
COLUMBUS COUNTY NEWS – THE LATEST FRONT PAGE HEADLINES
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Mayo Clinic Minute: Sunscreen Has a Shelf Life and Other Facts to Know
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CCN Weather Update
TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL – SPECIAL UPDATE – SATURDAY 7/5/2025
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18-Wheeler Crashes at U.S. 74 Overpass
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The Good News – Weekend Audio 🔊 Report for July 5, 2025
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CCN Weather Update
Weather Update – Saturday July 5, 2025
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Happy Anniversary Columbus County News – It’s Been Five Long Years
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CCN Daily News Briefs for July 4, 2025
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COLUMBUS CONNECTION
The Columbus Connection – First Amendment, Independence Day Thoughts, and Happy Birthday CCN
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CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for July 4, 2025
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Mother of Shooter Faces Charges
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CCN Radio News — Morning Report for July 4, 2025
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CCN Weather Update
Weather Update – Independence Day 2025
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CCN Daily News Briefs for July 3, 2025
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CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for July 3, 2025
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Elections
Municipal Election Filings Start July 7
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CCN Radio News — Morning Report for July 3, 2025
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CCN Weather Update
Weather Update – Thursday July 3, 2025
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CCN Daily News Briefs for July 2, 2025
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CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for July 2, 2025
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Independence Day Events Last Through Saturday
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Lightning Strikes Twice — Reigelwood AA All-Stars Take Home State Championship
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Jefferson Weaver • The Field of Pain and Sorrow
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Additional Cruelty Charges Filed
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The Good News July 2-8, 2025
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CCN Radio News — Morning Report for July 2, 2025


Finch Succeeds Hyatt at Lake Waccamaw
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The Good News – Weekend Audio 🔊 Report for July 5, 2025
by Jefferson Weaver in Front Page 0

Let’s Congratulate Jefferson Weaver Today – Happy Five Year Work Anniversary
by Jeff Allen Jones in Business 0

KIDS TALK ABOUT GOD – What Is Freedom?
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TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL – SPECIAL UPDATE – SATURDAY 7/5/2025
by Christopher Cawley in CCN Weather Update 0
COLUMBUUS COUNTY NEWS – HEALTH HEADLINES

Mayo Clinic Minute: Sunscreen Has a Shelf Life and Other Facts to Know

CRHS TO Open Pain Center
COLUMBUS COUNTY NEWS – LOCAL OBITUARIES
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Obituaries
John Norman Lewis
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Linwood Earl Rhines
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Danny Ray Duncan
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Mrs. Juanita McNair
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Norma Regina (Baldwin) Brown
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Agnes Jean (Smith) Flores
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April (Hyatt) Prince
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Dennis Jay Long
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Carol L. Singletary
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Estalene Godwin
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Deputy Devin Mason
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Mildred Dudley
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Oscar Jacobs
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Betty Ruth Norris Nelson
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William Michael “Mike” Spivey
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Elsie R. Floyd
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Teresa A. Wright
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Lois Josephine (Bright) Dacus
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Diane Elaine (Brigman) McPherson
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Thomas “Tommy” Jackson Chandler, Jr.
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David Alex Campos
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Glenn Jay Biddle
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Jack Warren Rising
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William Luke Hanson (age 11)
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Hallie Odis (Long) Jacobs
CHURCH NEWS – Submit your news to churchnews@columbuscountynews.com
COLUMBUS COUNTY NEWS – COMMENTARY
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Front Page
Happy Anniversary Columbus County News – It’s Been Five Long Years
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COLUMBUS CONNECTION
The Columbus Connection – First Amendment, Independence Day Thoughts, and Happy Birthday CCN
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Front Page
Jefferson Weaver • The Field of Pain and Sorrow
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COLUMBUS CONNECTION
The Columbus Connection – An Independence Day Commentary
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Jefferson Weaver • Common Sense and Dinosaurs
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Jefferson Weaver • Big Plans, Baseball and Snapbrim hats
The Latest CCN Headlines
- Mayo Clinic Minute: Sunscreen Has a Shelf Life and Other Facts to Know July 6, 2025
- TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL – SPECIAL UPDATE – SATURDAY 7/5/2025 July 5, 2025
- John Norman Lewis July 5, 2025
- 18-Wheeler Crashes at U.S. 74 Overpass July 5, 2025
- The Good News – Weekend Audio 🔊 Report for July 5, 2025 July 5, 2025
- Weather Update – Saturday July 5, 2025 July 4, 2025
- Happy Anniversary Columbus County News – It’s Been Five Long Years July 4, 2025
- Linwood Earl Rhines July 4, 2025
- CCN Daily News Briefs for July 4, 2025 July 4, 2025
- The Columbus Connection – First Amendment, Independence Day Thoughts, and Happy Birthday CCN July 4, 2025
- CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for July 4, 2025 July 4, 2025
- Mother of Shooter Faces Charges July 4, 2025
- CCN Radio News — Morning Report for July 4, 2025 July 4, 2025
- Weather Update – Independence Day 2025 July 4, 2025
- Danny Ray Duncan July 3, 2025
- CCN Daily News Briefs for July 3, 2025 July 3, 2025
- CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for July 3, 2025 July 3, 2025
- Mrs. Juanita McNair July 3, 2025
- Norma Regina (Baldwin) Brown July 3, 2025
- Agnes Jean (Smith) Flores July 3, 2025
- April (Hyatt) Prince July 3, 2025
- Dennis Jay Long July 3, 2025
- Carol L. Singletary July 3, 2025
- Estalene Godwin July 3, 2025
- Municipal Election Filings Start July 7 July 3, 2025
COLUMBUS COUNTY NEWS – News From Across the County

18-Wheeler Crashes at U.S. 74 Overpass
A truck driver was seriously injured, and two major highways are partially blocked after a commercial truck crash in Whiteville this morning. The 18-wheeler partially burned after apparently leaving the roadway at the 74 [Read More]

Mother of Shooter Faces Charges
• Devin Mason will be eulogized Tuesday in Cerro Gordo. The mother of a man charged with killing a deputy July 1 has been arrested, charged with trying to help the shooter hide from law [Read More]

CCN Radio News — Morning Report for July 4, 2025
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CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for July 3, 2025
CCN Radio News – Afternoon Report for July 3, 2025 (Press Play for the Audio) 🔊

Municipal Election Filings Start July 7
Most municipalities in Columbus County have at least one seat up for a vote Nov. 4 as filing begins Monday for the fall municipal elections. All races are non-partisan, and only registered voters who have [Read More]

CCN Radio News — Morning Report for July 3, 2025
CCN Radio News – Morning Report for July 3, 2025 (Press Play for the Audio) 🔊

CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for July 2, 2025
CCN Radio News – Afternoon Report for July 2, 2025 (Press Play for the Audio) 🔊

Independence Day Events Last Through Saturday
Multiple events celebrating the nation’s birthday are set for Columbus County through Saturday. Friday will be the Patriotic Family Fourth at Lake Waccamaw’s Elizabeth Brinkley Park. Decorate your bicycle or golf cart, and be there [Read More]

Lightning Strikes Twice — Reigelwood AA All-Stars Take Home State Championship
The village of Riegelwood may have to change its name to the City of Champions. The Riegelwood AA All-Stars took home the NCDYB AA Championship Tuesday in Pembroke. They beat Wallace 15-9 as Riegelwood claimed [Read More]

Jefferson Weaver • The Field of Pain and Sorrow
Note to my readers: With rare exceptions, I do not like to reprint columns, since I consider this to be a lazy habit. However, at the request of several folks, the column below is an [Read More]

Additional Cruelty Charges Filed
The woman facing dozens of animal cruelty charges has been arrested on additional warrants for abusing and neglecting rabbits. Deborah Ross Dohl, 70, of 364 Pone Hill Rd., Hallsboro, was taken into custody a second [Read More]

CCN Radio News — Morning Report for July 2, 2025
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CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for July 1, 2025
CCN Radio News – Afternoon Report for July 1, 2025 (Press Play for the Audio) 🔊

CRHS TO Open Pain Center
Columbus Regional is moving into pain management on the Whiteville campus. Advanced Pain Solutions will open this month. It is a new service line dedicated to caring for chronic pain patients. “This expansion reinforces our [Read More]

Spotted Sea Trout Season Reopens
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) announces the spotted seatrout harvest season in inland and joint (by hook-and-line) fishing waters reopens today (July 1). NCWRC closed the season between May 2 and June 30 to [Read More]

Suspect Threatens to Kill LEOs
A Southern Pines man arrested in a storage closet in Tabor city allegedly threatened to kill law enforcement officers. Michael Allen Cole, 56, of Southern Pines, was arrested Sunday on Labon Street in Tabor City, [Read More]

Slain SC Deputy Was Columbus Native
The deputy shot to death in Darlington County, S.C. early this morning was a Columbus County native. Devin Mason, 27, graduated from West Columbus High School. He was originally from Evergreen. Darlington County Sheriff Michael [Read More]

CCN Radio News — Morning Report for July 1, 2025
CCN Radio News – Morning Report for July 1, 2025 (Press Play for the Audio) 🔊

Let’s Congratulate Jefferson Weaver Today – Happy Five Year Work Anniversary
Today We Honor One of Our Own. We Honor Mr. Jefferson Weaver All of us here at Jones Media Partners LLC / Columbus County News want to congratulate our Managing Editor, Jefferson Weaver on his [Read More]

CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for June 30, 2025
CCN Radio News – Afternoon Report for June 30, 2025 (Press Play for the Audio) 🔊

Suspect Gets Wakeup Call by Police
Tabor City Police had to wake up a break-in suspect Saturday before taking him into custody. John Henry Thomas, 81, 0f 130 Oxford Village Apartments, Tabor City, was charged with breaking and entering and drug [Read More]

Finch Succeeds Hyatt at Lake Waccamaw
Cory Finch is the new police chief for the town of Lake Waccamaw. The veteran and longtime officer replaced Scott Hyatt, who retired last week after 26 years at the position. Finch previously served in [Read More]

Forest Service Seedlings Sales Start July 1
The N.C. Forest Service will begin accepting orders July 1 (Tuesday) for its annual tree seedling sale. With an average annual production of 10 million seedlings, the NCFS Nursery Program produces enough native and genetically [Read More]

Operation Firecracker Lights Off Statewide
North Carolina’s largest annual impaired driving enforcement effort kicked off this morning. Operation Firecracker is part of the Booze It and Lose It campaign sponsored by the Governor’s Highway Safety Program. State troopers, deputies and [Read More]

CCN Radio News — Morning Report for June 30, 2025
CCN Radio News – Morning Report for June 30, 2025 (Press Play for the Audio) 🔊

CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for June 27, 2025
CCN Radio News – Afternoon Report for June 27, 2025 (Press Play for the Audio) 🔊