CCN Radio News– Afternoon Report for November 6th, 2024 (Press Play for Audio)
Courtesy N.C. Forest Service Those who have felt the warmth of a fire and enjoyed its friendly glow understand that fire is not always a devastating blaze. Our ancestors considered fire to be a basic [Read More]
The squirrel cussed me like a drunken sailor, so I saluted him with my coffee. The fan hummed in the background, although the morning was markedly cooler. It was just not cold enough to kill [Read More]
While local judges were unopposed Nov. 5, some of the hottest and most watched races of the campaign were at the state level, and all four went Republican. Five local judges – Superior Court Judges [Read More]
Polly Slocumb’s nightmare about the battle of Moores Creek is memorialized on a marker at the National Battlefield Park in Currie – but did it happen? Historian Chris Fonvielle will discuss Polly Slocumb’s ride through [Read More]
CCN Radio News – Morning Report for November 6th, 2024 (Press Play for the Audio)
In one of the fastest election nights in recent history, Columbus County’s unofficial results were in by 9:10 p.m. tonight (Nov. 5). Republican voters dominated the local ballots. Incumbent Giles “Buddy” Byrd, a democrat, defeated [Read More]
Good evening, here’s your weather update for Tuesday November 5, 2024. We’ll have rain showers developing later Wednesday afternoon, peaking Wednesday night and Thursday, tapering off Thursday night. This is thanks to a subtropical air [Read More]
CCN Radio News – Afternoon Report for November 5th, 2024 (press play for audio)
Voter turnout has been steady but slow across Columbus County today, according to election observers. A few technical problems were reported early this morning, Republican Party Chair Sammy Hinson said. Several computers were not working [Read More]
An argument turned into a car chase involving a four wheeler this morning, and one man was shot. Sheriff Bill Rogers said the incident happened near Boardman around 2 a.m. A disagreement between two men [Read More]
A four year old boy is in stable condition at UNC Hospital after he was struck in the neck by gunfire in Cerro Gordo Monday. The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office and State Bureau of Investigation [Read More]
CCN Radio News – Morning Report for November 5th, 2024 (Press Play for the Audio)
Hello everyone, Meteorologist Christopher Cawley here with today’s weather update, for Monday November 4, 2024. RAIN is in our future, Columbus County! Not a lot of rain, mind you, but modeling suggests anywhere from a [Read More]
CCN Radio News – Afternoon Report for November 4, 2024 (press play for audio)
Early voting ended Saturday with staggering numbers for the county and state. More than 18,500 ballots have been cast in Columbus, either at early polls or by mail in absentees. That was more than fifty [Read More]
The man who killed a Bladenboro resident in a drive-by shooting will serve up to 28 years in prison. Daniel Autry pleaded guilty today (Nov. 4) in front of Chief Superior Court Judge Ashley Gore [Read More]
An Elizabethtown man is out on bond on felony drug charges because he failed to wear a seatbelt. James Warner Littrell, 19, of David Street, Elizabethtown, was charged with possession of psychedelic mushrooms, drug paraphernalia [Read More]
A man narrowly escaped injury after he was robbed at gunpoint and reportedly shot at Wednesday. The victim, Kelly Delane Mills, said a man he knows assaulted him and took $695 from Mills on Pine [Read More]
In case you hadn’t noticed, it’s a big election year. The ads have gotten nastier in recent weeks, as early voting kicked in and Nov. 5 looms. Although I am a traditionalist, and enjoy the [Read More]
CCN Radio News – Morning Report for November 4th, 2024 (Press Play for the Audio)
Good evening folks, sorry for the late update (the internet gremlins hit), but here’s your weather report for Sunday November 3, 2024. We have some things to talk about, including the potential for some very-much-needed [Read More]
On Saturday the NC Pecan Harvest Festival officially became the NC Pecan Music Festival, and it was a huge success. It was a beautiful day, and a big crowd not only saw vendors lining the [Read More]
On Saturday October 26th, it was NC Yam Festival time once again in Tabor City. CCN Videographer & Correspondent Darrell Jackson was on hand to capture some of the sights and sounds of the Yam [Read More]
The Good News – Weekend Audio Report for November 02, 2024 (Press Play for the Audio)
Good evening… here’s your weather update for TGIF November 1, 2024. The only thing going in the weather world for us is a cold front, which will move through the area on Saturday. This front [Read More]
Starting at 10 a.m. Saturday is the Pecan Harvest Music Festival in Downtown Whiteville. Festivities are centered around Vineland Station. There will be live bands, food vendors, and more all day and into the evening. [Read More]
CCN Radio News– Afternoon Report for Nov. 1, 2024 (press play for audio)
Saturday is the last day for early voting in Columbus County. All five Columbus county one stops are open until 7:30 p.m. tonight (Friday), and until 3:30 p.m. Saturday. As of Thursday night, early voter [Read More]
CCN Radio News – Morning Report for October 31st, 2024 (Press Play for the Audio)
The 2024 Pecan Music Festival The Pecan Music Festival is this Saturday November 2nd from 10am to 6pm in Downtown Whiteville. Presented by Whiteville Downtown Development, the festival has something for the whole family. There [Read More]
On this Edition of The Columbus Connection, Jefferson has in studio guest Mike Creen of the Veterans of America where they talk about Veterans Day and the big Veterans Celebration Parade in Downtown Whiteville. Veterans [Read More]
A very good evening to you all, Meteorologist Christopher Cawley here with tonight’s update, the final one for the month of October, October 31, 2024. Cody Rhodes would say, “what do you want to talk [Read More]
Early voting is going strong in Columbus County, although daily totals have slowed slightly since last Friday. On Wednesday, 1,056 voters cast ballots, bringing the overall total to 14,827, or 40 percent of the county’s [Read More]
CCN Radio News – Afternoon Report for October 30th, 2024 (Press Play for the Audio)
The Alliance for Cape Fear Trees, in partnership with Arbor Day Foundation’s Community Tree Recovery program and International Paper, will give away 900 trees at Riegelwood Baptist Church, 103 N.C. 87, Riegelwood, on Saturday from [Read More]
Four people suspects face charges after an attempt to supply prisoners at the county jail with contraband. Curtis Demetrius Gowans, 36; Christopher Jerome Taylor, 47; Latonya Willis, 40; and Savannah Willis, 38, face charges of [Read More]
CCN Radio News – Morning Report for October 31st, 2024 (Press Play for the Audio)
Hi everyone, Meteorologist Christopher Cawley here with your weather update for Wednesday October 30, 2024. It’s going to feel more like the end of August than the end of October with warm temperatures, a bit [Read More]
CCN Radio News – Afternoon Report for October 30th, 2024 (Press Play for the Audio)
All events are scheduled for OCt. 31 (Halloween). Trinity Baptist Church at 201 South Thompson Street in Whiteville will host trunk or treat from 5 to 8 p.m. Whiteville Police and Whiteville Firefighters will sponsoring [Read More]
The sheriff’s office has completed its sixth and last – for now – hurricane relief trip to the North Carolina mountains. Sheriff Bill Rogers said two tractor-trailer loads of local contributions were delivered to Riverside [Read More]
No one was injured when a Peacock Road home was destroyed by fire Tuesday. The sheriff’s office reported that fire units were called to 15575 Peacock Road at 7:09 a.m. Cpl. Z. Moody of the [Read More]
There’s always a lot of buzz and sometimes controversy regarding political endorsements during election season. This year everything seems a bit more strident, so the subject of promoting one candidate or another is bigger news [Read More]
CCN Radio News – Morning Report for October 30th, 2024 (Press Play for the Audio)
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