Deputies and Chadbourn Police arrested a mother and son early Wednesday after the pair allegedly ran a family-based drug enterprise. The months-long investigation, which involved the sheriff’s office ...
Hey everyone, welcome to the Thursday 1/16/2025 edition of the CCN Weather Update! Brrr. Mercy it’s cold out this morning with temperatures running in the upper teens to lower 20s. At least we d...
News Briefs for January 15, 2025 Eleven months before filing begins, three candidates for sheriff have announced their intentions to run. Josh McPherson, and former deputy, detective and direct...
June 28, 1956 ~ January 13, 2025 Mrs. Patricia Ann Wright-Johnson, 68, of Tabor City, NC passed away on Monday, January 13, 2025, in Whiteville, NC. There will be a viewing on Saturday, January 18, 20...
September 4, 1969 — January 9, 2025 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.” – John...
Two masked bandits allegedly robbed an Arn Ward Road family Saturday. The sheriff’s office reported that the victims were confronted by two men with a firearm. One victim was physically restrained and...
Five railroad crossings in upper Brunswick and Eastern Columbus counties will be closed in the coming weeks for repairs. Traffic will be detoured around the project sites. Each repair is expected to l...
For National Radon Action Month, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services is providing 2,000 free radon test kits available beginning Jan. 1, at radon.ncdhhs.gov. Radon exposure is preventable...
Barry Darnell White, 63, pled guilty Tuesday to knowingly discharging tert-Butyl alcohol and other pollutants into the Cape Fear River in violation of the federal Clean Water Act. White did so while ...
There’s always a lot going on in Columbus County. That’s why we added the Good News segment to our news casts, then a full program and weekly post on Columbuscountynews.com in 2021. Several folks have...
I’ve been driving my wife’s car of late, and I am terrified. It’s the newest one we have ever had; Miss Rhonda received it when her mother passed away last fall. It rides like a dream, has a decidedly...
Greetings friends and neighbors, welcome to the Wednesday edition of the CCN Weather Update! Not a whole lot to talk about in the short-term, through about noon on Friday, as dry high pressure stays i...
June 20, 1957 ~ January 14, 2025 (age 67) George Franklin Becker,Jr. (Frank) passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, in Clarendon, NC. Frank was born on June 20, 1957, in Lynchburg, Virgi...
February 25, 1947 ~ January 12, 2025 (age 77) Hugh Francis Williams of Whiteville passed away January 12, 2025. He was born to the late Douglas Williams and Bessie Phillips Williams on February 25, 19...
Governor Josh Stein and the council of state did not have the traditional public inauguration this weekend due to the winter storm’s impact on Raleigh. Stein did announce that FEMA extended hotel stay...
News Briefs for January 14, 2025 Josh McPherson announced on social media Tuesday morning that he will run for Columbus County Sheriff in the 2026 race. The former deputy, detective and directo...