Updated closings as of 2:50 p.m. Two to four inches of snow could fall on Columbus County today, and bitterly cold conditions are forecast to continue through the week. The entire area is under a wint...
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April 7, 1946 – January 20, 2025 Bernell Cribb Stanley, 78, of Clarendon, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 20, 2025 at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. Bernell was...
May 27, 1978 – January 20, 2025 Westley Edwin Ward, 46, of Whiteville, passed away on Monday, January 20, 2025, in the Columbus Regional Healthcare System. Westley was born on May 27, 1978. Memo...
March 7, 1976 – January 19, 2025 Michael Thomas Nance, 48, of Evergreen, went to be with Jesus on Sunday, January 19, 2025, at MUSC Florence, following a recent illness. Michael was born on Marc...
August 22, 1940 ~ January 19, 2025 (age 84) Esty Jordan Bullard, age 84, of Delco, NC, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2025, to go to her eternal home in heaven. Esty was born on August 22, 1940 i...
The Franklin and Lee streets improvement project in Whiteville has been delayed slightly due to the holidays. City Manager Darren Currie said the city had to extend the deadline for contractors intere...
Eleven months before filing begins, three candidates for sheriff have announced their intentions to run. Josh McPherson, and former deputy, detective and director of Animal Protective Services,...
Our community hero this week is Allen Strickland. When the cold weather moved in with a vengeance last week, Allen opened the Todd House Wedding and Event Center to anyone who was in need of a ...
It’s hard to believe, but five years ago this week, ground was broken on the Veterans Memorial Park of America on U.S. 701 South of Whiteville. What began as a dream had grown to a destination for loc...
News Briefs for January 20, 2025 A mother and four children died Sunday in a car crash in Bladen County. The 4:00 p.m. wreck occurred on N.C. 20 near Purdie Hall Road, the Highway Patrol said. The chi...
Columbus County Commissioners will have a full agenda when they meet Tuesday starting at 2:30 p.m. Among the items being considered are a request to place 911 under the sheriff’s office, provide 15 ne...
Dear Mr. President, I am pleased that you have returned to the White House. I admit that in your first election, I wasn’t sure about you, but you far exceeded my expectations and honestly, surprised m...
Two people were arrested on drug charges after an early morning traffic stop turned up methamphetamines Jan. 17. Jerry Delane McBride, 51, of 1417 Bill Hooks Rd., was held without bond. He was charged...
Greetings friends, welcome to the CCN Daily Weather Update for Monday January 20, 2025. Today we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Once again our weather blog is proudly sponsored by Freedom Insurance...
Columbus County commissioners on Tuesday will hear a request to transfer 911 operations under the sheriff’s office. The request comes after several fire chiefs asked the sheriff’s office to tak...