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The CCN – Morning Radio News Report (September 18th, 2024)
The CCN – Morning Radio News Report for September 18th, 2024. (Press Play for the Audio)
Month: September 2024
Obituaries
Richard Douglas Grainger
September 13, 1949 ~ September 15, 2024 (age 75) Richard Douglas Grainger, age 75, died Sunday, September 15, 2024 surrounded by his loving family. Born September 13, 1949 in Columbus County, NC, he was the [Read More]
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Delilah Lunette (Bowen) Blanks
April 5, 1936 ~ September 15, 2024 (age 88) Dr. Delilah Lunette Bowen Blanks, 88, of Riegelwood, NC, died Sunday, September 15, 2024, at home. She was a former Bladen County Commissioner and a member [Read More]
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Louvenia Odessa (Lennon) Best
October 24, 1942 ~ September 14, 2024 (age 81) Louvenia Odessa Lennon Best, 81, of Whiteville, died Saturday, September 14, 2024, at Bayonne Medical Center in Bayonne, NJ. The funeral will be 12:00 PM Saturday, September 21, at [Read More]
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Gladys Norris Jernigan (age 100)
January 25, 1924 ~ September 15, 2024 (age 100) Gladys Norris Jernigan, 100 of Whiteville, NC, passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2024. She was born on January 25, 1924 in Loris, SC to the late Lucian and [Read More]
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Janie Gore
April 20, 1958 ~ September 15, 2024 (age 66) Janie Marie Hyatt Gore, of Whiteville NC passed away September 15, 2024. She was born to the late Roscoe Hyatt and Janice Callihan Hyatt. She is [Read More]
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CCN – Afternoon Radio News Report (September 17th, 2024)
The CCN – Afternoon Radio News Report for September 17th, 2024. (Press Play for the Audio)
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Some Roads Still Closed
Following is a list of partial road closures from Columbus County Emergency Services: Livingston Chapel Rd. Swimming Hole Rd. Brinkley Rd. Water Tank Rd. Neils Eddy Rd. creek flooded across the road N.C. 87 South [Read More]
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Former ECHS Athlete Saves Couple, Dog From Flooding
Kenji “Flash” Bowen was just trying to find a safe way home Monday when he ended up saving three lives. The 2018 East Columbus graduate and football and baseball standout was driving home to Leland [Read More]
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Child Porn Suspect Charged
A Delco man is being held under $250,000 bond after he was indicted for allegedly instructing a woman to teach a four year old to perform a sex act in a video he planned to [Read More]
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Most Roads Open Here; Some Flooding Continues
Seven secondary roads and part of N.C. 87 remain closed today after historic rainfall from a tropical low pressure system drenched the county. The storm would have been Tropical Storm Helene, had it held together, [Read More]
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CRHS Announces Closings
Columbus Regional will close all Columbus County health network clinics and the Donayre Cancer Care Center at 3 p.m. today (Monday) due to the storm. Leland clinics are already closed due to unsafe driving conditions. [Read More]
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Sub-tropical System Bringing Heavy Rain, Tornado Threat
Bookmark this report for continuing coverage. The coastal low known as Tropical System Eight is bringing heavy rainfall to Columbus County, and could bring wind gusts to 60 miles per hour before day’s end. Tornado [Read More]
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Bernard Lorenzo Benton
June 12, 1940 ~ September 13, 2024 (age 84) ernard Lorenzo Benton, 84, of the White Marsh community of Whiteville, passed away on Friday, September 13, 2024, at his son’s home in Leland, NC. Bernard was born on [Read More]
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James “Pig” Paul Dorsey
October 13, 1951 ~ September 13, 2024 (age 72) James “Pig” Paul Dorsey, Jr. age 72, of Chadbourn, passed away on Friday, September 13, 2024, at his home. He was born on October 13, 1951, [Read More]
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Wanda Karen Harris McKee
October 28, 1957 ~ September 13, 2024 (age 66) Wanda Karen Harris McKee, age 66, of Whiteville, NC, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 13, 2024, at Lower Cape Fear Life Care, Wilmington, NC. Wanda [Read More]