A battle is brewing between state ag and health officials and the General Assembly over a controversial bill making its way through the house. House Bill 609 would legalize the sale of raw, non-pasteu...
The Sunset Road fire moves into its second week tomorrow, and firefighters are on “seek and destroy” missions targeting smoldering hotspots in the 1,300 acre affected area. “The main focus now is seek...
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Squatted trucks are no longer welcome in Tabor City. In a memorandum sent to Tabor City Police and shared on social media this week, Major C.G. Hilburn reminded officers that squatted trucks are now i...
September 13, 1936 ~ May 7, 2025 (age 88) Faye Benton Nance, 88, of Evergreen passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at Shoreland Health Care. Faye was the daughter of the late Ralph Benton Sr. and Cle...
August 6, 1964 ~ May 8, 2025 (age 60) Thurman Jack Norris age 60, of Whiteville died Thursday, May 8, 2025 in the Lower Cape Fear Hospice & Life Care Center, Whiteville, NC . Born in Jacksonville,...
Greetings readers, good day to you! Welcome to the CCN Weather Update for Thursday May 8, 2025. This weather update is sponsored by Freedom Insurance of Whiteville. Protect what matters most wi...
CCN Business Spotlight A New Beginning Home Care Agency “Heartbeat of Home Care” We provide homecare services to Columbus, Bladen, Robeson and Brunswick Counties. We meet the needs of bat...
October 24, 1948 ~ May 7, 2025 (age 76) James “Jimmy” R. Best, age 76, of Mount Holly, NC, died Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in the CaroMont Regional Medical Center, Gastonia, NC. Born in Columbus, GA, he ...
News Briefs for May 7, 2025 The driver of the truck that damaged a Columbus County Sheriff’s patrol vehicle May 1 admitted that she shouldn’t have been driving, the report said. Roseanne Delore...
Citizen complaints led to an investigation and a raid on a home in Brunswick April 30, netting a quantity of drugs and cash. Joseph Stephens, 48, was jailed under $500,000 secured bond, according to a...
Two local lottery players took home some major money this week. When Kenneth Formyduval of Whiteville got off work Friday night, he trusted his gut and bought a $30 scratch-off, leading him to a $1 mi...
The five new appointees to the NC State Board of Elections were sworn in to four-year terms Wednesday (today). The new board immediately elected Francis X. De Luca of Wilmington as chairman. Member St...
A traffic violation and a black metal box commonly used for narcotics transportation led to the arrest of a Hallsboro man May 1. Jemel Antwan Thompson, 33, was held under $155,000 secured bond, accord...
Harvey Daniel Russ, 84, of Hickory, N.C., formerly of Whiteville, passed away peacefully with a smile on his face on May 1, 2025. Born on Nov. 22, 1940 in Shallotte, N.C., he was a devoted husband to ...
A Lumberton woman pleaded guilty Wednesday (today) to bank fraud and misuse of Social Security numbers. Jillian Scott, 31, faces a maximum penalty of 35 years in prison when sentenced later this year....