Obituaries
Howard Jackson James
March 21, 1955 — December 29, 2024 Mr. Howard Jackson James, age 69, of Tabor City, NC, entered eternal rest on Sunday, December 29, 2024, in the VA Hospital, Fayetteville There will be a viewing [Read More]
Month: December 2024
Obituaries
Anthony S. Godwin
March 22, 1989 ~ December 31, 2024 (age 35) Master Trooper Anthony Godwin passed away on December 31, 2024. Anthony is the husband of Heather Tyree Godwin and father to Landry Godwin and Grayanna [Read More]
Obituaries
Julius Odell Lennon
December 26, 1955 ~ December 29, 2024 (age 69) Mr. Julius Odell Lennon passed on December 29, 2024. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Jan. o4, 2025 at 1:00 pm at St. Luke AME Zion Church, 410 [Read More]
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CCN Daily News Briefs – New Years Eve
News Briefs for December 31, 2024 – New Years Eve Tonight is New Year’s Eve, and if you feel inclined to drive after celebrating – don’t. The state’s Booze It and Lose It campaign [Read More]
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Animal Cruelty Open Investigation
The Columbus County Sheriff’s office and Animal Protective Services were called about an alleged case of animal abuse Christmas Eve. A woman reported that she was prevented from retrieving two dogs from her previous residence [Read More]
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Clyde Norris Road Home Struck by Gunfire
Multiple shots damaged two cars, a home and a storage building Monday night. No one was injured in the 9:30 p.m. shooting, the sheriff’s office reported, but a Chevrolet automobile and two structures sustained extensive [Read More]
CCN Weather Update
Helene Deadlines Extended
At the request of the Governor, FEMA has granted North Carolina an extension for local governments and certain types of non-profits to apply for public assistance until February 6, 2025. Public Assistance provides supplemental grants to [Read More]
Elections
Campaign Contribution Limits Rise
Starting tomorrow, donors may give more money to their preferred political candidates. Effective Jan. 1, 2025, the contribution limit for North Carolina candidates and political committees increases by $400 per election, from $6,400 to $6,800. [Read More]
Business
Ag Commissioner Announces Grant Award
Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler announced the second round of awards from the North Carolina Agricultural Manufacturing and Processing Initiative. These $6.6 million in awards focus on the expansion of current operations to use more North [Read More]
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Wreck Leads to Shots Fired, Suicide
A single vehicle crash led to a standoff and an apparent suicide Monday on Country Club Road near Whiteville. The sheriff’s office said the victim, who was 53, died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. [Read More]
CCN Weather Update
Weather Update – New Years Eve – Tuesday December 31, 2024
Hello and Happy New Year’s Eve! Meteorologist Christopher Cawley here with your CCN Weather Update. The blogs the past few days have been quite lengthy; I’ll keep today’s short and sweet. Quiet weather straight [Read More]
Obituaries
Bruce Daniel Tyler
November 5, 1956 ~ December 30, 2024 (age 68) Bruce Daniel Tyler age 68, of Tabor City died Monday December 30, 2024, in his home. Born in Charleston, SC, he was the son of the late Johnny and [Read More]
Obituaries
Shirley Ann Coleman Long
March 18, 1949 ~ December 28, 2024 (age 75) Shirley Ann Coleman Long of Whiteville NC, passed away December 28, 2024. She was born to the late Odell Coleman and Lettie “Mae” Pettite on March 18, 1949. Shirley [Read More]
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CCN Daily News Briefs
News Briefs for December 30, 2024 A convicted felon caught with a handgun will be sentenced in March. Bobby Jaquane Toon, 31, was arrested in January 2024 after fleeing from law enforcement. He was [Read More]
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Theft, Drive-By and Suspected Arson
Someone stole a storage building from a Bolton home December 20. The building was valued at $2,000. An unoccupied building was reported damaged by fire on Ronald Lane near Chadbourn the same day. On December [Read More]
Lead Story
Conway Police Asking for the Publics Help — Missing Teen
Conway Police are asking for the public’s help locating 16 year old Kenche Denise Green. The African American girl was reported missing this morning from Duckett Street around 1240 a.m. Kenche is five feet two, [Read More]