The new Lake Waccamaw roundabout project at N.C. 214 (Sam Potts Highway) and Chaunceytown Road got underway Monday. The roundabout will eventually replace the current intersection that has stopsigns a...
A well-known former sheriff’s deputy officially announced his intention today to run for the county’s top law enforcement position in 2026. Joshua McPherson worked as a deputy for Columbus County and ...
Greetings readers, welcome to the Tuesday edition of the CCN Weather Update. Dry weather — very dry air in place — with colder-than-normal temperatures will continue for much of the rest o...
April 6, 1958 — January 10, 2025 Dean Patrick Russ of Bladenboro, NC was born on April 6, 1958 and passed away on January 10, 2025 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC. He was 66 yea...
April 4, 1941 – January 11, 2025 Melva Ward Stanley, 83, of Leland, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2025, at the Lower Cape Fear Angel House in Whiteville. She was the daughter of th...
November 28, 1948 – January 11, 2025 Jimmie Ampie Ward, 76, of Ash, died on Saturday, January 11, 2025, at his home. Jimmie was born on November 28, 1948, son of the late Christopher Garl...
May 8, 1964 ~ January 12, 2025 (age 60) Janice Branton Rhue, age 60, of Tabor City, NC, died Sunday, January 12, 2025 in her home. Born May 8, 1964 in Columbus County, NC, she was the daughter of the...
September 15, 1958 ~ January 10, 2025 (age 66) Charles Burgwin Solomon, 66, of 18579 NC Highway 87 West, Tar Heel, NC, died Friday, January 10, 2025, at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. The funeral wi...
News Briefs for January 13, 2025 Whiteville Police had the first 911 call for law enforcement for 2025. Meisha Robinson Contact Whiteville Police at 2 a.m. Jan. 1 to report her car had been stolen. Th...
Whiteville Police had the first 911 call for law enforcement for 2025. Meisha Robinson Contact Whiteville Police at 2:00 a.m. Jan. 1, 2025 to report her car had been stolen. The last call investigated...
A boil water advisory has been issued for customers in the Riegelwood Sanitary District. Residents may see brown or discolored water, and any water intended for consumption should be boiled. Ac...
By Dianne Nobles Ward Greater Tabor City Chamber of Commerce We hope that all of you had a glorious holiday season. It’s hard to believe that we are already a week into this new year. May 2025 be a ...
The second gunman in a shootout that wounded a pregnant woman will serve just short of six years in federal prison. Robert Jamar Avant, 33, formerly of Huffman Street, Chadbourn, pleaded guilty to bei...
Applications are open to receive free bicycle helmets from the N.C. Department of Transportation. The annual giveaway by NCDOT’s Integrated Mobility Division encourages more children to wear helmets. ...
Greetings everyone, welcome to your Monday edition of the CCN Daily Weather Update. Well there’s not much to talk about this week. We’ll have another blast of really cold air hittin...
Greetings readers, welcome to the CCN Weather Update for Sunday January 12, 2025. One of the longest stretches of unusually cold weather in recent memory will continue through… probably t...