Obituaries
Floris Blue
February 23, 1949 ~ November 23, 2024 (age 75) Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 06, 2024 at 1 pm in the Union Funeral Home at 571 West South Railroad Street, Clarkton, NC. Viewing [Read More]
Month: December 2024
Obituaries
Grady Vann Moore
August 21, 1947 – December 3, 2024 Grady Vann Moore, 77, of Harrells, NC and formerly of Whiteville, died on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at Elizabethtown Nursing Center. Grady was born on August 21, [Read More]
Obituaries
Ramona Harris
July 5, 1959 ~ December 3, 2024 (age 65) Ramona Harris, 65, of 33 Pascal Drive, Lake Waccamaw, NC, died Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at home. The funeral will be 1:00 PM Tuesday, December 10, at Union Baptist [Read More]
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CCN Daily News Briefs
News Briefs for December 3, 2024 A number of new state laws went into effect Sunday, some without the blessing of Gov. Roy Cooper. Masks are now prohibited in public except they may be worn [Read More]
COLUMBUS CONNECTION
The Columbus Connection: Commentary for Nov. 30, 2024
This is a partial transcript of Jefferson Weaver’s Columbus Connection Commentary from Nov. 30. Dissenting opinions and guest suggestions are always welcome. send them to jeffersonweaver@columbuscountynews.com, call 910.914.6056, or drop by our office at 1015 [Read More]
CCN Weather Update
Weather Update – BITTERLY COLD TONIGHT – Tuesday December 3, 2024
Good afternoon, Meteorologist Christopher Cawley here with the weather update for Tuesday December 3, 2024. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES across Columbus County tonight. With clear skies and calm winds, and a deep snowpack to our north, [Read More]
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CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report (December 3, 2024)
CCN Radio News – Afternoon Report for December 03, 2024 (Press Play for the Audio)
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Jefferson Weaver • All the Perfect Trees
It’s out there somewhere, waiting. It might be a lone, scraggly cedar struggling in the shadows of a hardwood swamp, or a loblolly bent and twisted from a storm, condemned to be cast aside when [Read More]
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Coleman, Smith Replace Bullard, Byrd as Board Leaders
Laverne Coleman and Chris Smith replaced Rickey Bullard and Giles “Buddy” Byrd as chair and vice chair of the county commissioners Monday. The move came after Coleman, Byrd, Bullard and Smith were sworn in for [Read More]
Obituaries
Tony James Connor
November 6, 1963 ~ November 28, 2024 (age 61) Tony James Connor, age 61, of Chadbourn, NC, died Thursday, November 28, 2024, in his home. Born in Columbus County, NC, he was the son of the late James [Read More]
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Pedestrians Hurt in Two Collisions
Two pedestrians were seriously injured in separate incidents involving automobiles in less than 24 hours. Lonnie Cardill is recovering after being struck by a car on Powell Boulevard near Hay Street Friday, Whiteville Police said. [Read More]
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CCN Radio News — Morning Report (December 3, 2024)
CCN Radio News – Morning Report for December 03, 2024 (Press Play for the Audio)
Business
Christmas in the Boondocks Has Huge Opening Weekend in Nakina
Boondocks Adventure Farm’s “Christmas in the Boondocks” made its seasonal debut over the weekend in Nakina. It’s a one-of-a-kind Holiday Lights and Entertainment Show that takes place from 5pm -10pm every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday [Read More]
Obituaries
Willie Gene George
April 29, 1950 ~ December 1, 2024 (age 74) Willie Gene George, 74, of 1299 Sunset Terrace, Whiteville, NC, died Sunday, December 1, 2024, at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare. The funeral will be 12:00 PM [Read More]
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Donald Brooks Spivey
August 17, 1938 ~ December 1, 2024 (age 86) Donald Spivey age 86, of the Vinegar Hill community died Sunday, December 1, 2024, in his home. Born in Columbus County, NC, he was the son of the late [Read More]
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Buford Gray Hutchins
November 30, 2024 Buford Gray Hutchins of Chadbourn passed away Saturday, November 30, 2024. He was born July 21, 1943 to the late Buford Neal Hutchins and Alta Swaim Hutchins. He was a 1971 graduate [Read More]