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103<script>/*<![CDATA[*/ 
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106            
107                gptAdSlots['impact-top'] = googletag.defineSlot(adUnit, [2, 1], 'impact-top').setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());
108                gptAdSlots['impact-top'].setTargeting('gpid', '132916964,22994773700/nrcolumbus.com/homepage/impact-top');
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116                gptAdSlots['impact-sticky-anchor'] = googletag.defineSlot(adUnit, [1, 1], 'impact-sticky-anchor').setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());
117                gptAdSlots['impact-sticky-anchor'].setTargeting('gpid', '132916964,22994773700/nrcolumbus.com/homepage/impact-sticky-anchor');
118                gptAdSlots['impact-sticky-anchor'].setTargeting('pos', ['impact-sticky-anchor']);
119    });
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121
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124            var adUnit = (window.frameElement && window.frameElement.getAttribute('data-gam-adunit')) ? window.frameElement.getAttribute('data-gam-adunit') : '/132916964,22994773700/nrcolumbus.com/homepage';
125            
126                gptAdSlots['fixed-big-ad-gallery'] = googletag.defineSlot(adUnit, [300,250], 'fixed-big-ad-gallery').setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());
127                gptAdSlots['fixed-big-ad-gallery'].setTargeting('gpid', '132916964,22994773700/nrcolumbus.com/homepage/fixed-big-ad-gallery');
128                gptAdSlots['fixed-big-ad-gallery'].setTargeting('pos', ['fixed-big-ad-gallery','stf']);
129    });
130 /*]]>*/</script>
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130
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132    googletag.cmd.push(function(){
133            var adUnit = (window.frameElement && window.frameElement.getAttribute('data-gam-adunit')) ? window.frameElement.getAttribute('data-gam-adunit') : '/132916964,22994773700/nrcolumbus.com/homepage';
134            var mapping = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([320, 0], []).addSize([768, 0], []).addSize([992, 0], [[300, 250], [300,600]]).addSize([1200, 0], [[300, 250], [300,600]]).build();
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136                gptAdSlots['rectangle-one'].setTargeting('gpid', '132916964,22994773700/nrcolumbus.com/homepage/rectangle-one');
137                gptAdSlots['rectangle-one'].setTargeting('pos', ['rectangle-one']);
138    });
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139
140<script>/*<![CDATA[*/ 
141    googletag.cmd.push(function(){
142            var adUnit = (window.frameElement && window.frameElement.getAttribute('data-gam-adunit')) ? window.frameElement.getAttribute('data-gam-adunit') : '/132916964,22994773700/nrcolumbus.com/homepage';
143            var mapping = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([320, 0], [300,250]).addSize([768, 0], [300,250]).addSize([992, 0], [970, 90]).addSize([1200, 0], [970, 90]).build();
144                gptAdSlots['breakout-one'] = googletag.defineSlot(adUnit, [[300,250],[970,90]], 'breakout-one').defineSizeMapping(mapping).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());
145                gptAdSlots['breakout-one'].setTargeting('gpid', '132916964,22994773700/nrcolumbus.com/homepage/breakout-one');
146                gptAdSlots['breakout-one'].setTargeting('pos', ['breakout-one']);
147    });
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148
149<script>/*<![CDATA[*/ 
150    googletag.cmd.push(function(){
151            var adUnit = (window.frameElement && window.frameElement.getAttribute('data-gam-adunit')) ? window.frameElement.getAttribute('data-gam-adunit') : '/132916964,22994773700/nrcolumbus.com/homepage';
152            var mapping = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([320, 0], [[320, 50], [300,250]]).addSize([768, 0], [[728, 90], [320,50], [300,250]]).addSize([992, 0], [[728, 90], [728, 250]]).addSize([1200, 0], [[728, 90], [728, 250]]).build();
153                gptAdSlots['breakout-three-hills'] = googletag.defineSlot(adUnit, [[320,50],[300,250],[728,90],[728,250]], 'breakout-three-hills').defineSizeMapping(mapping).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());
154                gptAdSlots['breakout-three-hills'].setTargeting('gpid', '132916964,22994773700/nrcolumbus.com/homepage/breakout-three-hills');
155                gptAdSlots['breakout-three-hills'].setTargeting('pos', ['breakout-three']);
156    });
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157
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159    googletag.cmd.push(function(){
160            var adUnit = (window.frameElement && window.frameElement.getAttribute('data-gam-adunit')) ? window.frameElement.getAttribute('data-gam-adunit') : '/132916964,22994773700/nrcolumbus.com/homepage';
161            var mapping = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([320, 0], [[320, 50], [300,250]]).addSize([768, 0], [[320,50], [300,250]]).addSize([992, 0], [[728, 90], [728, 250]]).addSize([1200, 0], [[728, 90], [728, 250]]).build();
162                gptAdSlots['breakout-two'] = googletag.defineSlot(adUnit, [[320,50],[300,250],[728,90],[728,250]], 'breakout-two').defineSizeMapping(mapping).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());
163                gptAdSlots['breakout-two'].setTargeting('gpid', '132916964,22994773700/nrcolumbus.com/homepage/breakout-two');
164                gptAdSlots['breakout-two'].setTargeting('pos', ['breakout-two']);
165    });
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169            var adUnit = (window.frameElement && window.frameElement.getAttribute('data-gam-adunit')) ? window.frameElement.getAttribute('data-gam-adunit') : '/132916964,22994773700/nrcolumbus.com/homepage';
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172                gptAdSlots['rectangle-mobile-one'].setTargeting('gpid', '132916964,22994773700/nrcolumbus.com/homepage/rectangle-mobile-one');
173                gptAdSlots['rectangle-mobile-one'].setTargeting('pos', ['rectangle-mobile-one','rectangle-one']);
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177    googletag.cmd.push(function(){
178            var adUnit = (window.frameElement && window.frameElement.getAttribute('data-gam-adunit')) ? window.frameElement.getAttribute('data-gam-adunit') : '/132916964,22994773700/nrcolumbus.com/homepage';
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181                gptAdSlots['rectangle-mobile-two'].setTargeting('gpid', '132916964,22994773700/nrcolumbus.com/homepage/rectangle-mobile-two');
182                gptAdSlots['rectangle-mobile-two'].setTargeting('pos', ['rectangle-mobile-two','rectangle-two']);
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187            var adUnit = (window.frameElement && window.frameElement.getAttribute('data-gam-adunit')) ? window.frameElement.getAttribute('data-gam-adunit') : '/132916964,22994773700/nrcolumbus.com/homepage';
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190                gptAdSlots['rectangle-mobile-four'].setTargeting('gpid', '132916964,22994773700/nrcolumbus.com/homepage/rectangle-mobile-four');
191                gptAdSlots['rectangle-mobile-four'].setTargeting('pos', ['rectangle-mobile-four','rectangle-four']);
192    });
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199                gptAdSlots['rectangle-mobile-five'].setTargeting('gpid', '132916964,22994773700/nrcolumbus.com/homepage/rectangle-mobile-five');
200                gptAdSlots['rectangle-mobile-five'].setTargeting('pos', ['rectangle-mobile-five','rectangle-five']);
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208                gptAdSlots['breakout-four'].setTargeting('gpid', '132916964,22994773700/nrcolumbus.com/homepage/breakout-four');
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216                gptAdSlots['rectangle-two'] = googletag.defineSlot(adUnit, [[300,250]], 'rectangle-two').defineSizeMapping(mapping).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());
217                gptAdSlots['rectangle-two'].setTargeting('gpid', '132916964,22994773700/nrcolumbus.com/homepage/rectangle-two');
218                gptAdSlots['rectangle-two'].setTargeting('pos', ['rectangle-two']);
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226                gptAdSlots['rectangle-mobile-three'].setTargeting('gpid', '132916964,22994773700/nrcolumbus.com/homepage/rectangle-mobile-three');
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235                gptAdSlots['rectangle-three'].setTargeting('gpid', '132916964,22994773700/nrcolumbus.com/homepage/rectangle-three');
236                gptAdSlots['rectangle-three'].setTargeting('pos', ['rectangle-three']);
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241            var adUnit = (window.frameElement && window.frameElement.getAttribute('data-gam-adunit')) ? window.frameElement.getAttribute('data-gam-adunit') : '/132916964,22994773700/nrcolumbus.com/homepage';
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244                gptAdSlots['rectangle-mobile-five'].setTargeting('gpid', '132916964,22994773700/nrcolumbus.com/homepage/rectangle-mobile-five');
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442 .header-user .user-controls{float: none;margin-left: 5px} #site-top-nav-container .header-user .not-logged-in .user-control-link {background: #222 !important;border-radius: 50% !important;height: 36px;width: 36px;line-height: 31px;text-align: center} .header-user .not-logged-in .user-control-link .tnt-user{font-size: 18px;color: #f5f5f5} .header-user .navbar-right{margin-left: auto;margin-right:0} .header-user .not-logged-in .dropdown-menu > li > div{padding: 0 15px !important} .header-user .not-logged-in .dropdown-menu h4{font-size: 15px;margin-bottom: 13px !important} .header-user .not-logged-in .dropdown-menu .padding-bottom{padding-bottom: 5px} .header-user .not-logged-in .dropdown-menu .row:nth-of-type(2) a{text-decoration: underline;text-transform: uppercase} .header-user .logged-in .dropdown-menu{min-width: 210px} .header-user .logged-in .dropdown-toggle{background: none !important;padding: 0 !important} .header-user .logged-in .tn-user-avatar {border-radius: 50%;height: 36px !important;width: 36px !important;padding: 8px;background: #0B4B80;text-align: center } .header-user .logged-in .caret{margin-top: 10px} .header-user .logged-in .dropdown-header{font-size: 15px;color: #0B4B80} #site-top-nav-container{padding-top: 5px} } @media (min-width: 992px) and (max-width: 1200px){ #masthead-col-one,#masthead-col-three {width:38%} #masthead-col-two {width:24%} } #site-header .site-logo-container {margin-top: -50px} .just-date .logo-middle {display: none} .just-date *{margin:0 !important;padding: 0 !important} #site-top-nav-container{border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;height: auto} #site-top-nav{font-weight: 600;font-size: 13px} #topbar-col-two{text-align: right} .navbar-header {display: flex} .navbar-header .hamburger-desktop{order: 10} #tncms-region-main-nav-right-region{display: flex;flex-direction:row-reverse;column-gap: 10px} #tncms-region-main-nav-right-region .dropdown-menu {margin-right: 0px !important} #site-header-container{border-bottom: 0px solid #ddd} #site-navbar-container.affix{border-bottom: 1px solid #c5d4e1} #site-navbar-container.affix{box-shadow: 0px 5px 10px 0px rgba(0,0,0,.05)} #site-navbar-container {display: flex;} #site-header .row:nth-child(2) {display: flex;align-items: center;} #masthead-col-three .list-inline{margin-bottom: 0} .header-social li a{opacity: 1;border-radius: 4px !important;box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.16) 0px 1px 4px;transition: all 0.2s ease;} .header-social li a:hover{opacity: 1;border-radius: 4px !important;box-shadow: rgba(50, 50, 93, 0.25) 0px 6px 12px -2px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 0px 3px 7px -3px;margin-top: -3px} .header-social .list-inline{margin-left: 0 !important} #main-navigation{margin:0 auto !important;min-height: 45px;display: flex;align-items: center;transition: all 0.5s ease;} #main-navigation .navbar-collapse{width: 100%} .affix #main-navigation {min-height: 40px} #main-navigation .dropdown{position: relative} .header-weather .dropdown-menu{padding-bottom:0} #masthead-col-two .img-responsive{max-height: 80px;width: auto;margin:0 auto} .navbar-brand {padding-top: 0;transition: all 0.5s ease;} .navbar-brand .slogan-logo .img-responsive{transition: all 0.5s ease;opacity: 1} .affix .navbar-brand .slogan-logo .img-responsive{height: 0;opacity: 0} .affix .navbar-brand {padding-top: 3px} .navbar-brand .white-logo{transition: all 0.5s ease;} .affix .navbar-brand .white-logo{margin-top: 5px} .navbar-toggle.hamburger-desktop .sr-only-show{display:none !important} .navbar-toggle.hamburger-desktop {padding:5px 10px ;outline:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.25) !important;margin-right: 15px !important;transition: all 0.3s ease;background: linear-gradient(to right, #ed2527 50%, #12232E 50%); background-size: 200% 100%; background-position: right bottom} .navbar-toggle.hamburger-desktop .icon-bar{width: 28px} .navbar-toggle.hamburger-desktop:hover{background-position: left bottom;outline:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.45) !important} /* === Navigation === */ .navbar-default .navbar-nav > li > a{/*outline:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0);*/transition: all 0.3s ease;text-transform: uppercase;letter-spacing: 1.5px;font-size:14px;padding:8px;border-left:solid 0px transparent;border-right:solid 0px transparent!important;} .navbar-default .navbar-nav > li > a:hover, .navbar-default .navbar-nav > li > a:focus/*, #site-top-nav-container .nav > li > a:hover, #site-top-nav-container .nav > li > a:focus*/{background: rgba(255,255,255,.2)!important; color:#fff !important;/*outline:1px solid #e4e4e4;*/border-left:solid 0px #e4e4e4;border-right:solid 0px #e4e4e4!important;} .navbar-default .navbar-nav > .open > a, .navbar-default .navbar-nav > .open > a:hover, .navbar-default .navbar-nav > .open > a:focus{background: rgba(255,255,255,.2)!important; color:#fff !important;/*outline:1px solid #e4e4e4;*/border-left:solid 0px #e4e4e4;border-right:solid 0px #e4e4e4!important;} .navbar-default .dropdown-menu {background-color: #000;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-left:0 !important;/*outline:1px solid #e4e4e4 !important;border: 0 !important;*/border-color:#e4e4e4;border:0} @media (min-width: 992px) and (max-width: 1200px){.navbar-default .navbar-nav > li > a{font-size:13px}} .navbar-default .dropdown-menu > li > a{color:#fff !important;text-shadow:none;line-height:18px;font-size:11px;font-weight: 500;padding: 8px 10px 9px 14px;transition: all 0.3s ease;text-transform:uppercase;border-bottom:1px solid #252525;letter-spacing:1.5px;background:#000; white-space:normal} .navbar-default .dropdown-menu > li > a:hover, .dropdown-menu > li > a:focus {background-color: #232323;text-decoration:none} #site-navbar-container.affix-top {/*border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.1);background-color: #0c4b80;box-shadow: 0px 5px 10px 0px rgba(0,0,0,.05);*/position: relative;} nav .promo-button .btn{padding-bottom: 3px;margin-top: 2px;text-decoration: none !important} nav .promo-button * {text-decoration: none !important} nav .promo-button .btn:hover{background: #C53F48 !important;transition: all .3s} @media (min-width: 992px) { #main-navigation .dropdown-menu {padding-top: 5px;background: none} #main-navigation .dropdown-menu:before{height: 0px;width: 0px;position: relative;border-right: solid 5px transparent;border-left: solid 5px transparent;border-bottom: solid 5px black;content: '';position: absolute;top: 0;left: 13px} .navbar-default .dropdown-menu {min-width: 200px;max-width:220px} .header-search .dropdown-menu > li{padding: 5px;background: #000} .header-search .dropdown-menu{padding-left: 0 !important;padding-right: 0 !important;padding-bottom: 0 !important} #main-navigation .header-search .dropdown-menu:before{right: 13px;left: auto} } /* === Customized Hamburger drawer === */ .offcanvas-drawer .in-drawer { text-align: center; padding: 15px 0 10px 0;} .offcanvas-drawer a, .offcanvas-drawer a:hover { color: #222;} .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav li a{display: inline-block} .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav li a, .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav .panel-title a, .offcanvas-drawer .open .dropdown-menu > li > a { color: #000; text-shadow: none !important;} .offcanvas-drawer .search-form-container { border-width: 0 0 1px 0; background-color: transparent!important;} .offcanvas-drawer .search-form-container.card { margin: 0px;} .offcanvas-drawer .search-form-container, .offcanvas-drawer .user-control
442s, .offcanvas-drawer .tnt-photo-sales-cart { padding: 10px 15px; border-top: 0!important; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd!important;} .offcanvas-drawer .user-controls, .offcanvas-drawer .tnt-photo-sales-cart { background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, .02);} .offcanvas-drawer .panel { padding: 15px 20px; border-bottom: solid 1px #ddd;} .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav .panel-title { border: 0!important; padding: 0; font-weight: 800;} .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav .panel-title a, .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav li a{ padding: 10px 0;} .offcanvas-drawer [data-toggle="collapse"] { display: none !important;} .drawer-open .collapse { display: block !important;} .offcanvas-drawer .dropdown ul, .offcanvas-drawer .panel ul { padding: 0px; background-color: #fff; column-width: auto; column-count: 2;} .offcanvas-drawer .dropdown ul, .offcanvas-drawer .panel ul { padding: 0px; background-color: #fff;} .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav .panel-title:hover, .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav li a:hover, .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav li.open, .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav li:active, .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav li.open > a { color: #777; background-color: transparent;} .drawer-open .offcanvas-drawer-left { box-shadow: 0 5px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1); border-right: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.2);} .offcanvas-drawer .user-controls {display: flex !important;justify-content: center;margin-bottom: 10px;align-items: center} .offcanvas-drawer .tn-user-avatar svg.tnt-user{height: 30px} .offcanvas-drawer .panel {border-top: 0 !important;box-shadow: rgba(33, 35, 38, 0.1) 0px 10px 10px -10px;} .hamb-logo .img-responsive{max-width: 100px !important} @media (min-width: 992px) { .offcanvas-content-left, .offcanvas-drawer { width: 350px;} } .offcanvas-drawer { background-color: #fff; color: #222 !important; text-shadow: none !important; font-size: 16px;} .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav li { border: none !important;} .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav li a { color: #222; padding: 0; line-height: 16px; padding: 10px 0; text-shadow: none !important; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 13px !important;} footer .row{clear: both} #site-footer {padding:40px 0 0;position: relative;background: none;} @media (max-width: 1025px) {#site-footer {padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px}} #site-footer-container {position: relative;border-top: 0px solid #ed2527;box-shadow: 0px 0px 22px 8px rgba(158,158,158,0.15);border:0} .footer-logo .img-responsive{max-height: 60px;width:auto;margin-bottom:5px} #site-footer .bullet-nav .tnt-section-home .nav-label{display: inline} #site-footer .bullet-nav .tnt-home{display: none} .footer-social .list-inline{margin-left: 0} .footer-social li a{opacity: 1;} .footer-social li a:hover{opacity: .8;} #site-footer .bullet-nav {list-style: none;padding-left: 0;font-weight: 300} #site-footer .block-title {border-bottom: 0px solid rgba(255,255,255,.25);margin-bottom: 10px} #site-footer .block-title .block-title-inner{margin-bottom: -1px;border-bottom-width: 0px;padding-right: 0} #site-footer .block-title .block-title-inner *{font-weight: 700;font-size: 16px;text-transform: uppercase;letter-spacing: .1ch} #site-footer .bullet-nav a{opacity: 1;line-height: 1.6} #site-footer .bullet-nav a:hover{opacity: .8;text-decoration: none;} #tncms-region-footer-col-three{display: flex;flex-wrap: wrap;column-gap: 10px;align-items: center} .footer-logo{order: 2} .footer-social{order: 2;flex-basis: 100%} div#site-copyright-container {padding-bottom: 100px;border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1)} #site-copyright section > *{padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0} #site-copyright section .col-md-5{text-align: right} @media (max-width: 991px) { #site-copyright section {display: flex;flex-direction: column;margin-left: 15px;margin-right: 15px} #site-copyright section > *{width: 100%;text-align: center !important} } /* === Rewire ================================================================================================================== */ .panel{box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.03)!important;border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.09) !important;border-radius: 0px !important; } .card .tnt-headline a{-moz-transition: all 0.5s;-webkit-transition: all 0.5s;-o-transition: all 0.5s; transition: all 0.5s;} .card .tnt-headline a:hover{color:#ed2527;-moz-transition: all 0.5s;-webkit-transition: all 0.5s;-o-transition: all 0.5s; transition: all 0.5s;} .card .card-labels *{font-weight: 600;letter-spacing: .1ch;text-transform:none} .card .card-labels .text-muted *{color: #ed2527;text-transform:uppercase} .card .card-date *{font-size: 12px;font-weight: 300;letter-spacing: .1ch} .list-group-item.active, .list-group-item.active:hover, .list-group-item.active:focus { background-color: #ed2527; border-color: #ed2527;} .jumbotron {background-color: transparent; border-bottom: solid 10px #ed2527;} .container .jumbotron h1 { text-shadow: none!important;} .fullscreen-region .image-header .block>.block { background-color: #ececec; text-align: center; padding: 0 15px 15px;} .fullscreen-region .image-header .tnt-prop-img { max-width: 1336px!important;margin:auto;} .tnt-load-more {line-height: normal;font-size: 16px;max-width: 250px;letter-spacing: .1ch } .block-content-discovery{padding-top: 15px;border-top:1px solid #ddd} .asset .asset-header h1 {font-weight: 700} .asset .meta .asset-date,.asset .meta .text-muted{color:#ed2527;font-weight:500} .asset .asset-content p a{color:#ed2527} .well { border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.09); border-radius: 0; box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.03)!important;} .btn:active, .btn.active { box-shadow: none;} .btn-primary { color: #fff; background-color: #ed2527; border-color: #ed2527;} .btn-primary:hover { color: #fff; background-color: #ed2527; border-color: #ed2527;
442 opacity: .8;} .btn-primary:active:hover, .btn-primary.active:hover, .open>.dropdown-toggle.btn-primary:hover, .btn-primary:active:focus, .btn-primary.active:focus, .open>.dropdown-toggle.btn-primary:focus, .btn-primary:active.focus, .btn-primary.active.focus, .open>.dropdown-toggle.btn-primary.focus { color: #fff; background-color: #ed2527; border-color: #ed2527; opacity: .8; outline: none; outline-offset: unset;} .input-group-lg>.form-control, .input-group-lg>.input-group-addon, .input-group-lg>.input-group-btn>.btn { border-radius: 0px;} @media all and (-ms-high-contrast:none) {.container > .navbar-header, .container-fluid > .navbar-header {min-width:240px !important}} .card.feature .centered-content {z-index: 99 !important} .article-share-nav>span { color:#fff;} /* block top more buttons */ .pos-top li a{text-decoration: none} .pos-top li a:hover{opacity: .8} .pos-top li {position: relative;display: inline-block;} .pos-top li::after {content: ""; background: #ed2527; height: 1px; position: absolute; bottom: -4px; transition: .16s all 0.025s;} .pos-top li::after {left: 100%;right: 0;} .pos-top li:hover ~ li::after {left: 0;right: 100%;} .pos-top li:hover::after {left: 5px; right: 5px;} /* small mobile layout */ @media screen and (max-width: 767px) { .card-compact .card.has-image > .card-container > .card-body > .card-image, .card-compact .card.has-image > .card-container > .card-image {width: 150px} .card-compact .card.has-image > .card-container > .card-body, .card-grid.card-compact.card-img-lg .card.has-image > .card-container > .card-body{margin-left:160px} .card-compact > .card, .card-compact > .row > div > .card {padding-left:0;padding-right:0 } .fullscreen-region .card-compact {padding-left: 15px;padding-right:15px} .card-compact .card.has-image > .card-container > .card-body > .card-image, .card-compact .card.has-image > .card-container > .card-image {width: 150px} .card-compact .card.has-image > .card-container > .card-body, .card-grid.card-compact.card-img-lg .card.has-image > .card-container > .card-body{margin-left:160px;text-align:left} .card-compact > .card, .card-compact > .row > div > .card {padding-left:0;padding-right:0 } .card-compact .last-grid-item article:last-of-type{border-bottom: 0 !important} .card-compact article:first-of-type{border-top: 0 !important} .card-compact .card.has-image > .card-container > .card-body .card-lead{display:none} .card.feature .centered-content-container.vert-align-bottom{position: relative !important} article.card.summary {border-top:0px solid #ddd;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;padding-top:15px} .pos-bottom{margin-top: 20px !important} .card-compact > .card:first-child{border-top: 0} .card-grid.card-compact .card-container .card-image.card-image-top{margin-bottom: 0} } /* additional grid and block borders for desktop */ @media (min-width:768px) { .row.equal-height.swapRow {display:block;} .row.equal-height {display: -webkit-flex;display: -ms-flexbox;display: flex;} .row.equal-height #tncms-region-front-one-l{border-left: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-right: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);} .row.equal-height #tncms-region-front-two-l{border-left: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-right: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);} .row.equal-height #tncms-region-front-three-l{border-left: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-right: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);} .row.equal-height #tncms-region-front-four-l{border-left: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-right: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);} } /* === block titles === */ #main-body-container .block-title {border: 0} #main-body-container .block-title .block-title-inner {border: 0;padding: 0;} #main-body-container .block-title .block-title-inner *{font-weight: 400;text-transform: uppercase;font-family:'Secular One'} /* index page heading */ .page-heading section {background: #ececec;padding: 20px 20px 0} .page-heading .card{margin-bottom: 0} .page-heading .heading{max-width: 1340px;margin:0 auto} .page-heading *{color: #000 !important} .page-heading .block-title-inner:after{content: '';display: block;height: 1px;width:100%;background: #ed2527;z-index: 10;bottom: 0 !important;position: absolute} .page-heading .block-title-inner{position: relative} .page-heading .block-title{margin-bottom: 20px !important} .page-heading .breadcrumb{margin-bottom: 0} .page-heading .block-title-inner *{text-decoration: none} .page-heading .block-title-inner a:hover{opacity: .7} .page-heading .block-title-inner a {transition: all 0.3s ease} @media screen and (max-width: 991px) {.page-heading .breadcrumb.pull-right { float: none; width: 100%;}} /* hides this block on static pages */ .app-staticpages.blox-asset .page-heading { display: none;} .accent-title .pos-top li a{font-weight: 600;color: #ed2527;font-size: 15px} .accent-title .block-title .block-title-inner {position: relative} .accent-title .block-title .block-title-inner:after{content: '';position: absolute;height: 4px;width:calc(100% + 20px);bottom: -3px;background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(12,75,128,1) 0%, rgba(12,75,128,1) 66%, rgba(239,239,239,1) 100%);} .accent-title .block-title{border-bottom: 4px solid #efefef !important} .accent-title .block-title .block-title-inner *{color: #222} @media (max-width:767px) { .accent-title section > .clearfix {display: flex;flex-direction: column-reverse;} .accent-title .block-title{margin-bottom: 0 !important} .accent-title section > .clearfix:after{display: none} .accent-title section > .clearfix:before{display: none} .accent-title .pos-top li:first-of-type{padding-left: 0} .accent-title.title-no-margin section{margin-bottom: 15px !important} } .title-no-margin section{margin-bottom: 0 !important} .block-no-margin .block{margin-bottom: 5px!important} /* === thin font numbered popular list === */ .list-popular > li:before{font-weight: 300;font-size: 50px!important;line-height: 50px!important;color: #ed2527 !important;padding: 0;display: inline-block;vertical-align: middle;background:none!important;width: unset!important;height: unset!important;} .list-popular > li{clear: both;margin-bottom: 5px;display: flex;align-items: center;border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;padding-bottom: 5px;background-color: transparent !important;} .list-popular .tnt-headline{margin-left: 0} .list-popular > li:last-of-type{border-bottom: 0} .list-popular a:hover{text-decoration: none;color: #ed2527;} .list-popular a{-moz-transition: all 0.5s;-webkit-transition: all 0.5s;-o-transition: all 0.5s;transition: all 0.5s;} /* === breaking news bars === */ .breaking .breaking-title h4 {font-weight:700;font-size:18px} .breaking-container{max-width: 1396px !important} @media screen and (max-width: 991px) { .breaking .breaking-title {margin-left: 20px} } @media screen and (min-width: 992px) { .breaking-block-new .breaking .breaking-title{margin: auto;margin-right: 10px;width: 200px;padding: 0 15px;text-align: right !important} .breaking-block-new .breaking .breaking-title *{line-height: 55px;margin-left: auto} .breaking .breaking-title h4 {font-size:22px} .breaking-block-new .breaking .tnt-headline{line-height: 55px;padding: 0 !important;margin:0 !important} .breaking .breaking-content .card .card-body{padding: 0} .breaking-block-new .breaking-title{background: none !important} .breaking-block-new .breaking {background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(165,51,58,1) 0%, rgba(165,51,58,1) 200px, rgba(197,63,72,1) 200px, rgba(197,63,72,1) 100%);} } @media screen and (min-width: 1396px) { .breaking-block-new .breaking .breaking-title{width: 204px} .breaking-block-new .breaking {background: linear-gradient(90deg, #A5333A 0%, #A5333A calc(((100% - 1396px) / 2) + 204px), #C53F48 calc(((100% - 1396px) / 2) + 204px), #C53F48 100%);} } .weatheralert .breaking.row {background-color:#d43f3a;} .weatheralert .card.card-panel.panel { max-width: 1360px; margin: auto;border:none!important;box-shadow:none!important;background-color:transparent!important;padding: 7px;} .weatheralert .breaking-label h3 {font-size: 18px; font-weight: 500; text-transform: uppercase;margin:0;padding: 7px 0; line-height: 24px;} .weatheralert .weather-alert h3 {font-size: 22px; font-weight: 500!important;font-family:'DM Serif Text',serif;padding: 7px 0; line-height: 24px;} .weatheralert .col-md-2, .weatheralert .col-md-10 {padding-left:0; padding-right:0;} .weatheralert .breaking .weather-alert a {color: #fff!important;}
442 /* === re-order (1st)front-container-top-fullscreen and (2nd)global-container-top-fullscreen === */ section#main-top-container {display: flex;flex-direction: column-reverse;} /* === Marketplace === */ .business-search-container .business-search-title h1 { text-transform: uppercase; font-family: 'Fira Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 600; font-size: 24px; line-height: 28px;} @media (min-width:768px) { .marketplace-cat section {display: flex;flex-direction: column;height: 100%;margin-bottom: 0 !important} .marketplace-cat .card-bg-color.biz-featured-category {margin-bottom: 40px!important; height: 100%} .marketplace-cat .card-bg-color.biz-featured-category .panel {margin-bottom: 0!important; height: 100%} .marketplace-cat, .marketplace-cat .card-bg-color .panel .panel-body {height: 100%} } @media screen and (min-width: 1280px) {.container-fullscreen-region .business-search-container .centered-content { max-width: 1340px;}} .container-fullscreen-region .business-search-container .centered-content { padding: 0px 15px 20px;} /* === Search related === */ .class-search .search-form-container {max-width: 1360px;background: none;margin:0 auto !important} .class-search .panel{border:0 !important;border-bottom: 10px solid #CCCCCC !important;border-radius: 0 !important} .class-search h1{font-weight: 700} #main-body-container .search-form-container .card-headline h1 {text-transform: uppercase;font-family: 'Fira Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 600; font-size: 24px; line-height: 28px;} #main-body-container .classifieds-search-container {margin-bottom: 0px;} /* === Custom Classes === */ .center-image .img-responsive{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto} .eedition-rail .card-image { max-height: 150px;border:solid 1px #efefef;} .eedition-rail .card .card-image .photo.layout-vertical img { max-height: initial; width: inherit;} p.indented{margin-left: 50px} .hide-headline .card-headline{display: none} .hide-lead .has-image .card-lead { display: none;} /* hides search on classified asset page */ .app-classifieds.blox-asset .hide-on-asset { display: none;} .constrain .panel-body { padding: 20px 0 30px; max-width: 1340px; margin: 0px auto;} .constrain .card-panel .search-form-container { background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.0);} .constrain .card-panel.panel { box-shadow: none!important; border: none !important; border-radius: 0px !important;margin-bottom:0px;} .add-border .card-panel.panel, .business-search-container{ border-bottom: solid 10px #ed2527!important;margin-bottom:0px;} @media screen and (min-width: 768px) { #main-page-container .half-margin .block, #main-page-container .half-margin.block {margin-bottom: 20px;} } .gradient .block.tnt-has-block-bg {background-color:#ed2527!important;} .gradient .block {background:linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 50%,rgba(255,255,255,0.10) 50%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 100%);} /* frontpage top-story-list block with full width columns */ .front-top-story-template-list .col-sm-7 article:last-of-type{border: 0 !important;padding-bottom: 0 !important} @media (min-width:768px) { .front-top-story-template-list .col-sm-5{width: 100%} .front-top-story-template-list .col-sm-7{width: 100%} .front-top-story-template-list .col-sm-5 .has-image .card-image{margin-bottom: 10px} } @media screen and (max-width: 767px) { .front-top-story-template-list .col-sm-5 .has-image .card-image{margin-bottom: 15px} .front-top-story-template-list section{margin-bottom: 40px} .front-top-story-template-list .block-title{margin-bottom: 10px} } /* dark multimedia box */ .multi-box .col-sm-5 .card-image{margin-bottom: 10px} .multi-box article .tnt-headline {-moz-transition: all 0.5s;-webkit-transition: all 0.5s;-o-transition: all 0.5s; transition: all 0.5s;} .multi-box article .tnt-headline:hover{opacity: .75} @media (min-width:768px) { .multi-box .col-sm-5{width: 53%} .multi-box .col-sm-7{width: 47%} .multi-box .card-img-sm .card .card-container > .card-image{width:43%} .multi-box .card-img-sm .card.has-image > .card-container > .card-body {margin-left: 43%} } /* featured front page modular grid block */ .massive-stories-block{position: relative;padding-top: 15px;padding-bottom:15px} .massive-stories-block:before{content: '';height: 100%;width: 100%;background: #ececec;position: absolute;top: 0;left: 0;z-index: 0;border-bottom: 10px solid #ed2527} .massive-stories-block:after{content: '';height: 100%;width: 100%;background:linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 50%,rgba(255,255,255,0.15) 50%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 100%);background-attachment: fixed;position: absolute;top: 0;left: 0;background-position: center 180px;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-filter: grayscale(100%);filter: grayscale(100%);;opacity: .14;z-index: 0; } .massive-stories-block .layout-grid-block {padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px} .massive-stories-block .card-grid article.card-grid *{} .massive-stories-block article .tnt-headline {-moz-transition: all 0.5s;-webkit-transition: all 0.5s;-o-transition: all 0.5s; transition: all 0.5s;} .massive-stories-block article .tnt-headline:hover{opacity: .75} .massive-stories-block .card-date{opacity: .7} @media (min-width:1024px) { .massive-stories-block .layout-grid-block {grid-template-columns:50% 20% auto !important;-ms-grid-columns:50% 20% auto !important} .massive-stories-block .layout-grid-block .card-img-md:first-of-type .has-image .card-container{position: relative} .massive-stories-block .layout-grid-block .card-img-md:first-of-type .has-image .card-body{position: absolute;bottom:0;padding: 10px;width: 100%; background:-webkit-gradient(linear,left top,left bottom,from(transparent),to(rgba(0,0,0,.8))); background:-o-linear-gradient(top,transparent 0,rgba(0,0,0,.8) 100%); background:linear-gradient(180deg,transparent,rgba(0,0,0,.8));z-index:10} .massive-stories-block .layout-grid-block .card-img-md:first-of-type .card-body .tnt-headline{font-size: 36px;line-height: normal} .massive-stories-block .layout-grid-block .card-img-md:first-of-type .has-image .card-body *{color: #fff !important} .massive-stories-block .modular-stack{margin-bottom: 80px} .massive-stories-block .tnt-grid.modular-grid .modular-stack {grid-row-gap: 10px} .massive-stories-block .card-side article:last-of-type{margin-bottom: 0 !important} .massive-stories-block .layout-grid-block .card-img-md:first-of-type article{margin-bottom: 0} .massive-stories-block .layout-grid-block .card-img-md:first-of-type .card-image{margin-bottom: 0} .massive-stories-block:before{height: 85%} .massive-stories-block:after{height: 85% } .massive-stories-block{padding-top: 30px;padding-bottom:15px} } @media screen and (max-width: 767px) { .massive-stories-block .layout-grid-block{padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0} .massive-stories-block .layout-grid-block .card-compact{padding-left: 0 !important;padding-right: 0 !important} } @media screen and (max-width: 991px) { .massive-stories-block .modular-grid{padding:0 15px} .massive-stories-block .card-compact{padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0} } /* index page first two stories large grid */ .index-stories-block{position: relative;padding:5px 20px 10px} .index-stories-block:before{content: '';height: 100%;width: 100%;background: #ececec;position: absolute;top: 0;left: 0;z-index: -1;border-bottom: 0px solid #ed2527} .index-stories-block:after{content: '';height: 100%;width: 100%;background:linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 50%,rgba(255,255,255,0.15) 50%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 100%);background-attachment: fixed;position: absolute;top: 0;left: 0;background-position: center 250px;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-filter: grayscale(100%);filter: grayscale(100%);;opacity: .14;z-index: -1; } .index-stories-block article .tnt-headline {-moz-transition: all 0.5s;-webkit-transition: all 0.5s;-o-transition: all 0.5s; transition: all 0.5s;} .index-stories-block article .tnt-headline:hover{opacity: .75} .index-stories-block .card-date{opacity: .7} .index-stories-block .has-image .card-lead{display: none} .index-stories .has-image .card-lead{display: none} .index-stories-block .tnt-content-width-container > *{max-width: 1340px} .index-stories-block .has-image .card-body .tnt-headline{font-size: 22px;line-height: normal} @media (min-width:992px) { .index-stories-block .card-grid.card-img-md .card-panel .has-image .card-image {padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px;} .index-stories-block .card-grid .has-image .card-container .card-image.card-image-top { margin-bottom: 0px;} } @media (max-width:991px) { .index-stories-block .panel { box-shadow: none!important; border: 0px solid rgba(0,0,0,.09) !important; border-radius: 0px !important;} .index-stories-block .card-grid .card-panel .card.has-image .card-image { padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; margin-bottom: 0; background-color:#ececec} .index-stories-block .card-grid.card-bg-color .card.has-image>.card-container>.card-body { padding: 0px; background-color:#ececec} .index-stories-block .card-grid.card-bg-color .card.has-image>.card-container>.card-body .card-meta ul.list-inline{ margin-bottom: 0px;} } @media (max-width:767px) { .index-stories-block .card-panel {background-color: transparent!important;} .index-stories-block .card-grid .card-panel .card .card-image { padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; } .index-stories-block .card-grid.card-bg-color .card>.card-container>.card-body { padding: 0px;} } @media (min-width:768px) { .index-stories p.tnt-summary {font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;} } @media (min-width:1024px) { .index-stories-block .has-image .card-container{position: relative} .index-stories-block .has-image .card-body{position: absolute;bottom:0;padding: 10px !important;width: 100%; background:-webkit-gradient(linear,left top,left bottom,from(transparent),to(rgba(0,0,0,.8))); background:-o-linear-gradient(top,transparent 0,rgba(0,0,0,.8) 100%); background:linear-gradient(180deg,transparent,rgba(0,0,0,.8));z-index:10} .index-stories-block .has-image .card-body .tnt-headline{font-size: 36px;line-height: normal} .index-stories-block article.has-image *{color: #fff !important} } /* block bottom more buttons */ #main-body-container .more-button .block-links.pos-bottom { text-align: center; margin-bottom: 20px; border-width: 0px; padding: 0;} #main-body-container .more-button .block-links.pos-bottom a { display: inline-block; border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.2); padding: 8px 16px; font-weight: 600;} #main-body-container .more-button .block-links.pos-bottom a:hover { text-decoration: none; background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.05);} #main-body-container .more-button .block-links.pos-bottom a::after { content: ' \00BB';font-size: 15px} #main-body-container .more-button .block-links.pos-bottom li {display: block;padding: 0} #main-body-container .more-button .block-links.pos-bottom li a{display: block} #main-body-container .more-button .block-links.pos-bottom li a {background: linear-gradient(to right, #222 50%, #efefef 50%) !important;background-size: 200% 100% !important;background-position: right bottom !important;transition: all 0.3s ease;box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05) 0px 6px 24px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) 0px 0px 0px 1px;border: 0} #main-body-container .more-button .block-links.pos-bottom li a:hover {background-position: 0 100% !important;color: #fff !important;}
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1495                            alt="Columbus County lottery net sales top $23.5 million"
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1568            Read this week's edition of The News Reporter</a></h4></div>
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1593                        <img
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1595                            alt="Tabor City DMV office to open Monday"
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1617            Tabor City DMV office to open Monday</a></h4></div>
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1835                            <h3 class="tnt-headline ">
1836        
1837             <a href="https://www.gentivahs.com/" class="tnt-asset-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="Gentiva">
1838        
1839
1840        
1841            Gentiva</a></h3>
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1844                                    
1845                                    
1846                                
1847                            
1848                            
1849                        </ul>
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1851                            <p></p>
1852                        </div>
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1854            </div>
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1857        </div>
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1861            data-count="2"
1862            >
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1865                            
1866                            
1867                        
1868                        <a href="https://fpcwhiteville.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
1869                        
1870                <img
1871                    src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=="
1872                    alt="First Presbyterian Church - Whiteville"
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1874                    width="645"
1875                    height="376"
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1886        
1887             <a href="https://fpcwhiteville.org/" class="tnt-asset-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="First Presbyterian Church - Whiteville">
1888        
1889
1890        
1891            First Presbyterian Church - Whiteville</a></h3>
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1893                        <ul class="list-inline">
1894                                    
1895                                    
1896                                
1897                            
1898                            
1899                        </ul>
1900                    </div><div class="caption-text">
1901                            <p></p>
1902                        </div>
1903                
1904            </div>
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1906    
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1911            data-count="3"
1912            >
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1915                            
1916                            
1917                        
1918                        <a href="https://crhealthcare.org/about-us/mycolumbushealth/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
1919                        
1920                <img
1921                    src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=="
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1923                    class="img-responsive owl-lazy letterbox blur"
1924                    width="803"
1925                    height="813"
1926                    data-src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/nrcolumbus.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/2/1a/21adc6a3-2f68-408d-9f7b-b381f965538b/697257463d1ec.preview.jpg?resize=494%2C500" /><div class="tnt-blurred-image">
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1929                        </a>
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1935                            <h3 class="tnt-headline ">
1936        
1937             <a href="https://crhealthcare.org/about-us/mycolumbushealth/" class="tnt-asset-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="CRHS Stay Connected to Your Health">
1938        
1939
1940        
1941            CRHS Stay Connected to Your Health</a></h3>
1942                        </div><div class="card-meta">
1943                        <ul class="list-inline">
1944                                    
1945                                    
1946                                
1947                            
1948                            
1949                        </ul>
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1951                            <p></p>
1952                        </div>
1953                
1954            </div>
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1956    
1957        </div>
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1961            data-count="4"
1962            >
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1965                            
1966                            
1967                        
1968                        <a href="https://www.whitevillerentals.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
1969                        
1970                <img
1971                    src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=="
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1973                    class="img-responsive owl-lazy letterbox blur"
1974                    width="424"
1975                    height="865"
1976                    data-src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/nrcolumbus.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/59/15907f8d-19f4-4c2d-88e0-51c9d184ff6e/6abe942232f8b.preview.jpg?resize=245%2C500" /><div class="tnt-blurred-image">
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1978         </div>
1979                        </a>
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1983            <div class="caption-content caption-inner-3567624 collapse in">
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1985                            <h3 class="tnt-headline ">
1986        
1987             <a href="https://www.whitevillerentals.com/" class="tnt-asset-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="Whiteville Rentals">
1988        
1989
1990        
1991            Whiteville Rentals</a></h3>
1992                        </div><div class="card-meta">
1993                        <ul class="list-inline">
1994                                    
1995                                    
1996                                
1997                            
1998                            
1999                        </ul>
2000                    </div><div class="caption-text">
2001                            <p></p>
2002                        </div>
2003                
2004            </div>
2005        </div>
2006    
2007        </div>
2008    </div><div class="item photo-626c6e98-daae-11ef-9afb-131061949558 hidden-print tnt-section-multimedia tnt-sub-section-carousel-archive" data-display="inpage">
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2011            data-count="5"
2012            >
2013                <div class="photo-container layout-horizontal">
2014                                <div class="loading-slide text-center"><i class="fas tnt-spinner tnt-spin"></i></div>
2015                            
2016                            
2017                        
2018                        <a href="https://www.southeasternauctionco.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
2019                        
2020                <img
2021                    src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=="
2022                    alt="Southeastern Auction Co"
2023                    class="img-responsive owl-lazy blur"
2024                    width="529"
2025                    height="517"
2026                    data-src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/nrcolumbus.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/6/26/626c6e98-daae-11ef-9afb-131061949558/6ab592ae408aa.preview.jpg?resize=512%2C500" /><div class="tnt-blurred-image">
2027             <img src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/nrcolumbus.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/6/26/626c6e98-daae-11ef-9afb-131061949558/6ab592ae408aa.preview.jpg?resize=200%2C195" alt="" aria-hidden="true" loading="lazy" height="195" width="200"/>
2028         </div>
2029                        </a>
2030                        <div class="cle
2030arfix"></div>
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2032        <div class="caption-container">
2033            <div class="caption-content caption-inner-3567624 collapse in">
2034                        <div class="card-headline caption-headline">
2035                            <h3 class="tnt-headline ">
2036        
2037             <a href="https://www.southeasternauctionco.com/" class="tnt-asset-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="Southeastern Auction Co">
2038        
2039
2040        
2041            Southeastern Auction Co</a></h3>
2042                        </div><div class="card-meta">
2043                        <ul class="list-inline">
2044                                    
2045                                    
2046                                
2047                            
2048                            
2049                        </ul>
2050                    </div><div class="caption-text">
2051                            <p></p>
2052                        </div>
2053                
2054            </div>
2055        </div>
2056    
2057        </div>
2058    </div><div class="item">
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2060                                    <div class="photo-container photo-ad ">
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2062                                            <div class="tnt-slider-ad-nav"></div>
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2065                                    </div>
2066                                </div>
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2070            data-count="6"
2071            >
2072                <div class="photo-container layout-horizontal">
2073                                <div class="loading-slide text-center"><i class="fas tnt-spinner tnt-spin"></i></div>
2074                            
2075                            
2076                        
2077                        <a href="https://pci.jotform.com/form/262645267737973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
2078                        
2079                <img
2080                    src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=="
2081                    alt="Best of Buttons"
2082                    class="img-responsive owl-lazy blur"
2083                    width="1806"
2084                    height="1096"
2085                    data-src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/nrcolumbus.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/b/af/baf258df-a312-4171-bc8c-19d6bf6421de/6abea777d2c40.preview.jpg?resize=824%2C500" /><div class="tnt-blurred-image">
2086             <img src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/nrcolumbus.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/b/af/baf258df-a312-4171-bc8c-19d6bf6421de/6abea777d2c40.preview.jpg?resize=200%2C121" alt="" aria-hidden="true" loading="lazy" height="121" width="200"/>
2087         </div>
2088                        </a>
2089                        <div class="clearfix"></div>
2090                </div>
2091        <div class="caption-container">
2092            <div class="caption-content caption-inner-3567624 collapse in">
2093                        <div class="card-headline caption-headline">
2094                            <h3 class="tnt-headline ">
2095        
2096             <a href="https://pci.jotform.com/form/262645267737973" class="tnt-asset-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="Best of Buttons">
2097        
2098
2099        
2100            Best of Buttons</a></h3>
2101                        </div><div class="card-meta">
2102                        <ul class="list-inline">
2103                                    
2104                                    
2105                                
2106                            
2107                            
2108                        </ul>
2109                    </div><div class="caption-text">
2110                            <p></p>
2111                        </div>
2112                
2113            </div>
2114        </div>
2115    
2116        </div>
2117    </div><div class="item photo-7fcecc8f-fe18-4470-99f1-1ae88386b9b1 hidden-print tnt-section-multimedia tnt-sub-section-carousel-archive" data-display="inpage">
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2119            data-track-object='{"title":"Land O Lakes Golf Club","url":"https://www.landolakesgolfclub.biz/","uuid":"7fcecc8f-fe18-4470-99f1-1ae88386b9b1","app":"editorial","metric":"photo_carousel_navigation"}' 
2120            data-count="7"
2121            >
2122                <div class="photo-container layout-vertical">
2123                                <div class="loading-slide text-center"><i class="fas tnt-spinner tnt-spin"></i></div>
2124                            
2125                            
2126                        
2127                        <a href="https://www.landolakesgolfclub.biz/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
2128                        
2129                <img
2130                    src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=="
2131                    alt="Land O Lakes Golf Club"
2132                    class="img-responsive owl-lazy letterbox blur"
2133                    width="425"
2134                    height="875"
2135                    data-src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/nrcolumbus.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/fc/7fcecc8f-fe18-4470-99f1-1ae88386b9b1/6abe943592d6c.preview.jpg?resize=243%2C500" /><div class="tnt-blurred-image">
2136             <img src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/nrcolumbus.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/fc/7fcecc8f-fe18-4470-99f1-1ae88386b9b1/6abe943592d6c.preview.jpg?resize=200%2C412" alt="" aria-hidden="true" loading="lazy" height="412" width="200"/>
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2138                        </a>
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2142            <div class="caption-content caption-inner-3567624 collapse in">
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2144                            <h3 class="tnt-headline ">
2145        
2146             <a href="https://www.landolakesgolfclub.biz/" class="tnt-asset-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="Land O Lakes Golf Club">
2147        
2148
2149        
2150            Land O Lakes Golf Club</a></h3>
2151                        </div><div class="card-meta">
2152                        <ul class="list-inline">
2153                                    
2154                                    
2155                                
2156                            
2157                            
2158                        </ul>
2159                    </div><div class="caption-text">
2160                            <p></p>
2161                        </div>
2162                
2163            </div>
2164        </div>
2165    
2166        </div>
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2170            data-count="8"
2171            >
2172                <div class="photo-container layout-horizontal">
2173                                <div class="loading-slide text-center"><i class="fas tnt-spinner tnt-spin"></i></div>
2174                            
2175                            
2176                        
2177                        <a href="https://www.carolinalivingwithaustin.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
2178                        
2179                <img
2180                    src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=="
2181                    alt="Austin Grainger, REALTOR"
2182                    class="img-responsive owl-lazy blur"
2183                    width="729"
2184                    height="711"
2185                    data-src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/nrcolumbus.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/6/8b/68b1c041-020b-40bf-851d-3e1052e1fc76/699769062165d.preview.jpg?resize=513%2C500" /><div class="tnt-blurred-image">
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2188                        </a>
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2192            <div class="caption-content caption-inner-3567624 collapse in">
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2194                            <h3 class="tnt-headline ">
2195        
2196             <a href="https://www.carolinalivingwithaustin.com/" class="tnt-asset-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="Austin Grainger, REALTOR">
2197        
2198
2199        
2200            Austin Grainger, REALTOR</a></h3>
2201                        </div><div class="card-meta">
2202                        <ul class="list-inline">
2203                                    
2204                                    
2205                                
2206                            
2207                            
2208                        </ul>
2209                    </div><div class="caption-text">
2210                            <p></p>
2211                        </div>
2212                
2213            </div>
2214        </div>
2215    
2216        </div>
2217    </div><div class="item photo-952ec3fd-5d3a-4b53-b243-793234bcf399 hidden-print tnt-section-multimedia tnt-sub-section-carousel-archive" data-display="inpage">
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2219            data-track-object='{"title":"Liberty Medical Specialties","url":"https://www.liberty-ms.com/","uuid":"952ec3fd-5d3a-4b53-b243-793234bcf399","app":"editorial","metric":"photo_carousel_navigation"}' 
2220            data-count="9"
2221            >
2222                <div class="photo-container layout-horizontal">
2223                                <div class="loading-slide text-center"><i class="fas tnt-spinner tnt-spin"></i></div>
2224                            
2225                            
2226                        
2227                        <a href="https://www.liberty-ms.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
2228                        
2229                <img
2230                    src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=="
2231                    alt="Liberty Medical Specialties"
2232                    class="img-responsive owl-lazy blur"
2233                    width="1624"
2234                    height="227"
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2238                        </a>
2239                        <div class="clearfix"></div>
2240                </div>
2241        <div class="caption-container">
2242            <div class="caption-content caption-inner-3567624 collapse in">
2243                        <div class="card-headline caption-headline">
2244                            <h3 class="tnt-headline ">
2245        
2246             <a href="https://www.liberty-ms.com/" class="tnt-asset-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="Liberty Medical Specialties">
2247        
2248
2249        
2250            Liberty Medical Specialties</a></h3>
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2298
2299        
2300            Families First, Inc Rock the Runway Fundraiser</a></h3>
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2357
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2359            Columbus Insurance Agency, LLC</a></h3>
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2407
2408        
2409            Duncan's Insurance World, Inc</a></h3>
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2457
2458        
2459            Canady's Pest Control</a></h3>
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2463                                    
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2507
2508        
2509            Haley Steed, C.P.A.</a></h3>
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2559            State Farm--</a></h3>
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2616
2617        
2618            CRHS Advanced Urology</a></h3>
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2664             <a href="https://www.nrcolumbus.com/j-l-powell-co-venue-rental/image_e5e458e7-64c1-4d78-b0c0-5e9e4fb81dff.html" class="tnt-asset-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="J. L. Powell &amp; Co Venue Rental">
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2666
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2668            J. L. Powell & Co Venue Rental</a></h3>
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2718            Squires Insurance Group</a></h3>
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2766
2767        
2768            Short Bros. Auto Sales**</a></h3>
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2818            CRHS Give Cancer the Boot</a></h3>
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2875
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2877            Medicare SHIIP</a></h3>
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2927            Patriotic Millionaires</a></h3>
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3245                            alt="CCSO arrest reports from Sept. 22 -  Sept. 28"
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3314                            alt="Fisher, Squires answer questions in Whiteville school board race"
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3590             <a href="/sports/from-the-easy-chair-west-bladen-s-exit-leaves-whiteville-south-columbus-weighing-options/article_7676f5c6-853c-4f93-a543-b16491b9d558.html" class="tnt-asset-link" aria-label="From the Easy Chair: West Bladen’s exit leaves Whiteville, South Columbus weighing options">
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3594            From the Easy Chair: West Bladen’s exit leaves Whiteville, South Columbus weighing options</a></h4></div>
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3635                            alt="‘Whatever it takes’: East Columbus tops Union; West Columbus falls at Lakewood"
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3660             <a href="/news/whatever-it-takes-east-columbus-tops-union-west-columbus-falls-at-lakewood
3660/article_2959e064-0d20-49fb-a2b1-779291f2cafb.html" class="tnt-asset-link" aria-label="‘Whatever it takes’: East Columbus tops Union; West Columbus falls at Lakewood">
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3664            ‘Whatever it takes’: East Columbus tops Union; West Columbus falls at Lakewood</a></h4></div>
3665    <div class="card-meta">
3666            <ul class="list-inline"><li class="card-date"><span class="text-muted tnt-update-recent">Updated </span>
3667        <time datetime="2026-09-27T16:16:07-04:00" class="tnt-date tnt-update-recent asset-date text-muted">Sep 27, 2026</time>
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3705                            alt="From the Easy Chair: What do Doeren, Blaney, Sarkisian and Sweeney have in common?"
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3730             <a href="/sports/from-the-easy-chair-what-do-doeren-blaney-sarkisian-and-sweeney-have-in-common/article_9108b7f4-1d79-40f8-8760-750921042cf9.html" class="tnt-asset-link" aria-label="From the Easy Chair: What do Doeren, Blaney, Sarkisian and Sweeney have in common?">
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3734            From the Easy Chair: What do Doeren, Blaney, Sarkisian and Sweeney have in common?</a></h4></div>
3735    <div class="card-meta">
3736            <ul class="list-inline"><li class="card-date"><span class="text-muted tnt-update-recent">Updated </span>
3737        <time datetime="2026-09-25T16:21:21-04:00" class="tnt-date tnt-update-recent asset-date text-muted">Sep 25, 2026</time>
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3835            'Breath': Local author explores memory, survival in debut novel</a></h4></div>
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3866        
3867             <a href="https://www.nrcolumbus.com/special_sections/954-magazine/page_a8183cfd-7de7-5d92-
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3869
3870        
3871            A rural recipe for success</a></h4></div>
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3873            <ul class="list-inline"><li class="card-date"><span class="text-muted tnt-update-old">Updated </span>
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3903
3904        
3905            From 954: Life in the key of 'Mr. C'</a></h4></div>
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3983             <a href="https://www.nrcolumbus.com/special_sections/flourish-fall-2026-a-publication-of-the-news-reporter/page_ac66703e-c251-56bf-9ac6-bd1c21ce3868.html" class="tnt-asset-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="From Flourish: Family transforms Hallsboro property into boutique, sawmill">
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4051        
4052             <a href="https://www.nrcolumbus.com/special_sections/flourish-magazine-spring-2026/page_1a2ee92d-5629-561e-9c16-6ef54a0b6a7d.html" class="tnt-asset-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="‘We are changing the game’">
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4054
4055        
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4126                            alt="Slow-motion insects take spotlight at museum fundraiser"
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4128                            width="1594"
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4152        
4153
4154        
4155            Slow-motion insects take spotlight at museum fundraiser</a></h3></div>
4156    <div class="card-meta">
4157            <ul class="list-inline"><li class="card-date"><span class="text-muted tnt-update-old">Updated </span>
4158        <time datetime="2026-09-24T16:31:15-04:00" class="tnt-date tnt-update-old asset-date text-muted">Sep 24, 2026</time>
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4186
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4214            SCC to host entrepreneur Brian Hamilton</a></h4></div>
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4286                            alt="Is agriculture still Columbus County’s economic backbone?"
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4312        
4313
4314        
4315            Is agriculture still Columbus County’s economic backbone?</a></h3></div>
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4372
4373        
4374            Inside the fight against domestic violence in Columbus County</a></h4></div>
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4472        
4473
4474        
4475            Columbus County lottery net sales top $23.5 million</a></h3></div>
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4478        <time datetime="2026-10-01T16:54:08-04:00" class="tnt-date tnt-update-recent asset-date text-muted">10 hrs ago</time>
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4506
4507        
4508            Recent real estate sales in Columbus County</a></h4></div>
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4511        <time datetime="2026-09-27T18:12:50-04:00" class="tnt-date tnt-update-recent asset-date text-muted">Sep 27, 2026</time>
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4533
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4535            Maxpro eyes expansion at Columbus County facility</a></h4></div>
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4716	                        <h4 class="tnt-headline ">
4717        
4718             <a href="/calendar/nature-storytime/event_32a57a31-abab-4e6f-9868-c4388bac6f96.html" class="tnt-asset-link" aria-label="Nature Storytime">
4719        
4720
4721        
4722            Nature Storytime</a></h4>
4723	                    </div>
4724	                    <div class="event-date">
4725	                        
4726
4727    
4728        <time datetime="2026-10-03T10:30:00-04:00">
4729            Sat, Oct 3, 2026 
4730        </time>
4731        
4732	                    </div>
4733	                    
4734	                    
4735	                        <div class="event-cost">
4736	                            
4737	                            
4738	                                Free
4739	                            
4740	                        </div>
4741	                    
4742	                </div>
4743	            </li>
4744	            
4745	        
4746        
4747	        <li id="card-event-list-85d6d5f4-5880-4e3b-9409-ac55625dd4ac" class="event-list-item  clearfix  tnt-section-calendar">
4748	                <div class="event-date-square event-date-container">
4749	                        <span class="event-month">Oct</span>
4750	                    
4751	                        <span class="event-day">3</span>
4752	                    
4753	                </div>
4754	                <div class="event-info">
4755	                    
4756	
4757	                    <div class="card-headline event-title">
4758	                        <h4 class="tnt-headline ">
4759        
4760             <a href="/calendar/playdate-with-nature/event_85d6d5f4-5880-4e3b-9409-ac55625dd4ac.html" class="tnt-asset-link" aria-label="Playdate with Nature">
4761        
4762
4763        
4764            Playdate with Nature</a></h4>
4765	                    </div>
4766	                    <div class="event-date">
4767	                        
4768
4769    
4770        <time datetime="2026-10-03T11:30:00-04:00">
4771            Sat, Oct 3, 2026 
4772        </time>
4773        
4774	                    </div>
4775	                    
4776	                    
4777	                        <div class="event-cost">
4778	                            
4779	                            
4780	                                Free
4781	                            
4782	                        </div>
4783	                    
4784	                </div>
4785	            </li>
4786	            
4787	        
4788        
4789	        <li id="card-event-list-4fd9a441-38af-4230-a874-835423ffa9b2" class="event-list-item  clearfix  tnt-section-calendar">
4790	                <div class="event-date-square event-date-container">
4791	                        <span class="event-month">Oct</span>
4792	                    
4793	                        <span class="event-day">7</span>
4794	                    
4795	                </div>
4796	                <div class="event-info">
4797	                    
4798	
4799	                    <div class="card-headline event-title">
4800	                        <h4 class="tnt-headline ">
4801        
4802             <a href="/calendar/story-time-in-the-elf/event_4fd9a441-38af-4230-a874-835423ffa9b2.html" class="tnt-asset-link" aria-label="Story Time in the ELF">
4803        
4804
4805        
4806            Story Time in the ELF</a></h4>
4807	                    </div>
4808	                    <div class="event-date">
4809	                        
4810
4811    
4812        <time datetime="2026-10-07T10:00:00-04:00">
4813            Wed, Oct 7, 2026 
4814        </time>
4815        
4816	                    </div>
4817	                    
4818	                    
4819	                        <div class="event-cost">
4820	                            
4821	                            
4822	                                Free
4823	                            
4824	                        </div>
4825	                    
4826	                </div>
4827	            </li>
4828	            
4829	        
4830        
4831	        <li id="card-event-list-a5e9a2bd-fe9f-4295-ae5b-e35c886343f2" class="event-list-item  clearfix  tnt-section-calendar">
4832	                <div class="event-date-square event-date-container">
4833	                        <span class="event-month">Oct</span>
4834	                    
4835	                        <span class="event-day">8</span>
4836	                    
4837	                </div>
4838	                <div class="event-info">
4839	                    
4840	
4841	                    <div class="card-headline event-title">
4842	                        <h4 class="tnt-headline ">
4843        
4844             <a href="/calendar/teen-science-cafe-burning-for-quail/event_a5e9a2bd-fe9f-4295-ae5b-e35c886343f2.html" class="tnt-asset-link" aria-label="Teen Science Cafe: Burning for Quail">
4845        
4846
4847        
4848            Teen Science Cafe: Burning for Quail</a></h4>
4849	                    </div>
4850	                    <div class="event-date">
4851	                        
4852
4853    
4854        <time datetime="2026-10-08T18:00:00-04:00">
4855            Thu, Oct 8, 2026 
4856        </time>
4857        
4858	                    </div>
4859	                    
4860	                    
4861	                        <div class="event-cost">
4862	                            
4863	                            
4864	                                Free
4865	                            
4866	                        </div>
4867	                    
4868	                </div>
4869	            </li>
4870	            
4871	        
4872        
4873	        <li id="card-event-list-36f75903-83ed-4642-a418-fdf7bd5af8e5" class="event-list-item  clearfix  tnt-section-calendar">
4874	                <div class="event-date-square event-date-container">
4875	                        <span class="event-month">Oct</span>
4876	                    
4877	                        <span class="event-day">9</span>
4878	                    
4879	                </div>
4880	                <div class="event-info">
4881	                    
4882	
4883	                    <div class="card-headline event-title">
4884	                        <h4 class="tnt-headline ">
4885        
4886             <a href="/calendar/swing-fore-scc-rams-athletics-golf-classic/event_36f75903-83ed-4642-a418-fdf7bd5af8e5.html" class="tnt-asset-link" aria-label="Swing Fore SCC Rams Athletics: Golf Classic">
4887        
4888
4889        
4890            Swing Fore SCC Rams Athletics: Golf Classic</a></h4>
4891	                    </div>
4892	                    <div class="event-date">
4893	                        
4894
4895    
4896        <time datetime="2026-10-09T00:00:00-04:00">
4897            Fri, Oct 9, 2026 
4898        </time>
4899        
4900	                    </div>
4901	                    
4902	                    
4903	                        <div class="event-cost">
4904	                            
4905	                            
4906	                                Early Bird Discount (Through August 26):  $90 Per Player | $360 Team  Regular Ticket Pricing (After August 26): $100 Per Player | $400 Team
4907	                            
4908	                        </div>
4909	                    
4910	                </div>
4911	            </li>
4912	            
4913	        
4914        
4915	        <li id="card-event-list-f92f46a7-2ae9-4749-a5e3-7aa15a7ef2d7" class="event-list-item  clearfix  tnt-section-calendar">
4916	                <div class="event-date-square event-date-container">
4917	                        <span class="event-month">Oct</span>
4918	                    
4919	                        <span class="event-day">9</span>
4920	                    
4921	                </div>
4922	                <div class="event-info">
4923	                    
4924	
4925	                    <div class="card-headline event-title">
4926	                        <h4 class="tnt-headline ">
4927        
4928             <a href="/calendar/millie-christine-mckoy-day/event_f92f46a7-2ae9-4749-a5e3-7aa15a7ef2d7.html" class="tnt-asset-link" aria-label="Millie-Christine McKoy Day">
4929        
4930
4931        
4932            Millie-Christine McKoy Day</a></h4>
4933	                    </div>
4934	                    <div class="event-date">
4935	                        
4936
4937    
4938        <time datetime="2026-10-09T11:00:00-04:00">
4939            Fri, Oct 9, 2026 
4940        </time>
4941        
4942	                    </div>
4943	                    
4944	                    
4945	                </div>
4946	            </li>
4947	            
4948	        
4949        
4950	        <li id="card-event-list-60528c9c-f22e-46b8-9f29-063512145330" class="event-list-item  clearfix  tnt-section-calendar">
4951	                <div class="event-date-square event-date-container">
4952	                        <span class="event-month">Oct</span>
4953	                    
4954	                        <span class="event-day">13</span>
4955	                    
4956	                </div>
4957	                <div class="event-info">
4958	                    
4959	
4960	                    <div class="card-headline event-title">
4961	                        <h4 class="tnt-headline ">
4962        
4963             <a href="/calendar/columbus-county-agriculture-fair/event_60528c9c-f22e-46b8-9f29-063512145330.html" class="tnt-asset-link" aria-label="Columbus County Agriculture Fair">
4964        
4965
4966        
4967            Columbus County Agriculture Fair</a></h4>
4968	                    </div>
4969	                    <div class="event-date">
4970	                        
4971
4972    
4973        <time datetime="2026-10-13T00:00:00-04:00">
4974            Tue, Oct 13, 2026 
4975        </time>
4976        
4977	                    </div>
4978	                    
4979	                    
4980	                </div>
4981	            </li>
4982	            
4983	        
4984        
4985	        <li id="card-event-list-d0008068-855f-4274-aba2-f0f1089d2e2d" class="event-list-item  clearfix  tnt-section-calendar">
4986	                <div class="event-date-square event-date-container">
4987	                        <span class="event-month">Oct</span>
4988	                    
4989	                        <span class="event-day">13</span>
4990	                    
4991	                </div>
4992	                <div class="event-info">
4993	                    
4994	
4995	                    <div class="card-headline event-title">
4996	                        <h4 class="tnt-headline ">
4997        
4998             <a href="/calendar/columbus-county-agriculture-fair/event_d0008068-855f-4274-aba2-f0f1089d2e2d.html" class="tnt-asset-link" aria-label="Columbus County Agriculture Fair">
4999        
5000
5001        
5002            Columbus County Agriculture Fair</a></h4>
5003	                    </div>
5004	                    <div class="event-date">
5005	                        
5006
5007    
5008        <time datetime="2026-10-13T00:00:00-04:00">
5009            Tue, Oct 13, 2026 
5010        </time>
5011        
5012	                    </div>
5013	                    
5014	                    
5015	                </div>
5016	            </li>
5017	            
5018	        
5019        
5020	        <li id="card-event-list-60528c9c-f22e-46b8-9f29-063512145330" class="event-list-item  clearfix  tnt-section-calendar">
5021	                <div class="event-date-square event-date-container">
5022	                        <span class="event-month">Oct</span>
5023	                    
5024	                        <span class="event-day">14</span>
5025	                    
5026	                </div>
5027	                <div class="event-info">
5028	                    
5029	
5030	                    <div class="card-headline event-title">
5031	                        <h4 class="tnt-headline ">
5032        
5033             <a href="/calendar/columbus-county-agriculture-fair/event_60528c9c-f22e-46b8-9f29-063512145330.html" class="tnt-asset-link" aria-label="Columbus County Agriculture Fair">
5034        
5035
5036        
5037            Columbus County Agriculture Fair</a></h4>
5038	                    </div>
5039	                    <div class="event-date">
5040	                        
5041
5042    
5043        <time datetime="2026-10-14T00:00:00-04:00">
5044            Wed, Oct 14, 2026 
5045        </time>
5046        
5047	                    </div>
5048	                    
5049	                    
5050	                </div>
5051	            </li>
5052	            
5053	        
5054        
5055	        <li id="card-event-list-4fd9a441-38af-4230-a874-835423ffa9b2" class="event-list-item  clearfix  tnt-section-calendar">
5056	                <div class="event-date-square event-date-container">
5057	                        <span class="event-month">Oct</span>
5058	                    
5059	                        <span class="event-day">14</span>
5060	                    
5061	                </div>
5062	                <div class="event-info">
5063	                    
5064	
5065	                    <div class="card-headline event-title">
5066	                        <h4 class="tnt-headline ">
5067        
5068             <a href="/calendar/story-time-in-the-elf/event_4fd9a441-38af-4230-a874-835423ffa9b2.html" class="tnt-asset-link" aria-label="Story Time in the ELF">
5069        
5070
5071        
5072            Story Time in the ELF</a></h4>
5073	                    </div>
5074	                    <div class="event-date">
5075	                        
5076
5077    
5078        <time datetime="2026-10-14T10:00:00-04:00">
5079            Wed, Oct 14, 2026 
5080        </time>
5081        
5082	                    </div>
5083	                    
5084	                    
5085	                        <div class="event-cost">
5086	                            
5087	                            
5088	                                Free
5089	                            
5090	                        </div>
5091	                    
5092	                </div>
5093	            </li>
5094	            
5095	        
5096        
5097	        <li id="card-event-list-60528c9c-f22e-46b8-9f29-063512145330" class="event-list-item  clearfix  tnt-section-calendar">
5098	                <div class="event-date-square event-date-container">
5099	                        <span class="event-month">Oct</span>
5100	                    
5101	                        <span class="event-day">15</span>
5102	                    
5103	                </div>
5104	                <div class="event-info">
5105	                    
5106	
5107	                    <div class="card-headline event-title">
5108	                        <h4 class="tnt-headline ">
5109        
5110             <a href="/calendar/columbus-county-agriculture-fair/event_60528c9c-f22e-46b8-9f29-063512145330.html" class="tnt-asset-link" aria-label="Columbus County Agriculture Fair">
5111        
5112
5113        
5114            Columbus County Agriculture Fair</a></h4>
5115	                    </div>
5116	                    <div class="event-date">
5117	                        
5118
5119    
5120        <time datetime="2026-10-15T00:00:00-04:00">
5121            Thu, Oct 15, 2026 
5122        </time>
5123        
5124	                    </div>
5125	                    
5126	                    
5127	                </div>
5128	            </li>
5129	            
5130	        
5131        
5132	        <li id="card-event-list-32a57a31-abab-4e6f-9868-c4388bac6f96" class="event-list-item  clearfix  tnt-section-calendar">
5133	                <div class="event-date-square event-date-container">
5134	                        <span class="event-month">Oct</span>
5135	                    
5136	                        <span class="event-day">15</span>
5137	                    
5138	                </div>
5139	                <div class="event-info">
5140	                    
5141	
5142	                    <div class="card-headline event-title">
5143	                        <h4 class="tnt-headline ">
5144        
5145             <a href="/calendar/nature-storytime/event_32a57a31-abab-4e6f-9868-c4388bac6f96.html" class="tnt-asset-link" aria-label="Nature Storytime">
5146        
5147
5148        
5149            Nature Storytime</a></h4>
5150	                    </div>
5151	                    <div class="event-date">
5152	                        
5153
5154    
5155        <time datetime="2026-10-15T10:30:00-04:00">
5156            Thu, Oct 15, 2026 
5157        </time>
5158        
5159	                    </div>
5160	                    
5161	                    
5162	                        <div class="event-cost">
5163	                            
5164	                            
5165	                                Free
5166	                            
5167	                        </div>
5168	                    
5169	                </div>
5170	            </li>
5171	            
5172	        
5173        
5174	        <li id="card-event-list-418abd54-7234-4b4d-a6c7-a9651a330f23" class="event-list-item  clearfix  tnt-section-calendar">
5175	                <div class="event-date-square event-date-container">
5176	                        <span class="event-month">Oct</span>
5177	                    
5178	                        <span class="event-day">15</span>
5179	                    
5180	                </div>
5181	                <div class="event-info">
5182	                    
5183	
5184	                    <div class="card-headline event-title">
5185	                        <h4 class="tnt-headline ">
5186        
5187             <a href="/calendar/music-in-the-alley/event_418abd54-7234-4b4d-a6c7-a9651a330f23.html" class="tnt-asset-link" aria-label="Music in the Alley">
5188        
5189
5190        
5191            Music in the Alley</a></h4>
5192	                    </div>
5193	                    <div class="event-date">
5194	                        
5195
5196    
5197        <time datetime="2026-10-15T19:00:00-04:00">
5198            Thu, Oct 15, 2026 
5199        </time>
5200        
5201	                    </div>
5202	                    
5203	                    
5204	                </div>
5205	            </li>
5206	            
5207	        
5208        
5209	        <li id="card-event-list-60528c9c-f22e-46b8-9f29-063512145330" class="event-list-item  clearfix  tnt-section-calendar">
5210	                <div class="event-date-square event-date-container">
5211	                        <span class="event-month">Oct</span>
5212	                    
5213	                        <span class="event-day">16</span>
5214	                    
5215	                </div>
5216	                <div class="event-info">
5217	                    
5218	
5219	                    <div class="card-headline event-title">
5220	                        <h4 class="tnt-headline ">
5221        
5222             <a href="/calendar/columbus-county-agriculture-fair/event_60528c9c-f22e-46b8-9f29-063512145330.html" class="tnt-asset-link" aria-label="Columbus County Agriculture Fair">
5223        
5224
5225        
5226            Columbus County Agriculture Fair</a></h4>
5227	                    </div>
5228	                    <div class="event-date">
5229	                        
5230
5231    
5232        <time datetime="2026-10-16T00:00:00-04:00">
5233            Fri, Oct 16, 2026 
5234        </time>
5235        
5236	                    </div>
5237	                    
5238	                    
5239	                </div>
5240	            </li>
5241	            
5242	        
5243        
5244	        <li id="card-event-list-60528c9c-f22e-46b8-9f29-063512145330" class="event-list-item  clearfix  tnt-section-calendar">
5245	                <div class="event-date-square event-date-container">
5246	                        <span class="event-month">Oct</span>
5247	                    
5248	                        <span class="event-day">17</span>
5249	                    
5250	                </div>
5251	                <div class="event-info">
5252	                    
5253	
5254	                    <div class="card-headline event-title">
5255	                        <h4 class="tnt-headline ">
5256        
5257             <a href="/calendar/columbus-county-agriculture-fair/event_60528c9c-f22e-46b8-9f29-063512145330.html" class="tnt-asset-link" aria-label="Columbus County Agriculture Fair">
5258        
5259
5260        
5261            Columbus County Agriculture Fair</a></h4>
5262	                    </div>
5263	                    <div class="event-date">
5264	                        
5265
5266    
5267        <time datetime="2026-10-17T00:00:00-04:00">
5268            Sat, Oct 17, 2026 
5269        </time>
5270        
5271	                    </div>
5272	                    
5273	                    
5274	                </div>
5275	            </li>
5276	            
5277	        
5278        
5279	        <li id="card-event-list-32a57a31-abab-4e6f-9868-c4388bac6f96" class="event-list-item  clearfix  tnt-section-calendar">
5280	                <div class="event-date-square event-date-container">
5281	                        <span class="event-month">Oct</span>
5282	                    
5283	                        <span class="event-day">17</span>
5284	                    
5285	                </div>
5286	                <div class="event-info">
5287	                    
5288	
5289	                    <div class="card-headline event-title">
5290	                        <h4 class="tnt-headline ">
5291        
5292             <a href="/calendar/nature-storytime/event_32a57a31-abab-4e6f-9868-c4388bac6f96.html" class="tnt-asset-link" aria-label="Nature Storytime">
5293        
5294
5295        
5296            Nature Storytime</a></h4>
5297	                    </div>
5298	                    <div class="event-date">
5299	                        
5300
5301    
5302        <time datetime="2026-10-17T10:30:00-04:00">
5303            Sat, Oct 17, 2026 
5304        </time>
5305        
5306	                    </div>
5307	                    
5308	                    
5309	                        <div class="event-cost">
5310	                            
5311	                            
5312	                                Free
5313	                            
5314	                        </div>
5315	                    
5316	                </div>
5317	            </li>
5318	            
5319	        
5320        
5321	        <li id="card-event-list-85d6d5f4-5880-4e3b-9409-ac55625dd4ac" class="event-list-item  clearfix  tnt-section-calendar">
5322	                <div class="event-date-square event-date-container">
5323	                        <span class="event-month">Oct</span>
5324	                    
5325	                        <span class="event-day">17</span>
5326	                    
5327	                </div>
5328	                <div class="event-info">
5329	                    
5330	
5331	                    <div class="card-headline event-title">
5332	                        <h4 class="tnt-headline ">
5333        
5334             <a href="/calendar/playdate-with-nature/event_85d6d5f4-5880-4e3b-9409-ac55625dd4ac.html" class="tnt-asset-link" aria-label="Playdate with Nature">
5335        
5336
5337        
5338            Playdate with Nature</a></h4>
5339	                    </div>
5340	                    <div class="event-date">
5341	                        
5342
5343    
5344        <time datetime="2026-10-17T11:30:00-04:00">
5345            Sat, Oct 17, 2026 
5346        </time>
5347        
5348	                    </div>
5349	                    
5350	                    
5351	                        <div class="event-cost">
5352	                            
5353	                            
5354	                                Free
5355	                            
5356	                        </div>
5357	                    
5358	                </div>
5359	            </li>
5360	            
5361	        
5362        
5363	        <li id="card-event-list-60528c9c-f22e-46b8-9f29-063512145330" class="event-list-item  clearfix  tnt-section-calendar">
5364	                <div class="event-date-square event-date-container">
5365	                        <span class="event-month">Oct</span>
5366	                    
5367	                        <span class="event-day">18</span>
5368	                    
5369	                </div>
5370	                <div class="event-info">
5371	                    
5372	
5373	                    <div class="card-headline event-title">
5374	                        <h4 class="tnt-headline ">
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5377        
5378
5379        
5380            Columbus County Agriculture Fair</a></h4>
5381	                    </div>
5382	                    <div class="event-date">
5383	                        
5384
5385    
5386        <time datetime="2026-10-18T00:00:00-04:00">
5387            Sun, Oct 18, 2026 
5388        </time>
5389        
5390	                    </div>
5391	                    
5392	                    
5393	                </div>
5394	            </li>
5395	            
5396	        
5397        
5398	        <li id="card-event-list-4fd9a441-38af-4230-a874-835423ffa9b2" class="event-list-item  clearfix  tnt-section-calendar">
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5400	                        <span class="event-month">Oct</span>
5401	                    
5402	                        <span class="event-day">21</span>
5403	                    
5404	                </div>
5405	                <div class="event-info">
5406	                    
5407	
5408	                    <div class="card-headline event-title">
5409	                        <h4 class="tnt-headline ">
5410        
5411             <a href="/calendar/story-time-in-the-elf/event_4fd9a441-38af-4230-a874-835423ffa9b2.html" class="tnt-asset-link" aria-label="Story Time in the ELF">
5412        
5413
5414        
5415            Story Time in the ELF</a></h4>
5416	                    </div>
5417	                    <div class="event-date">
5418	                        
5419
5420    
5421        <time datetime="2026-10-21T10:00:00-04:00">
5422            Wed, Oct 21, 2026 
5423        </time>
5424        
5425	                    </div>
5426	                    
5427	                    
5428	                        <div class="event-cost">
5429	                            
5430	                            
5431	                                Free
5432	                            
5433	                        </div>
5434	                    
5435	                </div>
5436	            </li>
5437	            
5438	        
5439        
5440	        <li id="card-event-list-4fd9a441-38af-4230-a874-835423ffa9b2" class="event-list-item last clearfix  tnt-section-calendar">
5441	                <div class="event-date-square event-date-container">
5442	                        <span class="event-month">Oct</span>
5443	                    
5444	                        <span class="event-day">28</span>
5445	                    
5446	                </div>
5447	                <div class="event-info">
5448	                    
5449	
5450	                    <div class="card-headline event-title">
5451	                        <h4 class="tnt-headline ">
5452        
5453             <a href="/calendar/story-time-in-the-elf/event_4fd9a441-38af-4230-a874-835423ffa9b2.html" class="tnt-asset-link" aria-label="Story Time in the ELF">
5454        
5455
5456        
5457            Story Time in the ELF</a></h4>
5458	                    </div>
5459	                    <div class="event-date">
5460	                        
5461
5462    
5463        <time datetime="2026-10-28T10:00:00-04:00">
5464            Wed, Oct 28, 2026 
5465        </time>
5466        
5467	                    </div>
5468	                    
5469	                    
5470	                        <div class="event-cost">
5471	                            
5472	                            
5473	                                Free
5474	                            
5475	                        </div>
5476	                    
5477	                </div>
5478	            </li>
5479	            
5480	        
5481        
5482        </ul>
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5516                Gallery
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5534                
5535                
5536                
5537                
5538                        <img
5539                            src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEklEQVR42mM8U8+AFzCOKgADAHdUC60wg0dkAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC"
5540                            alt="East Bladen at West Columbus Football"
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5543                            height="885"
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5550            </div>
5551            
5552        </figure></div>
5553                    </div>
5554                
5555                <div class="card-body">
5556        <div class="card-headline"><h2 class="tnt-headline ">
5557        
5558             <a href="https://newsreporterphotos.smugmug.com/WCHS-vs-EBHS-football-91826" class="tnt-asset-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="East Bladen at West Columbus Football">
5559        
5560
5561        
5562            East Bladen at West Columbus Football</a></h2></div>
5563    <div class="card-meta">
5564            <ul class="list-inline"><li class="card-date">
5565        <time datetime="2026-09-19T12:16:00-04:00" class="tnt-date asset-date text-muted">Sep 19, 2026</time></li></ul>
5566        </div>
5567                    
5568                    
5569                    
5570                    
5571                    
5572                    
5573                </div>
5574            </div>
5575            <div class="clearfix"></div>
5576        </article>
5577                </div>
5578            </div>
5579            
5580                <div class="col-sm-7">
5581                    <div class="card-compact headline-list card-img-sm">
5582                            
5583                        
5584                            <article id="card-summary-2567587-66d18472-0477-4114-9372-17d5adc432e2" class="tnt-asset-type-link clearfix card summary has-image light letterbox-style-blur ">
5585            <div class="card-container"><div class="card-image ">
5586                        <div class="media-preview-66d18472-0477-4114-9372-17d5adc432e2 media-preview link-asset " data-aspect="16:9"><figure class="photo layout-horizontal letterbox-style-blur">
5587            <div class="image">
5588                
5589                    <a href="https://newsreporterphotos.smugmug.com/WHS-vs-ECHS-football-91126" class="tnt-asset-link tnt-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener"  aria-label="East at Whiteville Football">
5590                
5591                
5592                
5593                
5594                        <img
5595                            src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEklEQVR42mM8U8+AFzCOKgADAHdUC60wg0dkAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC"
5596                            alt="East at Whiteville Football"
5597                            class="img-responsive lazyload full blur"
5598                            width="1782"
5599                            height="1002"
5600                            data-sizes="auto"
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5606            </div>
5607            
5608        </figure></div>
5609                    </div>
5610                
5611                <div class="card-body">
5612        <div class="card-headline"><h3 class="tnt-headline ">
5613        
5614             <a href="https://newsreporterphotos.smugmug.com/WHS-vs-ECHS-football-91126" class="tnt-asset-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="East at Whiteville Football">
5615        
5616
5617        
5618            East at Whiteville Football</a></h3></div>
5619    <div class="card-meta">
5620            <ul class="list-inline"><li class="card-date">
5621        <time datetime="2026-09-12T12:24:00-04:00" class="tnt-date asset-date text-muted">Sep 12, 2026</time></li></ul>
5622        </div>
5623                    
5624                    
5625                    
5626                    
5627                    
5628                    
5629                </div>
5630            </div>
5631            <div class="clearfix"></div>
5632        </article>
5633                        
5634                            <article id="card-summary-2567587-ddf61338-5f45-4d1f-8233-ff0057230f77" class="tnt-asset-type-link clearfix card summary has-image light letterbox-style-blur ">
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5636                        <div class="media-preview-ddf61338-5f45-4d1f-8233-ff0057230f77 media-preview link-asset " data-aspect="16:9"><figure class="photo layout-horizontal letterbox-style-blur">
5637            <div class="image">
5638                
5639                    <a href="https://newsreporterphotos.smugmug.com/ECHS-vs-WHS-soccer-9926" class="tnt-asset-link tnt-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener"  aria-label="Whiteville at East Columbus Soccer">
5640                
5641                
5642                
5643                
5644                        <img
5645                            src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEklEQVR42mM8U8+AFzCOKgADAHdUC60wg0dkAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC"
5646                            alt="Whiteville at East Columbus Soccer"
5647                            class="img-responsive lazyload full blur"
5648                            width="1688"
5649                            height="950"
5650                            data-sizes="auto"
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5659                    </div>
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5664             <a href="https://newsreporterphotos.smugmug.com/ECHS-vs-WHS-soccer-9926" class="tnt-asset-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="Whiteville at East Columbus Soccer">
5665        
5666
5667        
5668            Whiteville at East Columbus Soccer</a></h3></div>
5669    <div class="card-meta">
5670            <ul class="list-inline"><li class="card-date"><span class="text-muted tnt-update-old">Updated </span>
5671        <time datetime="2026-09-10T10:34:34-04:00" class="tnt-date tnt-update-old asset-date text-muted">Sep 10, 2026</time>
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5690                    <a href="https://newsreporterphotos.smugmug.com/ECHS-vs-Chatham-Central-football-9426" class="tnt-asset-link tnt-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener"  aria-label="Chatham Central at East Columbus Football">
5691                
5692                
5693                
5694                
5695                        <img
5696                            src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEklEQVR42mM8U8+AFzCOKgADAHdUC60wg0dkAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC"
5697                            alt="Chatham Central at East Columbus Football"
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5699                            width="1472"
5700                            height="828"
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5709        </figure></div>
5710                    </div>
5711                
5712                <div class="card-body">
5713        <div class="card-headline"><h3 class="tnt-headline ">
5714        
5715             <a href="https://newsreporterphotos.smugmug.com/ECHS-vs-Chatham-Central-football-9426" class="tnt-asset-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="Chatham Central at East Columbus Football">
5716        
5717
5718        
5719            Chatham Central at East Columbus Football</a></h3></div>
5720    <div class="card-meta">
5721            <ul class="list-inline"><li class="card-date">
5722        <time datetime="2026-09-05T11:17:00-04:00" class="tnt-date asset-date text-muted">Sep 5, 2026</time></li></ul>
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5797                    <a href="/opinion/column-mayor-shares-a-closer-look-at-whiteville-s-downtown-park/article_976593cf-e292-4d37-9ba1-0b3575f48234.html" class="tnt-asset-link"  aria-label="Column: Mayor shares a closer look at Whiteville’s downtown park">
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5799                
5800                
5801                
5802                        <img
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5804                            alt="Column: Mayor shares a closer look at Whiteville’s downtown park"
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5807                            height="637"
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5822             <a href="/opinion/column-mayor-shares-a-closer-look-at-whiteville-s-downtown-park/article_976593cf-e292-4d37-9ba1-0b3575f48234.html" class="tnt-asset-link" aria-label="Column: Mayor shares a closer look at Whiteville’s downtown park">
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5829        <time datetime="2026-10-01T16:25:58-04:00" class="tnt-date tnt-update-recent asset-date text-muted">11 hrs ago</time>
5830    </li></ul>
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5867                            alt="Column: ‘Let the waves catch up with us’"
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5929                            alt="Column: Giving Tabor City a seasonal glow-up"
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6135                        <img
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6137                            alt="Gore joins SCC trustees, returning to her educational roots"
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6162             <a href="/news/gore-joins-scc-trustees-returning-to-her-educational-roots/article_3e233f04-0205-4927-b374-d8772376e15e.html" class="tnt-asset-link" aria-label="Gore joins SCC trustees, returning to her educational roots">
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6167    <div class="card-meta">
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6169        <time datetime="2026-09-28T17:07:06-04:00" class="tnt-date tnt-update-recent asset-date text-muted">Sep 28, 2026</time>
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6191                                    <a href="https://www.nrcolumbus.com/users/profile/Justin%20Smith" rel="author" class="tnt-user-profile-link tnt-user-name">Justin Smith</a>
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6193<div class="asset-author-about"><p>Justin Smith, a Columbus County native, is co-owner, publisher
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6331            Local schools OK bonuses for employees outside state plan</a></h4></div>
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6371                            alt="Whiteville educator begins new role as SCC biology instructor"
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6398
6399        
6400            Whiteville educator begins new role as SCC biology instructor</a></h4></div>
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6403        <time datetime="2026-09-18T09:25:00-04:00" class="tnt-date asset-date text-muted">Sep 18, 2026</time></li></ul>
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6440                            alt="Columbus, Whiteville schools join social media litigation"
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6515                <div class="row equal-height"><div id="tncms-region-front-three-k" class="tncms-region col-md-4"></div><div id="tncms-region-front-three-l" class="tncms-region col-md-4"></div><div id="tncms-region-front-three-m" class="tncms-region col-md-4"></div></div><div id="tncms-region-front-three-bottom" class="tncms-region "><div id="tncms-block-3466275" class="tncms-block">
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6520            <h3>
6521                
6522                Look Back -- COLUMBUS COUNTY HISTORY IN PHOTOS
6523                
6524            </h3>
6525        </div>
6526    </div></div>
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6528        
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6553            data-count="1"
6554            >
6555                <div class="photo-container layout-vertical">
6556                                <div class="loading-slide text-center"><i class="fas tnt-spinner tnt-spin"></i></div>
6557                            
6558                            
6559                        
6560                        <a href="/multimedia/look_back/2011/image_2d9c7af6-c8c1-11ed-877c-3b9496232037.html" >
6561                        
6562                <img
6563                    src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/nrcolumbus.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/2/d9/2d9c7af6-c8c1-11ed-877c-3b9496232037/641b164d773e3.image.jpg?resize=263%2C500"
6564                    
6565                    alt="2011"
6566                    class="img-responsive owl-first-image owl-lazy letterbox blur"
6567                    width="1044"
6568                    height="1986"
6569                    data-src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/nrcolumbus.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/2/d9/2d9c7af6-c8c1-11ed-877c-3b9496232037/641b164d773e3.image.jpg?resize=263%2C500" /><div class="tnt-blurred-image">
6570             <img src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/nrcolumbus.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/2/d9/2d9c7af6-c8c1-11ed-877c-3b9496232037/641b164d773e3.image.jpg?resize=200%2C380" alt="" aria-hidden="true" loading="lazy" height="380" width="200"/>
6571         </div>
6572                        </a>
6573                        <div class="clearfix"></div>
6574                </div>
6575        <div class="caption-container">
6576            <div class="caption-inner-3466275 collapse in"><div class="caption-text"><p>— FLOWER GIRL — Caroline Kirby of Whiteville gathers flowers at the N.
6576C. Boys and Girls Homes. </p></div><div class="card-meta">
6577                        <ul class="list-inline">
6578                                    
6579                                    
6580                                
6581                            
6582                        </ul>
6583                    </div>
6584            </div>
6585        </div>
6586    
6587        </div>
6588    </div><div class="item photo-d410f05e-a0be-11ed-b686-3f44b75fc771 hidden-print tnt-section-multimedia tnt-sub-section-look-back" data-display="inpage">
6589        <div class="item-container"
6590            data-track-object='{"title":"1991","url":"/multimedia/look_back/1991/image_d410f05e-a0be-11ed-b686-3f44b75fc771.html","uuid":"d410f05e-a0be-11ed-b686-3f44b75fc771","app":"editorial","metric":"photo_carousel_navigation"}' 
6591            data-count="2"
6592            >
6593                <div class="photo-container layout-vertical">
6594                                <div class="loading-slide text-center"><i class="fas tnt-spinner tnt-spin"></i></div>
6595                            
6596                            
6597                        
6598                        <a href="/multimedia/look_back/1991/image_d410f05e-a0be-11ed-b686-3f44b75fc771.html" >
6599                        
6600                <img
6601                    src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=="
6602                    alt="1991"
6603                    class="img-responsive owl-lazy letterbox blur"
6604                    width="1165"
6605                    height="1780"
6606                    data-src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/nrcolumbus.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/d/41/d410f05e-a0be-11ed-b686-3f44b75fc771/63d7f6800b930.image.jpg?resize=327%2C500" /><div class="tnt-blurred-image">
6607             <img src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/nrcolumbus.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/d/41/d410f05e-a0be-11ed-b686-3f44b75fc771/63d7f6800b930.image.jpg?resize=200%2C306" alt="" aria-hidden="true" loading="lazy" height="306" width="200"/>
6608         </div>
6609                        </a>
6610                        <div class="clearfix"></div>
6611                </div>
6612        <div class="caption-container">
6613            <div class="caption-inner-3466275 collapse in"><div class="caption-text"><p>— HIGH BUFF POLISH — Whiteville Firefighter John Cook works on the front of his department’s 1976 American LaFrance pumper. Keeping the fire vehicles shipshape and polished is part of a firefighter’s job. </p></div><div class="card-meta">
6614                        <ul class="list-inline">
6615                                    
6616                                    
6617                                
6618                            
6619                        </ul>
6620                    </div>
6621            </div>
6622        </div>
6623    
6624        </div>
6625    </div><div class="item photo-6186f18a-ef49-11ed-8191-83c043fd351e hidden-print tnt-section-multimedia tnt-sub-section-look-back" data-display="inpage">
6626        <div class="item-container"
6627            data-track-object='{"title":"2003","url":"/multimedia/look_back/2003/image_6186f18a-ef49-11ed-8191-83c043fd351e.html","uuid":"6186f18a-ef49-11ed-8191-83c043fd351e","app":"editorial","metric":"photo_carousel_navigation"}' 
6628            data-count="3"
6629            >
6630                <div class="photo-container layout-vertical">
6631                                <div class="loading-slide text-center"><i class="fas tnt-spinner tnt-spin"></i></div>
6632                            
6633                            
6634                        
6635                        <a href="/multimedia/look_back/2003/image_6186f18a-ef49-11ed-8191-83c043fd351e.html" >
6636                        
6637                <img
6638                    src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=="
6639                    alt="2003"
6640                    class="img-responsive owl-lazy letterbox blur"
6641                    width="1177"
6642                    height="1759"
6643                    data-src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/nrcolumbus.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/6/18/6186f18a-ef49-11ed-8191-83c043fd351e/645bbbac91974.image.jpg?resize=335%2C500" /><div class="tnt-blurred-image">
6644             <img src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/nrcolumbus.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/6/18/6186f18a-ef49-11ed-8191-83c043fd351e/645bbbac91974.image.jpg?resize=200%2C299" alt="" aria-hidden="true" loading="lazy" height="299" width="200"/>
6645         </div>
6646                        </a>
6647                        <div class="clearfix"></div>
6648                </div>
6649        <div class="caption-container">
6650            <div class="caption-inner-3466275 collapse in"><div class="caption-text"><p>— WATER PARK — Moderate but persistent rains flooded several streets and properties throughout the county, including Felix Smith Park in Whiteville. Danielle Cassidy, 12, and Ashley Nealey, 13, ventured barefoot through the park for a little springtime adventure. Nealey is shown on their way&hellip;</p></div><div class="card-meta">
6651                        <ul class="list-inline">
6652                                    
6653                                    
6654                                
6655                            
6656                        </ul>
6657                    </div>
6658            </div>
6659        </div>
6660    
6661        </div>
6662    </div><div class="item photo-3b00e7b8-8e2d-11ee-a899-5baaddd26b18 hidden-print tnt-section-multimedia tnt-sub-section-look-back" data-display="inpage">
6663        <div class="item-container"
6664            data-track-object='{"title":"1979","url":"/multimedia/look_back/1979/image_3b00e7b8-8e2d-11ee-a899-5baaddd26b18.html","uuid":"3b00e7b8-8e2d-11ee-a899-5baaddd26b18","app":"editorial","metric":"photo_carousel_navigation"}' 
6665            data-count="4"
6666            >
6667                <div class="photo-container layout-vertical">
6668                                <div class="loading-slide text-center"><i class="fas tnt-spinner tnt-spin"></i></div>
6669                            
6670                            
6671                        
6672                        <a href="/multimedia/look_back/1979/image_3b00e7b8-8e2d-11ee-a899-5baaddd26b18.html" >
6673                        
6674                <img
6675                    src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=="
6676                    alt="1979"
6677                    class="img-responsive owl-lazy letterbox blur"
6678                    width="1273"
6679                    height="1628"
6680                    data-src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/nrcolumbus.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/3/b0/3b00e7b8-8e2d-11ee-a899-5baaddd26b18/65664e7869b96.image.jpg?resize=391%2C500" /><div class="tnt-blurred-image">
6681             <img src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/nrcolumbus.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/3/b0/3b00e7b8-8e2d-11ee-a899-5baaddd26b18/65664e7869b96.image.jpg?resize=200%2C256" alt="" aria-hidden="true" loading="lazy" height="256" width="200"/>
6682         </div>
6683                        </a>
6684                        <div class="clearfix"></div>
6685                </div>
6686        <div class="caption-container">
6687            <div class="caption-inner-3466275 collapse in"><div class="caption-text"><p>— OUTDOOR BARBERSHOP —  These two former seamen saved electrical energy when it came to haircutting time; they simply moved out into the bright sunlight in the yard. Earl Andrews, a former tugboat captain, is cutting the hair of brother Julius Andrews, a retired tugboat cook. Long periods of&hellip;</p></div><div class="card-meta">
6688                        <ul class="list-inline">
6689                                    
6690                                    
6691                                
6692                            
6693                        </ul>
6694                    </div>
6695            </div>
6696        </div>
6697    
6698        </div>
6699    </div><div class="item photo-b44cec20-9699-11ed-82d7-2f9ea159fa3f hidden-print tnt-section-multimedia tnt-sub-section-look-back" data-display="inpage">
6700        <div class="item-container"
6701            data-track-object='{"title":"1975","url":"/multimedia/look_back/1975/image_b44cec20-9699-11ed-82d7-2f9ea159fa3f.html","uuid":"b44cec20-9699-11ed-82d7-2f9ea159fa3f","app":"editorial","metric":"photo_carousel_navigation"}' 
6702            data-count="5"
6703            >
6704                <div class="photo-container layout-vertical">
6705                                <div class="loading-slide text-center"><i class="fas tnt-spinner tnt-spin"></i></div>
6706                            
6707                            
6708                        
6709                        <a href="/multimedia/look_back/1975/image_b44cec20-9699-11ed-82d7-2f9ea159fa3f.html" >
6710                        
6711                <img
6712                    src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=="
6713                    alt="1975"
6714                    class="img-responsive owl-lazy letterbox blur"
6715                    width="1097"
6716                    height="1889"
6717                    data-src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/nrcolumbus.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/b/44/b44cec20-9699-11ed-82d7-2f9ea159fa3f/63c6f14b05215.image.jpg?resize=290%2C500" /><div class="tnt-blurred-image">
6718             <img src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/nrcolumbus.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/b/44/b44cec20-9699-11ed-82d7-2f9ea159fa3f/63c6f14b05215.image.jpg?resize=200%2C344" alt="" aria-hidden="true" loading="lazy" height="344" width="200"/>
6719         </div>
6720                        </a>
6721                        <div class="clearfix"></div>
6722                </div>
6723        <div class="caption-container">
6724            <div class="caption-inner-3466275 collapse in"><div class="caption-text"><p>— NOR RAIN, NOR GLOOM OF ... DAY — stops Postman Harold Waldron as he foots his 22-mile beat in Whiteville through messy weather. </p></div><div class="card-meta">
6725                        <ul class="list-inline">
6726                                    
6727                                    
6728                                
6729                            
6730                        </ul>
6731                    </div>
6732            </div>
6733        </div>
6734    
6735        </div>
6736    </div><div class="item">
6737                                <div class="item-container ad-container">
6738                                    <div class="photo-container photo-ad ">
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6743                                    </div>
6744                                </div>
6745                            </div><div class="item photo-ef7a0054-6aa1-11ed-97ed-97cc6f68b858 hidden-print tnt-section-multimedia tnt-sub-section-look-back" data-display="inpage">
6746        <div class="item-container"
6747            data-track-object='{"title":"2009","url":"/multimedia/look_back/2009/image_ef7a0054-6aa1-11ed-97ed-97cc6f68b858.html","uuid":"ef7a0054-6aa1-11ed-97ed-97cc6f68b858","app":"editorial","metric":"photo_carousel_navigation"}' 
6748            data-count="6"
6749            >
6750                <div class="photo-container layout-vertical">
6751                                <div class="loading-slide text-center"><i class="fas tnt-spinner tnt-spin"></i></div>
6752                            
6753                            
6754                        
6755                        <a href="/multimedia/look_back/2009/image_ef7a0054-6aa1-11ed-97ed-97cc6f68b858.html" >
6756                        
6757                <img
6758                    src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=="
6759                    alt="2009"
6760                    class="img-responsive owl-lazy letterbox blur"
6761                    width="1248"
6762                    height="1659"
6763                    data-src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/nrcolumbus.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/e/f7/ef7a0054-6aa1-11ed-97ed-97cc6f68b858/637d2d331d06f.image.jpg?resize=376%2C500" /><div class="tnt-blurred-image">
6764             <img src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/nrcolumbus.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/e/f7/ef7a0054-6aa1-11ed-97ed-97cc6f68b858/637d2d331d06f.image.jpg?resize=200%2C266" alt="" aria-hidden="true" loading="lazy" height="266" width="200"/>
6765         </div>
6766                        </a>
6767                        <div class="clearfix"></div>
6768                </div>
6769        <div class="caption-container">
6770            <div class="caption-inner-3466275 collapse in"><div class="caption-text"><p>
6770— SERVING THE MASSES — Working to “Stop Hunger Now,” about 100 people from area churches gathered at First Presbyterian Church in Whiteville to assemble 18,000 meals for distribution mostly to school children in impoverished countries. The group also donated 25 cents per rice-based meal. </p></div><div class="card-meta">
6771                        <ul class="list-inline">
6772                                    
6773                                    
6774                                
6775                            
6776                        </ul>
6777                    </div>
6778            </div>
6779        </div>
6780    
6781        </div>
6782    </div><div class="item photo-e306ad80-ef68-11ed-b0e9-f77517014808 hidden-print tnt-section-multimedia tnt-sub-section-look-back" data-display="inpage">
6783        <div class="item-container"
6784            data-track-object='{"title":"1974","url":"/multimedia/look_back/1974/image_e306ad80-ef68-11ed-b0e9-f77517014808.html","uuid":"e306ad80-ef68-11ed-b0e9-f77517014808","app":"editorial","metric":"photo_carousel_navigation"}' 
6785            data-count="7"
6786            >
6787                <div class="photo-container layout-horizontal">
6788                                <div class="loading-slide text-center"><i class="fas tnt-spinner tnt-spin"></i></div>
6789                            
6790                            
6791                        
6792                        <a href="/multimedia/look_back/1974/image_e306ad80-ef68-11ed-b0e9-f77517014808.html" >
6793                        
6794                <img
6795                    src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=="
6796                    alt="1974"
6797                    class="img-responsive owl-lazy blur"
6798                    width="1800"
6799                    height="1072"
6800                    data-src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/nrcolumbus.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/e/30/e306ad80-ef68-11ed-b0e9-f77517014808/645bf0aa4e539.image.jpg?resize=840%2C500" /><div class="tnt-blurred-image">
6801             <img src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/nrcolumbus.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/e/30/e306ad80-ef68-11ed-b0e9-f77517014808/645bf0aa4e539.image.jpg?resize=200%2C119" alt="" aria-hidden="true" loading="lazy" height="119" width="200"/>
6802         </div>
6803                        </a>
6804                        <div class="clearfix"></div>
6805                </div>
6806        <div class="caption-container">
6807            <div class="caption-inner-3466275 collapse in"><div class="caption-text"><p>— FOUR ROWS AT A TIME — A tobacco setter that can plant four rows at a time was photographed on the L.R. Bowers farm near Brunswick. It was the first four-row rig known to be in use in Columbus County and was owned by Harvey Ward, who was tending 42 acres of tobacco that year. The machine co&hellip;</p></div><div class="card-meta">
6808                        <ul class="list-inline">
6809                                    
6810                                    
6811                                
6812                            
6813                        </ul>
6814                    </div>
6815            </div>
6816        </div>
6817    
6818        </div>
6819    </div><div class="item photo-d2b6c48c-8173-11ed-9fdd-abe8cb682f3d hidden-print tnt-section-multimedia tnt-sub-section-look-back" data-display="inpage">
6820        <div class="item-container"
6821            data-track-object='{"title":"2001","url":"/multimedia/look_back/2001/image_d2b6c48c-8173-11ed-9fdd-abe8cb682f3d.html","uuid":"d2b6c48c-8173-11ed-9fdd-abe8cb682f3d","app":"editorial","metric":"photo_carousel_navigation"}' 
6822            data-count="8"
6823            >
6824                <div class="photo-container layout-vertical">
6825                                <div class="loading-slide text-center"><i class="fas tnt-spinner tnt-spin"></i></div>
6826                            
6827                            
6828                        
6829                        <a href="/multimedia/look_back/2001/image_d2b6c48c-8173-11ed-9fdd-abe8cb682f3d.html" >
6830                        
6831                <img
6832                    src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=="
6833                    alt="2001"
6834                    class="img-responsive owl-lazy letterbox blur"
6835                    width="1242"
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