday, Oct. 29. Tickets are annual bazaar Oct. 29 Blackman/Blackmon Department of Social Services. also available at McDougald’s Store The annual Fair Bluff United reunion Oct. 30 The speaker will be Sarah Gray in Clarkton located at 10363 N. Col- Methodist Church bazaar will be The descendants, relatives and from the Columbus County Health lege Street. Drop by or call 647.2241. held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, friends of the family of Henry Er- Department. The town of Clarkton encour- not Oct. 27 as previously had been nest and Josie Clewis Blackman will For more information call Anne ages all residents to join us in our published, in the church fellowship hold their family reunion Sunday, Kelly at 625-5775 or Ervee Bellamy beautification project by cleaning up hall at 1030 Main St. In prior years, Oct. 30 at 11 a.m. in the Shiloh United at 840-5894. your own home place and volunteer- the bazaar has been held the week- Methodist Church fellowship hall. The New Believers ing to pick up litter about our town end before Thanksgiving, but the Those attending are asked to that day. Mt. Zion BC fifth Sunday sing Oct. 30 Clarkton Beautification event is being moved up this year. bring a favorite side dish, drink All proceeds will be donated to As is the case every year, bar- Mt. Zion Baptist Church will hold a fifth Sunday sing, Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. Fish Fry, BBQ basket and dessert. A ‘pig pickin’ along the Clarkton Beautification and Re- becue, soups, chicken salad sand- featuring The New Believers. with BBQ chicken will be provided Saturday, Oct. 29 vitalization Committee. The commit- wiches, baked goods, gift items and The church is located on Red Hill Road. Refreshments will be served. by the hosts. Family members are tee is staffed by unpaid volunteers. other goodies will be offered for sale. Dr. M.L. Boone and Coy Long are the pastors. The Clarkton Beautification encouraged to bring family photos Committee will sponsor a Fish Fry- and other memorabilia. Hawks’ production of ‘“The Thing” Life Ministries and Walk Continued from page 2 BBQ Gift Basket Raffle-Community Chadbourn BC For more information call Jim from another world’ will be held Clean-up Saturday, Oct. 29. into Your Inheritance OM Blackman at 646-1567 or Thurman Saturday, Oct. 29 at 10 a.m., noon and trunk or treat The location will be the historic clothing giveaway Blackman at 425-5610. Cinema Oct. 29 2 p.m. at the N.C. Museum of Natural Clarkton Town Depot located at 81 Chadbourn Baptist Church will Sciences. Elm Street, Clarkton. The fish fry Life Ministries and Walk Into hold its trunk or treat Saturday, A spooktacular science cinema Crystal Spring MBC The museum is located at 415 S. will occur between 11.a.m. to 3 p.m. Your Inheritance Outreach Ministry Oct. 29 from 5-7 p.m. in the parking featuring it creeps...it crawls...it Madison Street. Fish fry plates are $7 each. will hold a free clothing giveaway lot. Come dressed in Halloween strikes without warning Howard In addition, there will be a BBQ Continued on page 5 For Columbus County CHURCH DIRECTORY and Surrounding Areas

How to Become a Part of Our Northwood Church Directory . . . Church Our church directory features a version. We’ll include your church name, 2672 James B. White Hwy. N. Whiteville weekly church profile, helpful informa- address, phone number, pastor’s name, tion about area churches, a devotional service times and web address. You’ll also 910-642-7654 thought and daily Bible readings. have an expanded church profile, includ- www.churchatnorthwood.com If you would like your church in- ing church photos, run in the directory cluded on this page, we invite you to sometime during the six month period. Northwood Church Northwood People Where believers gather to worship God and Believers marked by Loving God and Loving Peo- call us today at 642-4104, ext. 237. For We encourage you to help make this di- encounter His Presence and train in discipleship. ple. We are being trained to serve others. We work only $21.50 per month (six month com- rectory complete by having your church together in rhythm, efficient and graceful in response mitment), we’ll include your church in information included. We are a House of Godly Encounters to Jesus. We are called to do the works that Jesus did. We are a Fathering House We live to joyfully demonstrate that God is always this weekly directory, plus in our web We are a Sending House good and that He desires all people to come into a We are a House of Impartation relationship with Him through faith in His Son, Je- First Baptist Church of Western Prong Baptist Church AFRICAN-METHODIST We are a House of The Glory of The Lord sus. We pray for God’s Kingdom to come on earth Lake Waccamaw 167 Peacock Rd., Whiteville We are a House that releases Worship as it is in Heaven. We enjoy the gifts of Holy Spirit EPISCOPAL Pastor Will Harris Rev. Ronnie Wilson • 910-648-2744 to the Nations of the Earth operating in our lives to serve and edify others. We 300 E. Sam Potts Hwy., Lake Waccamaw westernprong.org We are a House that touches every corner proclaim, “God is able to make all grace abound to- Mount Horeb AME Church Sunday 8:30 am Worship, 9:45 am 187 Otis Donnell Nixon Rd., Evergreen 910-646-3727 ward us, that we, always having all sufficiency in all Sunday School, 11:00 am Worship, of the globe to the Purposes of God Church Phone 654 1887 Sunday 9:45 am, 11:00 am, 6:00 pm, 5:45 pm AWANA, 6:00 pm Youth Group, things, may have an abundance for every good work.” Rev. Sylvester Colvin • 910-371-0604 7:00 pm, Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 pm 6:00 pm Bible Study (Cor 9:8). Sunday School 9:45 am Schedule: Happy Home Baptist Church 7:00 pm Worship Sun Morning Worship 11:00 am *Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. 2670 Happy Home Rd., Nakina Wednesday 7:00 pm We invite you to come join us in this great adven- Wed. 6:30 pm Richard Collins, Pastor • 910-642-7284 *Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. ture of following Jesus into Abundant and Everlasting Life. St. James AME Church www.happyhomebaptistchurch.org White Marsh Baptist Church Wednesday Children Ministry 7:00 p.m. Sunday 10:00 am, 11:00 am, 6:00 pm 341 White Hall Rd., Whiteville 225 West Walter St., Whiteville Wednesday Youth 7 p.m. Church Phone 642-8832 Wednesday 7:00 pm Rev. Ray Yow • 910-770-5487 Pastor Russell and Kim Honeycutt Sunday 9:45 am, 11:00 am Rev. Kimberly Walker 910-473-1808 *(Childcare provided birth-5 yrs) Youth Ministries, Kristy Best Wednesday 7:00 pm Sun Church School 9:45 am Lennon’s Cross Roads Children’s Ministries, Bobby and Meredith Jackson Sun Morning Worship 11:00 am Baptist Church Williamsons Crossroads Wed. 6:00 pm 13804 Haynes Lennon Hwy., Evergreen Dr. Fred Senter, Pastor • 910-642-4436 Baptist Church 4071 Princess Ann Rd., Chadbourn AFRICAN-METHODIST Sunday 10:00 am, 11:00 am, 2nd Sunday Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist METHODIST-UNITED Interim Pastor Carroll Fonvielle 642-6459 PRESBYTERIAN EPISCOPAL ZION of each month 6:00 pm Special Fellow- Cell 840-5589 Diana Fonvielle 625-9889 Church ship Activity, Wednesday 7:00 pm 5548 Silverspoon Rd., Whiteville Chadbourn United Methodist Chadbourn Presbyterian St. Mark AME Zion Church Sunday 10:00 am, 11 am 300 E. 2nd Ave., Chadbourn Pastor T.A. Lance • 910-648-2476 Church 114 W. Virgil St., Whiteville Wednesday 7:00 pm Rev. Pat Inman • 910-443-9786 600 E. First Ave., Chadbourn Macedonia Baptist Church [email protected] Rev. Charlrean Mapson, Pastor Sun 9:45 am, 11:00 am Rev. C.F. McDowell III 100 Macedonia Church Rd.,Evergreen CHURCH OF GOD www.mombcwhitevillenc.com Church Phone: 910-642-7327 Prayer Tuesday 10:00 am 910-654-3449 Jimmy Caines, Pastor Sunday 9:45 am, 10:50 am Sunday School 9:45 am chadbournpresbyterian.org Sunday 10:00 am, 11:00 am 2nd & 4th New Life Community Church 1st & 3rd Sunday BTU at 4:00 pm Sun Morning Worship 11:00 am 107 Maultsby St., Whiteville Fair Bluff United Methodist Sunday 10:00 am, 11:00 am Sun, 6:00 pm every Sunday, Wednes- Wednesday 6:45 pm 1030 Main St., Fair Bluff 5th Sunday Fellowship meal at noon Rev. DeWayne Dickerson day 7:30 pm Rev. Neill Smith • 910-649-7749 Bible Study/Prayer Service 910-642-0130 First Presbyterian Church Mt. Tabor Missionary Baptist [email protected] Tuesday - Noon and 7:00 pm Nakina Baptist Church [email protected] 511 N. Thompson St., Whiteville Church Sunday 10:00 am, 11:00 am 910-642-2253 ASSEMBLEY OF GOD 7883 Seven Creeks Rd., Nakina Sunday 9:30 am, 10:30 am 824 Cherry Grove Rd., Cerro Gordo Tuesday 7:00 pm Bible Study [email protected] Rev. J. Darryll Hester • 910-499-1598 Wednesday 7:00 pm Pastor Dr. Thomas Southerland Sunday School 10:00 am, Services 11:00 am Abundant Life Assembly of God Mishop Springs United Methodist [email protected] 910-739-8458 Cell 910-774-6800 5384 James B. White Hwy. S., Whiteville Church of God 2756 Pine Log Rd., Whiteville Whiteville Sunday 10:00 am, 11:00 am, 6:00 pm 506 N. Lee St., Whiteville Sun School 10 am, Westminster Presbyterian Wednesday 7:00 pm Pastor Sheena Cartrette • 910-640-2783 Pastor Jerry J. Spivey • 910-642-5003 Pastor Chris Yarusinsky • 642-3395 Service 11 am: 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Sundays [email protected] Church [email protected] [email protected] Wednesday Bible Study/Prayer Meeting 307 S. Franklin St., Whiteville New Hope Baptist Church mishopspringsumc.webs.com Sunday 10:00 am, 10:45 am, 6:00 pm Facebook: Whiteville Church of God 7 pm Sunday 9:45 Sunday School, Worship 11:00 am 910-642-2762 252 Rough and Ready Rd., Whiteville Wednesday 7:30 pm Sunday 10:00 am, 11:00 am Wednesday 7:00 - Bible Study & Children/Youth Rev. Mark Fisher Dr. Darrin Moore, Pastor • 910-642-6345 CATHOLIC [email protected] Wednesday 7:00 pm NON-DENOMINATIONAL Whiteville Assembly of God www.nhbcwhiteville.com Spanish service: Wednesday & Saturday 7:00 Sacred Heart Catholic Sunday 9:45 pm, 11:00 am Sunday 9:45 am, 11:00 am, 6:00 pm 516 N. Madison St. (Former location Church Living Word Church of Missionary Alliance Church) Wednesday 7:00 pm FREEWILL BAPTIST 6374 Chadbourn Hwy., Chadbourn 302 N. Lee St., Whiteville SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST Pastor Ron Fields • 910-654-4164 Bishop Randy Hunt 910-914-0007 Avants Chapel FWB Church Peace Baptist Church Rev. Father Joseph Yaeger www.livingwordnc.com Seventh Day Adventist Sunday School 9:30 am 947 Cedar St., Cerro Gordo 653 Love Mill Rd., Whiteville www.bcrcatholics.org • 910-642-3895 Sunday School 9:30 am Worship 10:30 am 1002 N. Franklin St., Whiteville Morning Worship 10:30 am Pastor Mack Watts • 843-756-0417 Pastor Chip Hannah • 910-642-0251 Eucharist/Santa Misa Monday 6 pm Celebrate Recovery Pastor Kenneth A. Lee Wednesday, Family Night 7:00 pm [email protected] www.peacebc.org Sunday 9:00 am, 10:30 am & 12:00 Wednesday 7:00 pm 910-642-0698 Sunday 9:45 am, 11:00 am, 6:00 pm BAPTIST Sunday 8:30am, 9:45 am, 11 am, 6 pm pm Mass [email protected] Sunday 5:30-7:00 pm Awanas Wednesday 7:30 pm Saturday 9:30 am, 10:45 am Calvary Baptist Church Martes (Tues.) 9 am Misa de la tarde Wednesday 7:00 pm, Care Ministry 6pm Thursday (Jueves) 7 pm Mass Wednesday 7:00 pm 5028 Pleasant Plains Church Rd., Thursday 6-9pm Celebrate Recovery, Oak Grove FWB Church Whiteville DivorceCare & GriefShare 1423 Oak Grove Church Rd., Bladenboro Call to request Confessions Rev. James H Nobles Rev. Kenneth Barnes • 910-642-6904 CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY Sunday 9:30 am, 11:00 am, 6:00 pm Piney Forest Baptist Church Prayer Room 9:45 am, Sunday School 10:00 am, Service 11:00 am Wednesday 7:00 pm 4509 Andrew Jackson Hwy. SW, Chadbourn Missionary Alliance Church If you would like Sunday evening 6:30 pm Rev. Willard McPherson • 910-654-5284 623 Warrior Trail, Whiteville PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS Chadbourn Baptist Church Wednesday 7:30 pm Sunday 10:00 am, 11:00 am, 7:00 pm Rev. Justin Dubose • 910-640-3223 504 N. Howard St., Chadbourn Chadbourn Pentecostal Holiness Wednesday 7:00 pm INDEPENDENT BAPTIST www.missonaryalliance.com 518 N. Elm St., Chadbourn your church 910-654-3992 Sunday 10:00 am, 11:00 am Pastor Donald Conway • 910-654-4850 Dr. Danny Russell, Pastor Sweet Home Missionary Wednesday 6:30 pm www.chadbournph.org [email protected] Lynn Hill Independent Baptist Church Baptist Church EPISCOPAL/LUTHERAN Sunday School 9:45 am included on this www.chadbournbaptist.com Sunday Worship 10:40 am, 6:00 pm 3111 Walter Todd Rd., Clarendon 620 Lynn Hill Rd., Whiteville Sunday School 9:45 am, Worship 11:00 am Teen Worship in Sanctuary 6:00 pm Rev. Wayne Faulk • 910-653-4421 Pastor William A. Schalk • Grace Episcopal Church & Adult Choir 5:00 pm, Wednesday 7:00 pm 910-914-0002 Discipleship Training 6:00 pm Sunday Worship 10:30 am & 6:00pm Christ the King Lutheran Church page for only http://pastorpreacher.com/lynnhillbc.html Wednesday: Children’s Choir 6:00 pm Sunday School 9:30am, Worship 105 S. Madison St., Whiteville Fair Bluff Church of God Sunday 10:00 am, 11:00 am, 6:00 pm Prayer Meet/Child’s Mission 6:30 pm Wednesday 7:00 pm 910-642-4784 154 Enzor Street, Fair Bluff Wednesday 7:00 pm [email protected] Bishop Charles Dudley $21.50 per month, Trinity Baptist Church MISSIONARY BAPTIST www.gracechrist.bizland.com 910-625-9972 201 S. Thompson St., Whiteville Sun Services 10:30 am Sunday School 10:00 am, Service 11:00 am Sunday evening 6:00 pm Randy K. Speight, Senior Pastor First Missionary Baptist Wed 6:00 pm evening prayer, soup Wednesday 7:00 pm we invite you to 910-642-7764. www.trytbc.org Church supper. [email protected] 505 S. Wilkes St., Chadbourn Whiteville First Pentecostal HOLINESS First Baptist Church Sunday 9:45 am, 11:00 am, 6:00 pm Reverend Virgil Hugh Reaves Holiness Church call us today at 109 N. Madison St., Whiteville, NC 412 N. Madison St., Whiteville Wednesday 6:45 pm 910-654-3225 Chadbourn Church of God of (corner of Madison & Calhoun Street) 910-642-2139 www.firstmbcchadbourn.org Prophecy Pastor, Rev. Myles Cartrette Rev. Ryan Clore, Pastor Sunday 9:45 am, 11:00 am Sunday 11:30 am 12:30 pm 3618 Joe Brown Hwy. S., Chadbourn 252-561-6874 642-4104, ext. 237. [email protected] www.whitevillefirstph.com Radio Station WVOE 1590 AM Rev. John McPherson • 910-654-3968 www.fbcwhiteville.com Service Times: Sunday 10:30 am Wednesday 12:00 pm Noon Day Prayer Sunday 10 am, 11 am, 6:00 pm, Sunday School 9:45 am, Worship 11:00 am, Wednesday 7:30 pm - Classes for all ages Sunday Worship 6:00 pm (six month commitment) Wed. Supper 5:45pm, Bible Study 6:30 pm Wednesday 6:30 pm Bible Study Wednesday night 7:00 pm 4B • The News Reporter • Thursday, October 27, 2016 YOUR PET Community Meetings TABOR CITY Caring for rehomed pets Alcoholics Anonymous meets The American Legion Post Happenings & Events By DIANNE NOBLES WARD has the benefit of knowing all at First Presbyterian Church, #233 meets the first Tuesday the traits the dog or cat has 511 N. Thompson St., Whiteville of each month at 6 p.m. at 313 Promotions Director, Town of Tabor City Phillips St., Whiteville. exhibited while with the foster on Monday, Wednesday, Thurs- Congratulations to our such a success that McDon- day nights at 8 p.m. A guest The American Legion Post family. Adopters will be given newly crowned North Caroli- ald’s and the Tabor City Po- speaker will be at the meeting #139 meets the second Tues- an application, which will na Yam Festival Royalty. If you lice Department have teamed help the rescue group and the on the last Thursday of each day of each month at 7 p.m. at month. The church is located 208 First Ave., Chadbourn. see any of these young ladies, up once again and scheduled foster family know what the congratulate each one on a job two more events to take place new household is like. Once on Thompson Street in White- ville. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post well done. We look forward to this year. Dates of “Coffee the pet goes into it’s new home 8073 meets on the second Tues- them representing the North with a Cop” are this weekend, Narcotics Anonymous meets there are follow up procedures day of each month at 6:30 p.m. Carolina Yam Festival during Saturday, Oct. 29 and the last at Highest Praise Church, 109 N. by the Humane Society to help at the Vietnam Veterans building their reign. The winners are: one for this year will be held With CHARLENE HIGH Madison St., Whiteville on Tues- at 1028 S. Madison St. White- everyone be assured the pet is Little Miss-Jenna Grace Saturday, Nov. 19. Come join days and Thursdays at 7 p.m., at ville. Special to The News Reporter suitable for the new home. Vol- Causey us on Saturday, Oct. 29 for a unteers, who are desperately Mt. Pleasant AME Zion Church, Have you ever wondered Military Vet Riders Associa- Junior Miss-Kaylee Eliza- free small McCafé® Coffee needed at this time, help by 15956 Old Lake Road, Riegel- what to do for those pets that wood on Tuesdays and Thurs- tion meets on the last Monday beth Waggle or Small Hot Chocolate from caring for the pet until the pet must be rehomed or have you days at 7 p.m. of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Young Miss-Sara Elizabeth 9-11 a.m. at McDonald’s® at 25 wondered what rehoming is is able to return to it’s home. Al-anon meets at First Presby- the Vietnam Veterans building Faulk Tabor Crossing in Tabor City. about? As there are thousands If you are interested in volun- terian Church, 511 N. Thomp- at 1028 S. Madison St. White- Teen Miss-Anna Rea Walk- This Coffee with a Cop session of families displaced due to teering contact Buzzy Stafford son St., Whiteville on Mondays ville. er will focus on Halloween Hap- at (910) 499-1148 or contact Co- disasters or those who must at 8 p.m. Ladies Auxiliary #8073 meets Queen-Alexandria Marie penings around town and safe lumbus Humane Society. move into a no-pet allowed Diabetes Support Group on the second Sunday of each Griffin ways to enjoy Trick-or-Treat- Sensible ways to help community there are also hun- meets at Columbus Regional month at 2 p.m. at the Vietnam Mrs.-Christina Waggle ing. Don’t miss this informa- dreds of pets also displaced. Knowing the hazards you Healthcare, Education Center, Veterans building at 1028 S. Ambassador-Margie Hol- tive and family friendly event When this happens the pet may have in your home will Classroom 2 the second Thurs- Madison St., Whiteville. land-Flowers to help keep your kids safe this must be “rehomed.” be essential when taking in a day of each month at 6 p.m. For Baby Miss-Timber Rayne Halloween. Disabled American Veterans No family with pets really new pet. Some may not be no- more information call Shauna Hobbs The Greater Tabor City ticeable such as loose window Nobles at 642-9458 or 641- Chapter #35 meets the sec- wants to give them up, how- ond Thursday of each month at Mini Miss-Abilene Marie Chamber of Commerce has ever; perhaps they themselves screens, string which can be 8208. Hill announced the following date ingested, cell phone wires and 7 p.m. at 1028 S. Madison St., are displaced due to a disaster Brain Injury Support Group Whiteville. Tiny Miss-Kelbi Brooke change and would like for you or possibly unable to care for Venetian blind cords which meets at Columbus Regional Bowen to make note of this change on their pet as they are now un- can get tangled and strangle Healthcare, Education Center, Family and Community Hope Petite Miss-Porter Grace your calendar: able to care for themselves. your cat. Also, there are plants Room 1A the second Thursday Resources Inc. would like per- Richardson Event Date Change: The There are many reasons why that are toxic to dogs and cats of each month at 6 p.m. For more sons from 20-40 years of age to Mini Ambassador-Tieran 2nd Annual Sunnyfield Con- a family has to give up their such as poinsettia. The ASPCA information call Shauna Nobles attend Community Development June Fritze cert and Barn Dance will take or Sonja Green at 642-8011 ext. dog or cat and when that takes has a list of toxic and non-toxic meetings on the fourth Thursday Also our winners of the place Saturday, Nov. 19. This 9458. of each month at the Columbus place the pet must go through plants you can consider. If you Tabor’s Got Talent talent show event will feature a live band County Dream Center from 6:30- aren’t sure your plant is safe Compassionate Friends Sup- a transition period to adjust to 7:30 p.m. For more information were: and amazing food. The Moli- and can’t go to the website port Group (Grief group for par- a new family. Volunteers such call Shelle Blanks at 910-207- Seedling Division-3rd place na’s of Sunnyfield Equestrian then contact them at 1-888- ents who have lost children to as those at Columbus Humane 8982 or Yolanda Davis at 704- Peyton Mincey, 2nd place Kay- Farm have been planning for 426-4435. death) meets at Grace Episco- Society help the pet during 780-8350. lee Waggle and winner Jaylyn months now and they will be pal Church, 105 S. Madison St., this period. They will care for Roll up or store decorative Green. sharing more details to offer Whiteville the second Monday the displaced pet as if it’s their rugs until you are assured A Community Garden is avail- Sprout Division-3rd place soon. your pet is fully house-trained. of each month at 7:30 p.m. For able at Chadbourn United own until a permanent home more information call 647-8401. Mahalenann Jones, 2nd place For more information can be found. Although the pet exhibited Methodist Church. Persons Ann Rea Walker and winner about this and future events are invited to come and plant in Abandoning a pet is con- good house-training with Vietnam Veterans of America Savannah Turner. contact Cynthia Nelson, EVP, the raised bed plots. For more sidered animal cruelty under the foster family, occasion- Chapter #962 of Columbus information call 654-5250 or Spud Division-winner Sara Greater Tabor City Chamber federal law so if you must give ally a new home may trigger County meets the first Tuesday Hughes of Commerce at 377-3012. of each month at 7 p.m. at 1028 654-4069 and leave message, up your pet never just leave a small short-term problem. Queen of Cakes-Cassie The Greater Tabor City S. Madison St., Whiteville. name and number. him in a vacant home or out- Use crates and gates to confine Dawson Chamber of Commerce office side. Worse yet is the pet who your dog when you’re not at You may notice some new is open Tuesday – Thursday is chained to a tree or fence or home until you know his house signs that will soon be located from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. To schedule just left there to be saved by manners. Providing a cozy bed at the entrances of the Visi- an appointment call Cynthia in a few areas helps your pet Community Events someone passing by. tor Center in the very near 377-3012 or 840-0292. The Tabor There are crisis care op- feel more at home and that is future. “No Pass Through” City Visitor Center hours are tions available for your pet what rehoming is all about, HomeCare MC sets Columbus County Dept. signs are going to be placed at Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. such as short-term foster care. sharing love. Special Olympics of Aging Biltmore trip our entrances to prevent cars until 4:30 p.m. and Saturday’s This is normally considered At a time of need we often from zipping around the Visi- from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Stop The Columbus County Depart- when a family member is forget the pets. Caring for all meeting tor Center to avoid waiting by and get information about living creatures is the first ment of Aging will hold a holi- hospitalized or has an un- A special Olympics com- on the stop light. We have had the beautiful state of N.C. and part of healing, ourselves and day trip to the Biltmore Estate in fortunate change of housing mittee meeting will meet the several close calls where cars her many destination spots. our society. Asheville. The three day/two night circumstances. Once again first Thursday of each month have almost hit each other or Free Our State magazines, Yourpetrxtopics@gmail. package includes two nights hotel if this is a situation where a at 6 p.m. at HomeCare Manage- crashed into cars backing out phone books, N.C. and Tabor com welcomes your questions accommodations, two breakfasts at pet must leave the household ment Corporation. The meet- the hotel and two dinners including of visitor center parking spac- City maps are available as and responses. Remember we for a period of time it will ing is for individuals who want one holiday dinner at Biltmore Es- es. We’ve also had transfer well. are not vets and do not diag- still be necessary for them to to help improve and grow the tate and a self-guided “Candlelight” trucks cut through and pull That’s what’s happening in nose. You should always con- adjust to a new unfamiliar special Olympics program in Tour of the Biltmore House. down all of our power lines. Tabor City this week. sult a vet if you are concerned place. The family who does Columbus County. Also on the agenda is admission So be aware that this change Until next week…… about your pets condition. take a pet from a foster family HomeCare MC is located at to Biltmore Estate gardens and will be happening soon and to grounds, wine tasting at the famous 2208 James B. White Hwy. N., take heed the no pass through Greater Tabernacle Biltmore Estate Winery and holi- Whiteville. language on the signs. Sons of God 6th anniversary day shopping at the new Asheville church news “Coffee with a Cop” was The Sons of God will hold its sixth anniversary Saturday, For more information call Outlet Mall. Jennifer Moore at 640-1153. Greater Tabernacle Church will Nov. 19 at Southport Baptist Church. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. The trip will be held Nov. 15-17 Spay/Neuter clinic hold its Harvest Time Family and and concert starts at 5 p.m. and the cost is $379 per person - Friends Day Sunday, Nov. 6 at 11:15 On the program will be Rev. Matthew Mickens and the High- Greater Restoration double occupancy. overwhelming success a.m. The guest pastor will be Robert way Travelers of Hopkins, S.C., PC and Perfect Praise, Rachel food distribution For more information call Mi- Williams and House of Mercy choir chelle Dippel at 649-6881, Jean Pow- The Columbus Humane Society and Joy, Barry Smith and Company and Freedom’s Way Vocalai- of Whiteville. Lunch will be served ers at 640-6602, Catherine Spaulding low-cost spay/neuter clinic is avail- ers, all of Wilmington and Spiritual Voices of Warsaw. Greater Restoration Enrich- after the service. at 655-4166, Susan Prince at 653-3063, able to curb unwanted puppies and The cost is $10 in advance and $12 at the door and $5 for ment Center in Whiteville has kittens and is offered to pet owners A Men and Women’s Conference TEFAP and commodity food Erica Harris at 655-4754, Ruby Shel- will be held Friday, Nov. 11 at 7:30 children ages 6-12. ley at 654-4423 or Jenny Godwin at of all income levels. For more information call Taraus Deas or Keon Harrison at distributions every second For further information and p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 12 at 9:30 a.m. 640-3791. The guest speaker will be Apostle 398-2570 or 508-1809. Saturday and fourth Tuesday to register for November clinics of each month beginning at contact CCAC Director Joey Prince Joyce Price of Freedom Deliverance 10 a.m. for Columbus County at 641-3807 or Columbus Humane Center of Longs, S.C. Southeastern N.C. Ag. Festival residents. LW Depot Society Vice President and spay/ There is no registration fee and The Southeastern N.C. Ag- Princess ages 15-17 years old a luncheon will be served Saturday. For more information call neuter coordinator, Buzzy Stafford riculture Festival will be held and Queen ages 18-22 years old. The church is located at 683 Long- 641-0800. Museum NYC at 499-1148. Saturday, Nov. 12 at Horne Other divisions include Cut- wood Road, Ocean Isle Beach, S.C. GREC is located at 3490 Bay Farm located at 225 Frank est Farmer and Farmerette Dr. Cathy S. Moore is the pastor. James B. White Hwy. South. trip filling up Yokefellows Ministry Horne Drive in Fair Bluff. ages birth to one year old, Tiny seeking participants Applications are available Farmer and Farmerette ages Lake Waccamaw Depot Museum is planning a trip to New York City for the scholarship pageants. 2-4 years old and Little Farmer JCPC meetings Yokefellows Prison Ministry is Nov. 17-20. Lynn Spaulding and Phyl- Subscribe Today, Divisions are: Little Prin- and Farmerette ages 5-7 years seeking Christians in the Tabor City The Juvenile Crime Preven- lis Russ will be guides. cess ages 7-9 years old, Junior old. area to be a part of this ministry. tion Council meetings are on A bus tour of the city, the 9-11 For presentation dates call 918- Princess ages 10-12 years old, For more information call the first Wednesday of each museum, the Statue of Liberty, Ellis 4531 or 653-2782. Call 642-4104 Young Miss ages 13-14 years old, Kathy H. Ashley at 840-4091. month at noon in the White- Island, the Empire State Building, ville City Schools Civic Room. the United Nations, the Top of the Celebrate Recovery every Monday Rock, the Metropolitan Museum of Celebrate Recovery is held hol, depression, anxiety, gossip, Cancer Support Art, Soho, Macy’s and more are op- every Monday at Living Word love and relationships, sexual tions for travelers. The cost of the Community Events Church. Dinner is from 6-7 p.m. addiction, food addiction and Group meets trip is $620 for double occupancy, Management Corporation. with main meeting from 7-8 p.m. anger. $540 for triples, and $500 per person Riegelwood AA meets The Cancer Support Group HomeCare MC is located at Small groups meet from 8-9 For more information call for 4 in a room at the Millenium of Donayre Cancer Care Cen- Wednesdays 2208 James B. White Hwy. N., p.m. and Joel’s Place at 9 p.m. Pastor Ron at 918-5355, Cheryl Hotel in the heart of Manhattan. It ter of Columbus Regional The Riegelwood group of Whiteville. This is a 12-step Christ-cen- Walton at 642-4164 or Darren is one block off Broadway and one Healthcare meets the second block from the Lion King Theater. Alcoholics Anonymous meets For more information call tered recovery with freedom Mills at 770-0511. Wednesday of each month The cost includes the bus trip, hotel at 6 p.m. every Wednesday at Tammy Creech-Whitlow at from physical abuse, grief, The church is located at 6374 from 9-10 a.m. in the CRHS and portage (each person is allowed the USW Local 9-738, 102 Old 640-1153. financial difficulty, drugs, alco- Chadbourn Hwy. education department. The one suitcase). Stage Hwy. (87) at Riegelwood. programs are free. This year the Depot Museum Columbus County Make-A-Wish needs volunteers For more information and will offer two free tickets to the 9-11 Wish Granting Volunteers make the wish truly magical. HomeCare MC Leadership committee to register call 641-8220. Museum in lower Manhattan to a are needed for the Make-A- Wish Granters see first- lucky winner via a drawing the 1st STARS support group meets Tuesdays Wish Foundation of Eastern hand the impact a wish can Narcotics Anonymous of November. A non-refundable $50 The STARS support group The Columbus County North Carolina. make on a child with a life- deposit to Lake Waccamaw Depot will meet the 4th Tuesday Leadership Council Steering Narcotics Anonymous Museum at P.O. Box 386, Lake Wac- Wish Granters visit the threatening medical condi- of each month at 3 p.m. at Committee meets each second meetings will be held every camaw N.C., 28450 is required. family and help determine tion. HomeCare Management Cor- Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Bogue Tuesday and Thursday at 7 For more information call Karen the wish of the child while For more information, con- poration. The groups goal is to Community Park, Hallsboro. p.m. at Mt. Pleasant AMEZ Gore at 646-1992 Wednesday-Friday explaining wish procedures tact Lisa at 919-821-7111 or empower parents/caregivers This non-partisan, non- Church in Riegelwood. from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and using their creative side to [email protected]. who support individuals with profit advocacy group encour- intellectual developmental ages participation of citizens disabilities. willing to collaborate to effect Living Hope offers free prenatal vitamins HomeCare MC is located at powerful, positive changes 2208 James B. White Hwy. N., on the local, state and federal In an effort to better serve natal vitamins as early as est service of Living Hope, women regardless of age, in- Whiteville. levels. their pregnant clients and to possible in her pregnancy to which is celebrating 25 years come or marital status. For more information call Group goals, bylaws, mem- promote better health in Co- help ensure her health and the of service to Columbus County. The center is located at 116 Twyla Hodges at 640-1153. bership information and ap- lumbus County, Living Hope healthy development of her Other services include free Premiere Plaza, behind Waffle plications may be secured via Pregnancy Support Servic- unborn child. pregnancy tests and estimated International in Whiteville. HomeCare MC email request at www.colum- es has begun offering a free The vitamins have been pro- due dates necessary for apply- Office hours are Mondays sets disabilities buscountyleadershipcouncil. 6-month supply of prenatal vided to Living Hope through ing for Medicaid for Pregnant from 3-7 p.m. and Tuesdays and weebly.com or send written vitamins to women who have a grant from Vitamin Angels Women, and an Earn While Thursdays from noon-4 p.m. support group request to Columbus County positive pregnancy tests. of Santa Barbara, California. You Learn incentive program. For more information, call A social support group for Leadership Council, P.O. Box This allows a pregnant The provision of free pre- Living Hope provides ser- the 24-hour helpline at 642- Individuals with Develop- 57, Hallsboro, N.C. 28442 woman to begin taking pre- natal vitamins is the new- vices free of charge to all 2677. mental Disabilities for ages 17 For more information call years old and older will meet Loris McClellon at 207-6574 or the second Tuesday of each Bridget Stephens at 646-1164. We’re On The Web At Our New Website: nrcolumbus.com month at 6 p.m. at HomeCare The News Reporter • Thursday, October 27, 2016 • 5B ated that he poured diluted shoes. It took several weeks Using an antiperspirant and wearing absorbent cot- PEOPLE’S PHARMACY bleach on them to try to get for the odor to be completely on the feet can reduce the ton socks also might work. rid of the odor -- to no avail. eliminated, but I have used sweat that feeds the odor- So can sandals that allow “His aunt came to visit it for years to keep odor causing bacteria. 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For more information call Pastor Continued from page 3 tion Dancing • Retiring of Colors the grounds. and grandchildren, solo by Brother Dianne and Bishop Willie Clarida at Clark, community outreach coor- • Announcement of Competition Randy Hunt is the pastor. Ronnie McCormick. Formal attire. 642-5017. dinator for Columbus and Bladen Awards • Victory/Inter-Tribal Danc- counties. “Many of them express ing China Grove MBC homecoming Oct. 30 Clarendon BC their gratitude at having access to Union Valley BC trunk or Midnight Closed Crystal Spring Missionary Bap- homecomcing Nov. 6 homecoming Nov. 13 snacks and meals. Having food avail- treat Monday, Oct. 31 For more information contact tist Church will hold its annual Clarendon Baptist Church will China Grove Missionary Baptist able in the hospice care center’s fam- the Waccamaw Siouan Tribal Office homecoming Sunday, Oct. 30 at 11:30 Union Valley Baptist Church hold its homecoming Sunday, Nov. 6. Church will hold its homeomcing ily kitchen allows families to spend at 655-8778. a.m. The guest speaker will be Rev. will hold its trunk or treat Monday, Sunday school will begin at 9:45 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 13. as much time as possible with their Joseph Nixon, pastor of Bethel AME Oct. 31 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. There wil and worship service at 11 a.m. The Sunday school wil begin at 10 loved ones.” Church of the Northwest commu- be food, games, bounce houses, fun FBUMC sets pancake guest speaker will be former pastor a.m., worship service at 11 a.m., fol- The welcoming setting of the nity in Leland along with his church and fellowship. supper Friday, Nov. 4 Rev. Charles Larrimore. lowed by a covered dish luncheon in kitchen allows families access to family. Lunch will follow the service. The church is located at the The church is located at the the fellowship hall. needed nourishment and the oppor- The church is located at 4754 Blue intersection of Smyrna and Union The United Methodist Men of intersection of Hwy. 410 and Sidney- The church is located at 2903 Old tunity to interact and gain support Banks Loop Road. Valley roads. Fair Bluff United Methodist Church Cherry Grove Road. Stake Road, Chadbourn. from other families going through Rev. Dr. Carozell Henry is the For more information call 642- will have a pancake/sausage supper Ryan Edwards is the pastor. For more information call the the same experience. pastor. 9765. from 5-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4. church secretary at 654-3013. “We rely on individuals and The supper will be in the church Nakina Veteran’s Day Rev. Thomas Fairfax is the pastor. groups to volunteer to help with the Faith BC fall trunk or fellowship hall at 1030 Main St. in Meals of Love program. Their kind- Old Zion WC revival parade Nov. 6 treat Monday, Oct. 31 Fair Bluff. 5th annual Rainbow ness means a great deal to us and the Old Zion Wesleyan Church Proceeds will be used in support This year’s parade will be held families we serve,” Clark said. announces plans for the start Faith Baptist Church will hold of the congregation’s missions and Sunday, Nov. 6 at 2 p.m. The parade Tea Nov. 19 For more information about of fall revival services Sunday, its fall trunk or treat Monday, Oct. ministries. There will be no set price will begin at the intersection of Er- The Sensational Gospel Trav- Meals of Love and other volunteer eleers will celebrate its 5th annual Oct. 30 at 11 a.m. The guest 31 from 6:30-8 p.m. for plates. Instead, donations in any vin T. Richardson and Seven Creeks opportunities, contact Clark at 620- Hwy. All school bands, ROTC units Rainbow Tea Saturday, Nov. 19 at 5 speaker will be Evangelist Da- The church is located at 4262 amount will be accepted. 2264 or email [email protected] Rough and Ready Road. and churches are invited. p.m. at the Ransom Center on Hwy. 11 vid Gallimore of Eatonton, Ga. Jason Kinlaw is the pastor. All entrants be in place no later Surrounding church as asked to Praying for Revival Additional services will be Godwin family reunion than 1:45 p.m. There is no entry fee sponsor a table. held at 6 p.m. Sunday and Mon- set Sunday, Nov. 6 but donations for the Columbus For more information call Shir- To every child of God consider day, Oct. 31-Wednesday, Nov. 2 Sandy Plain MBC fall County Veteran’s park will be ac- ley Wilson at 655-3219. this as your personal open invitation A family reunion for the descen- at 7 p.m. nightly. revival Nov. 2-4 cepted. to attend a monthly prayer meeting dants of Albert and Lorena Godwin to pray for revival in the local com- Special music will be pro- Sandy Plain Missionary Baptist For more information call Tom- will be held Sunday, Nov. 6 at 1 p.m Baldwin Singers munity. vided each evening by area Church will hold its annual fall my Gore at 840-3634 or 653-3634. in the Beaveram Church fellowship anniversary Dec. 11 This call goes beyond denomina- church choirs. revival Wednesday, Nov. 2-Friday, hall. Bring a covered dish. The Baldwin Singers will cel- tion, race and/or size of the build- The church is located at Nov. 4. Myrtle Head BC For more information call 653- ebrate their anniversary Sunday, ing where you worship as a church 10144 Swamp Fox Hwy. (N.C. The Wednesday speaker will be 3668. fall revival Nov. 7-9 Dec. 11 at the American Legion Post family. Rev. Harrison Branch of Rehobeth 904) about 11 miles east of in Whiteville. Doors open at 4 p.m. The location will change from AME Zion Church and music by the Myrtle Head Baptist Church will Tabor City. and program begins at 5 p.m. month to month as other churches church choir. Reaves second hold its fall revival Monday, Nov. For more information, call On the program will be The choose to host, but it will always oc- The Thursday guest speaker will 7-Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. nightly. 653-2305 or visit the church web anniversary Nov. 6 Charriott Singers of Hallsboro, The cur on the First Wednesday of the be Rev. David Flowers of Central The church is located at 6720 site at www.oldzionwesleyan. First Missionary Baptist Church Chadbourn Gospel Singers, The month at 7 p.m. Missionary Baptist Church and Myrtle Head Road, Ash. com. of Chadbourn will celebrate its Highlights and The Majestic Singers, For more information call Frank- music by the church choir. For more information call 840- second anniversary of their pastor, both of Tabor City, Maurice McZeke lin Spaulding at 641-2377. Roger Parsons is the pastor. The Friday guest speaker will be 7215. Rev. Virgil H. Reaves Sunday, Nov. 6. and MDK and Brothers in Christ, Rev. Shannon Spaulding of Union The speaker for the 11 a.m. worship both of Dillon, S.C., Men in Christ Baptist Church. Global School China Grove MBC service, Rev. Dr. James R. Matthews, New Hope BC of Raeford, Bobby Hardie/Glen Best The church is located at 903 revival Oct. 30-Nov. 2 pastor of Chesterfield Missionary and others. of Ministry Farmers Union Road, Clarkton. Dr. fall revival Nov. 7-9 China Grove Missionary Baptist Baptist Church of Longs, S.C. along For more information call 640- enrolling students Alphonse Turner Jr. is the pastor. New Hope Baptist Church will Church will hold its fall revival Sun- with his choir and members of his 9301. hold its fall revival Monday, Nov. Global School of Ministry is now day, Oct. 30-Wednesday, Nov. 2 with congregation. Lunch will be served Gloria Baldwin is the president. 7-Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 6:45 p.m. enrolling students. Rev. Mack Hudson as guest speaker, Waccamaw Siouan after the service. nightly. The guest speaker will be Global School of Ministry is being and Rev. Thomas Fairfax, pastor. The church is located at 505 S. Pow Wow Nov. 4-5 Rev. Titus Carraway. Clothing donations offered free of charge through love Sunday night service will start at Wilkes Street in Chadbourn. The Waccamaw Siouan Tribe will The church is located on Rough offerings and donations. 6:30 p.m. and Monday-Wednesday being accepted hold its “Celebrating Culture and and Ready Road. Individuals interested in learning services at 7:30 p.m. Walk Into Your Inheritance Out- Traditions during the 46th Annual Myrtle Head BC Darrin Moore is the pastor. how to receive biblical training and The church is located at 2903 Old reach Ministries is asking for dona- Waccamaw Siouan Pow Wow. The homecoming Nov. 6 education without paying the high Stake Road, Chadbourn. tions of cases of water, personal event will be held Friday, Nov. 4 and Jones Street MBC fall cost of tuition are invited to contact For more information call Karen Saturday, Nov. 5 on the Waccamaw Myrtle Head Baptist Church will hygiene products, canned foodand Minister Patrina Wright at 234-3092. McPherson at 654-3013. Siouan Tribal Grounds in the Buck- hold its homecoming Sunday, Nov. revival Nov. 7-10 gently used clothes for spreading head community of Bolton. 6 at 11 a.m. with Pastor Dwayne Jones Street Missionary Baptist love-community relief. By His Grace church Sandhill MBC General admission fee is $8, 62 Griffin. Lunch will be served after Church in Tabor City will hold its Donations can be dropped off at years and older $5 and children the service. fall revival Monday, Nov. 7-Thursday, 507 N. Oak Street, Myrtle Beach, S.C. announcement announcements four years and under will be ad- The church is located at 6720 Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m. nightly. or 1757 Stanley Road, Supply located Sandhilll Missionary Baptist By His Grace Ministries has mitted free. More than $14,000 will Myrtle Head Road, Ash. The speaker for Monday and near Cedar Grove Middle School. Church announcements for October moved to its new location, 5285 Main be awarded in Competition prize For more information call 840- Tuesday will be Rev. Chris Inman. For more information call Mi- and November are: Street, Suite 18, Shallotte. money. During the two day event 7215. The speaker for Wednesday and chael and Latarsha Smith at 321-961- Oct. 30 the church family will Word Up Bible study will be held Waccamaw Siouan history, tradi- Thursday will be Rev. Kyle Powell. 9913 or Utrillia and John H. Johnson celebrate the birthday’s for October, every Thursday at 6 p.m. and worship tional foods, American Indian dance New Hope BC There will be special singing III at 294-0656. Rev. Carmin Leach is November and December beginning service every Saturday at 5 p.m. competition, drumming competi- each night. the pastor. with the 11 a.m. worship service. homecoming Nov. 6 The minister of music is Torey tion, horse show and gospel singing Nov. 1, 2 and 3 the church family Bessent. will be taking place. New Hope Baptist Church will Lake Waccamaw will spearhead a three night revival Overseer Elgin Blake is the pastor. There will be a special “Veteran hold its homecoming Sunday, Nov. 6 Kings Domain PWC at 7:30 p.m. The revivalist each night Food ministry to Honoring Ceremony held Saturday, beginning with Sunday school at 9:45 pastoral anniversary will be Pastor Timothy A. Lance Life Ministries services Nov. 5. We invite all Veterans, Native a.m. and worship service at 11 a.m. distribute food of Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Kings Domain Praise and Woor- Life Ministries services will American and Non-Native Ameri- The guest speaker will be Rev. Dave Church. ship Center will observe its 12th Lake Waccamaw food ministry be held every Sunday at 7 p.m. at cans to participate in the Parade Heller, director of the Columbus Nov. 6 the senior choir will cel- pastoral anniversary celebration will distribute food to those in Emmanuel Sounds of Praise, 5051 Saturday, Nov. 5. Baptist Assocation. ebrate its anniversary at 3 p.m. Many honoring Apostle Dr. Carlos M. Ship- need. Northside Drive, Shallotte. Carmin Friday, Nov. 4 Schedule of events. The offering from this service local choirs and musicians will be on man beginning Friday, Nov. 11 at 7:30 The distribution days will be Leach is the pastor. 9 a.m. Craft Traders Open will be used for church building re- hand for the celebration. Refresh- p.m. and conclude Sunday, Nov. 13 at the second Wednesday and fourth 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. School Day Activi- pairs. Lunch will follow the service. ments will be provided. 10 a.m. The theme will be “Time of Saturday of each month, from 9-10 ties (School’s must be registered) The church is located on Rough Life Ministries and Walk The church is located at 16920 authority and purpose.” a.m. at First Baptist Church, Sam • American Indian Beading Tech- and Ready Road. into Your Inheritance OM Twisted Hickory Road, Bladenboro. The guest speaker on Nov. 11 will Potts Hwy. Lake Waccamaw. nique, • Pottery, • Corn Husk Doll Darrin Moore is the pastor. Rev. Donald Thompson is the be Apostle D. Edward Penn II of Life Food recipients need only a photo accepting donations Making • Story Telling • Basket Changing Church of International ID to receive free food. pastor. Free Welcome CC Life Ministries and Walk Into Making • American Indian Traders of Hampton, Va. The partnering churches Your Inheritance Outreach Minis- and more homecoming Nov. 6 Nov. 12 at 6 p.m. will host the are Lake Waccamaw Methodist tries is accepting gently used clothes, Cribb family reunion 2-7 p.m. Displays, demonstra- annual Unity Ball at the Lakeside Church, Lake Waccamaw Presbyte- Free Welcome Christian Church coats and toys. Drop off at 507 N. Oak The annual Cribb Family re- tions, entertainment, traders Event Center, 2658 Chadbourn Hwy. rian Church, Little Wheel of Hope in Sellerstown will hold its home- Street, Myrtle Beach, S.C. or 1757 union will be held Sunday, Oct. 30 7 p.m. Grand Entry #1 in Whiteville. Attire for the ball is Church and First Baptist Church of coming Sunday, Nov. 6 at 10:30 a.m. Stanley Road, Supply in Brunswick in the First Pentecoastal Holiness • Flag Song, Prayer, Veterans formal/semi-formal. Tickets are $30 Lake Waccamaw and the Boys and with Rev. Roger Coffey and congrega- County. Church fellowship hall. Reunion will Song • Inter-Tribal Dancing • Exhibi- single, $50 couples, children ages 12- Girls Homes of N.C. also participate. tion. Lunch will follow the service. For more information call Mi- begin at 1 p.m. tion Dancing • Competition Dancing 18 $20 and children 11 and under $15. For more information call 646- For more information call 640-8267. chael and Latarsha Smith at 321-961- Lunch will be served at 2 p.m. Midnight Grounds Closed Nov. 13 at 10 a.m. the guest speak- 3727. 9913 or John and Utrillia Johnson at Bring food and drinks. Ice and uten- Saturday, Nov. 5 er will be Apostle D. Edward Penn II 294-0656. sils will be provided. 9 a.m. Craft Traders Open Jones Street MBC of Life Changing Church of Interna- Volunteers needed Rev. Carmin Leach is the pastor. Bring old photos and family 9:30 a.m. Parade line-up begins homecoming Nov. 6 tional of Hampton, Va. for Meals of Love information. (Intersection of Old Lake Road and Kings Domain is located at 1904 Jones Street Missionary Baptist The church is located at 109 N. Jacobs Road) Sam Potts Hwy., Hallsboro. Lower Cape Fear Hospice is Church in Tabor City will hold its Gospel Jam Explosion Madison Street. 11 a.m. Parade Apostle Dr. Carlos M. Shipman looking for volunteers to help with A Gospel Jam Explosion will be homecoming Sunday, Nov. 6 at 10 a.m. For more information call Noon Welcome is the pastor. its Meals of Love program at the held Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 at East The guest speaker will be the Charles Cribb at 642-7660 or 640-6115 • Crowning of 2014-2015 Prin- hospice care center. Bladen High School. The Master former Pastor Kenneth Smith with or Chucky at 918-6730. cesses • Instructions from Arena Volunteers prepare meals that of Ceremonies will be Willie B.B. the homecoming message at 10 a.m. Rainbow Tea Nov. 13 Director • Introduction of Master of are shared by families visiting loved Brown of Fayetteville. and followed by a song service at 11 A Rainbow Tea birthday bash Ceremony ones at the inpatient hospice care On the program will be Renewall Church of Christ OM a.m. with Sara Hughes. for Betty Troy Baldwin will be held 1 p.m. Grand Entry #2 center at 206 Warrior Trail in White- of Clinton, Spiritual Voices of War- Sunday, Nov. 13 from 4-8 p.m. at the Sunday service Oct. 31 • Free Style Competition Dancing ville. Meals of Love allow families to saw, Bless of Spivey Corner and Brunswick Waccamaw Association Church of Christ Outreach • Inter-tribal Dancing • Style Compe- concentrate on spending time with more. Tickets are $8 in advance and Whiteville AOG building. MC will be Pastor Robert Ministries of Nakina will hold its tition Dancing • Exhibition dancing their loved ones and take needed $10 at the door. Doors open at 4 p.m. Williams. Sunday morning service Oct. 31 at • Veteran’s Honoring Ceremony • homecomcing Nov. 6 breaks without having to leave the and program starts at 5 p.m. There will be entertainment and 11:15 a.m. The guest speaker will be Announcement of Tiny Tot Competi- Whiteville Assembly of God will hospice care center. The event will be held at East food. On the program will be The Minister Christian Grate from Little tion Awards hold its homecoming Sunday, Nov. 6 “Home-cooked meals offer com- Bladen High School in Elizabeth- Heavenly Skylights in Lisbon, The Iron Hill Baptist Church. 6 p.m. Grand Entry #3 at 10:30 a.m. featuring Unity Quartet fort to families dealing with a loved town. Food will be sold. Door prizes Graham Brothers, The children • Inter-Tribal Dancing • Exhibi- fdollowed by a fellowship dinner on one’s life-limiting illness,” said Lisa will be given away. The News Reporter, Thursday, October 27, 2016 release dates: Oct. 22-28, 2016 43 (16)

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Issue 43, 2016 Founded by Betty Debnam

Mini Fact: Carving a jack-o’-lantern Pumpkins Are you going to carve a pumpkin for It’s belong to the Halloween? Will you make a funny face same family or a spooky stare? The Mini Page offers as squash, some tips for successful gourd gouging. Pumpkin watermelons, Don’t forget to get help from cucumbers, an adult when using sharp, cantaloupes dangerous tools! Time! and • Choose your pumpkin carefully. If honeydews. you’re thinking of a smiling, friendly face, a round pumpkin is probably a good choice. What would Halloween be without turnips and gourds. They would hollow out A tall pumpkin would be good for making pumpkins? Farmers in the United States the insides. Then a ghost or a ghoulish produce more than 1 billion pounds of they would place a face. pumpkins each year — most of those for candle inside. The • Decide whether sale at Halloween and Thanksgiving. They light was supposed you’re carving or come in all shapes and sizes, and most weigh to keep away evil drawing. Instead of between 5 and 30 pounds. spirits. carving, you can draw This week, The Mini Page explores the In America, the a face or other decoration with markers, connection between pumpkins and Halloween. Irish found pumpkins glue and glitter, stickers or other art A useful plant were bigger and supplies. easier to carve. That’s A turnip jack-o’-lantern. • Gather your tools for carving: a Pumpkins were first found in Central long, thin-bladed knife; a pencil; a large America. Seeds from some pumpkin-type how pumpkins became jack-o’-lanterns. spoon; a small cutting saw; an ice pick plants found in Mexico date back to 7000 B.C. or nail to poke holes; and drawings or Native Americans A ghostly lantern stencils of your design. made mats out of the The name for the Halloween pumpkin • Cut around the stem. Clear out the shells of pumpkins. comes from an old story that the Irish brought seeds and scrape the insides clean. They would flatten with them to America. • Use your tools to make your design. strips of pumpkin The story is about a stingy old man named Put a flashlight or candle inside to light shell, dry them, Jack. He was so stingy that when he died, he up your jack-o’-lantern. Have fun! and use them to sit and walk on. They used couldn’t get into heaven. He was left in darkness. pumpkin seeds as both food and medicine. So Jack put a glowing piece of coal in a People in Europe did not know about hollowed-out turnip. As he traveled with his pumpkins until French and Spanish explorers lantern looking for a resting place, he became Resources learned about them while exploring the New known as Jack of the Lantern, or jack-o’-lantern. World in America. Halloween traditions On the Web: Today, the most common use of pumpkins Halloween is also called Allhallows Eve. It for food is for pumpkin pie. They also are used • pumpkingutter.com takes place on the day before All Saints’ Day, • bit.ly/2byyiu6 to make bread, muffins, soup and pudding. Nov. 1. Lighting the way Ancient Celtic people believed that ghosts At the library: We love to use pumpkins as jack-o’- of dead people visited Earth on the night • “Pumpkins” by Ken Robbins lanterns at Halloween! The custom of carving before All Saints’ Day. The Celts would dress • “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie jack-o’-lanterns can be traced back to Ireland. in costumes and light large, sacred bonfires to Brown: 50th Anniversary Edition” by Years ago the Irish carved spooky faces on protect themselves from the ghosts. Charles M. Schulz The Mini Page® © 2016 Universal Uclick. Based on materials originally produced and/or created by Betty Debnam.

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Issue 38, 2016 Founded by Betty Debnam Try ’n’ Find Mini JokesMini Fact: What’s in your pack? About 55 You can make school mornings Give a percent of easier by loading your backpack the kids carry night before. Keep your papers and other Words that remind us of jack-o’-lanterns are hidden in this a backpack supplies organized so you don’t have to Back a that is too dig for what you need. heavy for How many of these things can you puzzle. Some words are hidden backward or diagonally, Peter: What did yourthem. leave at school so they don’t weigh down your backpack? and some letters are used twice. See if you can find: Break parents do • books • glue How’s your back been feeling over the pastwhen blades to the waistyou or slightly brought above the waist. home • crayons that couple of weeks? If you’ve noticed a new ache, 2. 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Cerro Gordo Class of ’56 The 1956 class of Cerro Gordo High School celebrated its 60th year reunion at Dale’s Seafood at noon Oct. 1. Class President Sarah W. Purvis directed an enjoyable reminiscing session. Attending were, front row, left to right: Carrie Powell Blackwell, Marie Strickland Lewis, Shelby Greene Hill, Patti Page Powell, Ann Strickland Fairfax, James P. Powers and Rachel Greene Mills; second row: Henry Meares, Gail Hammond, Donald Kellihan, Martha Edwards Hardee, Clarice Strickland, Christine Little Lowry, Sarah Williamson Purvis and Mickey Nance. CLASS REUNIONS Educator workshops 5 money saving tricks for a happier Halloween WCHS of ’06 planning reunion available Nov. 8 The West Columbus High If interested in participat- The Cameron Art Museum intended to help educators We love Halloween. What other night can you dress like a hot School Class of 2006 is plan- ing in activities or taking is again partnering with the improve classroom instruction dog, and eat all your favorite childhood sweets without having ning its 10-year class reunion. part in planning contact Phy- Southeast Center for Arts by involving multiple learning someone judge you? The problem is we may love it a little too lisa Collier at msp.collier@ Integration to offer free profes- pathways and allowing for dif- much. gmail.com or call Amber Lee sional development half-day ferentiated instruction - mak- According to a consumer spending survey, it’s projected that Living Hope at 336-493-9808 or join the workshops for educators in ing it possible for all students Americans will spend somewhere in the neighborhood of $6.9 class group on Facebook at Bladen, Brunswick on Nov. 8, to learn in ways they can learn. billion — that’s “billion” with a “b” — on Halloween this year. dinner www.facebook.com/wchsclas- Columbus, Duplin, Onslow, For example, students can That means the average American will spend about $74 on the sof2006. Pender and Sampson counties. learn about fractions while holiday. A full-day workshop will also also studying music notation: If you’re tight on cash, that figure may sound scary. But the celebrates DAR essays be offered in May, 2017 at the whole note, half note, quarter good news is it doesn’t have to be. You can buy as little as you Cameron Art Museum. Dates note and eighth note. Students like and still have a great time. Try these five simple tricks to ‘Choose life’ are due Nov. 1 for other county workshops can interrogate what is going stay on budget: A five-year legal battle is over and The Major General Rob- will be announced later. on with characters in a story 1. The costume games the ruling is in: the State of North ert Howe Chapter National This is part of a multi-year, by acting out a scene in role Instead of buying a $40 Ninja Turtles costume for each of Carolina can now issue specialty Society Daughters of the ongoing initiative to help close as the characters, combining your three boys — or sewing some rough-looking versions from license plates bearing the pro-life American Revolution invites message “Choose Life.” According the gap in learning between reading with drama. They can scratch — turn it into a family game. Think Project Runway students to participate in its to John Rustin, president of the NC low-performing and high-per- show their understanding of meets Supermarket Sweep. annual essay contest. forces and motion by choreo- Here’s how it works: Head to the consignment shop or thrift Family Policy Council, “This is a DAR sponsors the Ameri- forming students. These work- huge pro-life victory for North Caro- graphing a dance that demon- store with your brood and give each child an envelope with five can History Essay Contest shops will take place thanks lina which will not only give motor- strates principles like gravity, or ten bucks inside. Split into teams to pick out a costume, or for grades 5-8 and the Chris- to generous support from the ists the ability to communicate a life- Duke Energy Foundation and weight and momentum. find materials to make a custom creation. When time’s up and topher Columbus Essay for affirming message on their license grades 9-12. The essays are the Joseph and Elsa Flower Arts integration allows purchases are made, head home and have the kids dig into their tags, but also provide funds to help due Nov. 1. Public, private and Davies Fund. students to achieve deeper un- closets for the rest of their getups. Finally, hit the runway, and save the lives of unborn children in homeschooled students are The workshops will demon- derstanding and to show what may the best designer win! our state.” A portion of the money strate to educators how teach- they know in creative ways. 2. DIY decorations generated by the sale of the plates is encouraged to participate. ing core subjects, through Because the Duke Energy Your attic, basement and coat closets are already overflowing earmarked for “nongovernmental, For more information contact and with the arts, can spark Foundation and the Joseph and with Christmas wreaths and ski gear. Even if you could afford not-for-profit agencies that provide Brenda Bullock at 840-1338. students’ curiosity, engage Elsa Flower Davies Fund are that giant, inflatable cat in a pumpkin, where in the heck would pregnancy services that are limited them in learning, encourage providing generous support you to put it? Unless you’re reusing decorations from last year, to counseling and/or meeting the The collaboration and foster cre- for this on-going initiative, the there’s no need to go all out for Halloween. physical needs of pregnant women ative thinking. Because the Cameron Art Museum can of- Instead, take a sunny afternoon trip to your local pumpkin . . . and shall not be distributed to Classifieds workshops are experiential in fer this opportunity at no cost patch, and let each child pick one small pumpkin. Spend the any agency that provides, promotes, counsels or refers for abortion.” Work form, teachers will discover for to each county school system. rest of the day walking around the farm or enjoying a hayride. One such agency, Living Hope themselves the excitement and Space is limited and on-line Back at home, carve or paint your pumpkins and display them pre-registration is required. on the porch with a few homemade signs to welcome your trick- Pregnancy Support Services, has depth that the arts bring to in- been serving the families of Co- Online registration for the or-treaters. When Halloween’s over, there’s no need for storage! vestigations of math, science, lumbus County for 27 years. Living Nov. 8 workshop in Brunswick 3. Candy portion control social studies and English. Hope is a Christian ministry whose The workshops will link County opened Tuesday, Oct. Just because you live in a neighborhood that gets carloads of mission is to affirm life by sharing the arts either to STEM sub- 18 and may be made by visit- kids every year, that doesn’t mean you have to buy carloads of the love and truth of Jesus Christ jects (science, technology, en- ing www.cameronartmuseum. candy. If you already know you’ll be visited by 50 – 100 princesses and His plan for sexuality, marriage gineering, and math) or to org under the Museum School and superheroes, skip the gourmet chocolate bars and grab a and the family. English and literacy. They are tab. County school systems will bulk bag of assorted candy instead. The ministry is located at 116 Reaching people determine the curriculum area And don’t feel like you have to get the brand-name stuff ei- Premiere Plaza in Whiteville. Living does the trick! and number of Continuing ther. Just buy what you can afford, and when it’s gone, it’s gone. Hope’s services include pregnancy Small business Education Units. Email Geor- These kids are getting a lot of sugar, so you’re not depriving the tests, an Earn While You Learn gia Mastroieni at georgia@ latecomers. Early birds get the gummy worms! incentive program for expectant help from cameronartmuseum.org for 4. Free fall activities mothers, and provision of diapers more information. There are heaps of harvest and Halloween festivals this time and gently-used clothing for young Hurricane of year. And they’re usually free! So take advantage of what’s children. All services are offered For those who suffered property already going on in your church or community, and budget a free of charge in a loving Christian damage to small businesses there are little extra for any special games, crafts or kiddie rides. atmosphere. some important resources to assist And since fair food can add up if you’re not careful, save some “Choose Life” is the theme of Magic of Living Hope’s annual fundraising business owner in need. cash by packing a picnic and a cozy quilt before you go. Just be dinner, which will be held on Thurs- 1. Take pictures sure to budget for a funnel cake while you’re there — it’s a fall 2. Contact your insurance com- Christmas day, Oct. 27 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at First festival essential. Baptist Church in Whiteville. pany 5. Family traditions 3. Record inventory Admission is free but reserva- storybook Carve out a weekend or two for some quality time together. 4. Apply online to FEMA www. tions are needed. The event is not You don’t necessarily have to paint pumpkins or dress up, but disasterassistance.com or call 1-800- appropriate for children. The 621-3362. available it can be fun to start a few new fall traditions. The guest speaker will be Karen 5. Write a letter of circumstance The magic of Christmas How about a harvest-themed cooking day? Try caramel ap- LaBarr, president of Choose Life News for employees. Make for sure to men- storybook is a storybook spon- ples, pumpkin pie and jack-o-lantern pizzas (use the pepperonis Georgia. Karen, the adoptive mother tion “natural disaster and laid off.” sored by the Fair Bluff Water- and veggies to make the face). Or have everyone vote for their of two grown children, will share Reporter 6. Employees file for unemploy- melon Growers Association, favorite fall movies, then hunker down on the couch (or maybe her personal story while giving at- tendees insights into how they can ment at www.desncc/com/des. Inc. under a fort) to snuggle and munch the day away. And if you’d Call Hanne 7. Apply for SBA Disaster loan promote Choose Life tags here in The storybook is a Christ- rather be outside, head over to the park for a scavenger hunt if needed. North Carolina. The evening will ext. 237 mas treasure filled with pic- and enjoy the scenery while you search. The Small Business Center at There’s no wrong way to celebrate Halloween. As long as your also feature a delicious meal, fellow- or Wanda SCC can help with any of these steps. tures and stories. It is open to ship with pro-life friends, and a video all counties and all ages - chil- loved ones are together, laughing and soaking in the blessings ext. 221 Contact them Monday-Thursday of the season, you’ll have a blast — even on a bite-size budget! montage of testimonies by clients of from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and Friday from 8 dren and families. Living Hope. at *To read more money related articles, visit http://www. a.m.-3 p.m. by calling Becki McPher- The book is filled with For further information or daveramsey.com/blog. son, director of SBC at 642-7141 x419 Christmas magic and memo- to make a reservation, call Janet 642-4104 or [email protected]. ries for families of all ages. McPherson at 642-2677 no later than Fax: 910-642-1856 You can also register for free For more information call Oct. 9. No one will be admitted with- E-mail: seminars and business counseling. 234-0756. nrcolumbus.com out a reservation. [email protected] 8C • The News Reporter • Thursday, October 27, 2016 October is Pastor Appreciation Month Pastor Pastor Pastor Rev. Mike Bowles & Amy Jeff Stocks and Mrs. Patsy Virgil Hugh Reaves Rev. Mike Bowles and wife, Amy, Pastor Virgil H. were called to pastor Pleasant Plains Reaves, we honor God Baptist Church in November of 2015. They have served only a year Thank you for for you and thank but have ministered so faithfully all the hard Him for your faith, to the church’s theme “KNOW, commitment, and GROW, AND GO.” The members work and of Pleasant Plains Baptist church courage to be used have grown to respect and love dedication you the gentle spirit and dedication of for His glory. Thank Pastor Mike and Amy. They both have shown to you for being such have been very dedicated to helping in recovery from Matthew and the this church. an awesome Pastor, church and community say “Thank Teacher, Preacher, and You.” Amy is a nursing instructor at Leader. We love and Southeastern Community College. Please help us welcome them to the appreciate you. ministry field in Columbus County. First Missionary Baptist Church Pleasant Plains Baptist Church 505 South Wilkes Street, Chadbourn, NC 31 Pleasant Plains Church Rd Cedar Grove Baptist Church Whiteville, NC 28472 • 642-3939 Service Times: Sunday School 9:45 am; Service Times: Sunday School 10 am, 2115 Cedar Grove Church Rd. Morning Worship 11:00 am (11:30 am WVOE Radio-1590) Worship 11 am, Wednesday Night Prayer 6 pm Cerro Gordo, NC Bible Study 6:30 pm Wednesdays

Pastor Pastor Pastor Rev. Paul Stallsworth Darrin Moore & Tracy Anthony Rowell We love and appreciate The members of New Mt. Thank you for your our pastor and his leadership and Zion Missionary Baptist family...Dr. Darrin Church thank you for eight service in our church Moore, Tracy, Corey years of dedicated service. and community. and Sam, We are truly We thank God for you Your dedication and blessed because God and we pray that He will love has been an sent you to be part continue to bless you and inspiration for us. of our family at New your family as you continue May God bless you Hope Baptist Church, this journey preaching and and your family. You located on 252 Rough teaching God’s word. We and Ready Road, love you and look forward are in our prayers as to many more years of we work to spread the Whiteville, NC 28472 (910) 642-6345 service to your church and love of Christ. community. www.nhbcwhiteville.com Whiteville United Methodist Church New Hope New Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church 1980 Mill Pond Rd., Whiteville, NC 902 Pinckney St., Whiteville Baptist Church Service Times: Sunday School 10 a.m. each 642-3376 Sunday Morning Worship 2nd & 4th Sundays at 11 a.m. Sunday School 9:00 am, Worship 10:00 am 252 Rough N Ready Rd., Whiteville Noonday Prayer each Wednesday Bible Study each Wednesday at 7 p.m. I thank my God every time I remember you. 4In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, 6being confident Just as the Apostle Paul gave of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to comple- thanks for fellow believers tion until the day of Christ Jesus. in the church at Philippi, 9And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in we give thanks and express knowledge and depth of insight, 10so that you may be able to discern our appreciation to our what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, pastors...for their dedication, 11filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ— to the glory and praise of God. their leadership, and their Philippians 1:3-6, 9-11 NIV partnership in the Gospel.

Pastor Dr. M.L. Boone and Diane Pastor Pastor Associate Pastor Willard McPherson Matthew Griffin Pastor Griffin, Rev. Coy Long and Peggy Thank you Willard for We couldn’t let this special all that you do for our time go by without telling church and you how much we love and appreciate you. We want to community. Your thank you for preaching the Love, Pastoral Care, word of God without ever Preaching, wavering from it’s purity and Teaching and Praying truth. Thank you for all the tireless hours you give to have been a make our church a wonderful blessing to our place of worship. Thank you church. May God for praying for us, sharing continue to bless you our joys and our sorrows. We We love you all so much & we thank you for are so proud to call you our your love and dedication you all have shown us. and your family. Shepherd, our leader, our We thank God He led you all to Mount Zion. PASTOR! We love you! Mount Zion Baptist Church Piney Forest Baptist Church Livingston Baptist Church 9512 Red Hill Rd. • Whiteville, NC 4509 Andrew Jackson Hwy, SW • Chadbourn, NC Service Times: Sunday 10 am Sunday School & Service Times: Sunday 10 am , 11 am and 7 pm 4629 Livingston Chapel Rd. 11 am Worship • Wednesday 7:00 pm (Bible Study) Wednesday 7 pm Delco Pastor Dr. Pastor Pastor Brian Beaver & Mrs. Veronica Patricia Richardson Dr. Alphonse Turner, Jr. The congregation of Proverbs 31:10 Who can We are so thankful that Bethel Baptist Church find a virtuous woman? you were obedient to would like to show their For her price is far above God’s call o come to gratitude and thankfulness rubies. We at Holy Faith Sandy Plain Missionary for Pastor Brian and Mrs Church are thankful that Baptist Church. We thank Veronica. Your dedication God favored us with such God for your leadership and devotion to our a dynamic leader. Dr. and knowledge. We are church, church families, Pastor Patricia Richardson grateful for the teaching and various communities displays such grand and the new “Spirit” that are truly a blessing. Thank you have brought to our you for sharing your love humility to anyone she meets. She is the epitome church. You are a blessing of Christ and knowledge of not only to our church of a loyal and faithful His word...We appreciate but to our community and love you both dearly. leader. We at Holy Faith as well. We love and May God continue to bless love and appreciate you. appreciate all you do! you and your ministry. Holy Faith Church Bethel Baptist Church Sandy Plain Missionary Baptist Church 865 Brown Maultsby Rd. 903 Farmers Union Rd., Clarkton 1493 Neil’s Eddy Road, Riegelwood Service Times: Sunday School 10 am and Worship Service 2nd and 4th Service Times: Sunday School 10 am , Worship 11 am Whiteville, NC 28472 • (910) 642-8676 Sundays at 11:15 am Hour of Power Bible Study Wednesday at 7 pm