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Weather Update – Thursday February 27, 2025

February 27, 2025 Christopher Cawley Comments Off on Weather Update – Thursday February 27, 2025

  Hi everyone, welcome to the Thursday edition of the CCN Daily Weather Update! This weather update is brought to you by our friends at Freedom Insurance in Whiteville. For car, home, or future, Freedom [Read More]

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February 26, 2025 Columbus County News Comments Off on CCN Daily News Briefs

News Briefs for February 26, 2025   Ervin Hakim Johnson was murdered, according to the State Bureau of Investigation. Johnson’s body was found Feb. 18 near his home, five days after his mother reported him [Read More]

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Wildfires Break Out Across County

February 26, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Wildfires Break Out Across County

Photos by Christopher Cawley Firefighters and the Forest Service are working to contain a wildfire off Bud Stephens Road this afternoon (Wednesday). The blaze was referred to as a “full on forest fire” by the [Read More]

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Multiple Departments at White Hall Road Fire – Video

February 26, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Multiple Departments at White Hall Road Fire – Video

Breaking news Firefighters have contained an out of control  grass and debris fire on Whitehall Road has threatened a shed and a home. Radio traffic indicates firefighters from Hallsboro, North Whiteville, Welches Creek, Whiteville,  and [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • Fit to Be Tied

February 26, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • Fit to Be Tied

At least five, usually six days a week, I wear a tie. Neckties were already becoming somewhat passe before COVID made it acceptable to wear pajamas in public. Since then, life seems to have become [Read More]

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Boil Advisory Issued for District IV

February 26, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Boil Advisory Issued for District IV

Emergency repairs on North Creek Drive in county Water District IV have led to a boil advisory. The affected area includes all of North Creek Drive. Flow will be reversed for periods of time, leading [Read More]

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Tabor Talk for Feb. 26

February 26, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Tabor Talk for Feb. 26

Courtesy Greater Tabor City Chamber of Commerce The 79th Annual Banquet was held this past week at The Todd House Wedding and Event Center. We were blessed to have 105 guests in attendance. Everyone enjoyed [Read More]

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Gullah-Geechee Celebrated at N.C. Rice Festival

February 26, 2025 Columbus County News Comments Off on Gullah-Geechee Celebrated at N.C. Rice Festival

Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site will host the N.C. Rice Festival March 8. The festival celebrates how rice and Gullah-Geechee culture shaped the North Carolina Lowcountry. The festival will feature over 70 vendors and [Read More]

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Commentary: Game Lands Proposal a Step in the Wrong Direction

February 26, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Commentary: Game Lands Proposal a Step in the Wrong Direction

Columbuscountynews.com welcomes dissenting and concurring opinions, guest columns and letters to the editor. All submissions must be signed, and have the sender’s address and telephone for verification. Only the contributor’s name and community will be [Read More]

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DOT Scholarships Available

February 26, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on DOT Scholarships Available

Students at North Carolina Title 1 public high schools have until March 7 to apply for a new, one-week page program. Title I is a federally funded program that provides financial assistance and support to [Read More]

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New Hanover Suspect Caught Here

February 26, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on New Hanover Suspect Caught Here

The suspect in a New Hanover County murder was apprehended by Columbus County deputies in Whiteville. Marvin Lorenzo Newkirk, 40, of Wilmington, was wanted first degree murder, attempted first degree murder, armed robbery, and felony [Read More]

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Shed Fire Injures Two

February 26, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Shed Fire Injures Two

Two people living in a storage building were airlifted to a burn center after the shed caught fire early Tuesday. Hallsboro Fire Chief Joe Tyler said firefighters were called out at 2:20 a.m. to 155 [Read More]

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SBI Calls Johnson Death Homicide

February 26, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on SBI Calls Johnson Death Homicide

Ervin Hakeem “Ervianna” Johnson was murdered, according to the State Bureau of Investigation. Johnson, 25, disappeared from his Bermuda Bay home near Tabor City Feb. 13. His body was found Feb. 18 by a family [Read More]

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Weather Update – Wednesday February 26, 2025

February 26, 2025 Christopher Cawley Comments Off on Weather Update – Wednesday February 26, 2025

Greetings friends and followers. It’s time for the CCN Daily Weather Update for Wednesday February 26, 2025. This weather update is brought to you by our friends at Freedom Insurance in Whiteville. For car, home, [Read More]

Obituaries

Phillip Auty Allen

February 25, 2025 Columbus County News Comments Off on Phillip Auty Allen

February 17, 1953 ~ February 24, 2025 (age 72) Phillip Auty Allen, 72, of Little River and formerly of Cerro Gordo, died on Monday, February 24, 20245 at McLeod Seacoast Hospital in Little River, SC. [Read More]

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Jimmy “Pete” Best

February 25, 2025 Columbus County News Comments Off on Jimmy “Pete” Best

September 28, 1963 ~ February 24, 2025 (age 61) Jimmy “Pete” Levon Best, of Riegelwood NC, passed away February 24, 2025. He was born to the late William Paul Best and Mary Louise Todd Best [Read More]

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