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CCN Radio News — Morning Report for June 17, 2025
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Month: June 2025
CCN Weather Update
Weather Update – Tuesday June 17, 2025
CCN Weather Update for Tuesday June 17, 2025. This weather update is sponsored by Freedom Insurance of Whiteville. When severe weather strikes, with Freedom Insurance you will always be prepared. For home, car, boat, or [Read More]
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CCN Daily News Briefs for June 16, 2025
News Briefs for June 16, 2025 Brightspeed Internet has been awarded a contract to provide high speed internet access to another 400 homes and businesses in Columbus County. Governor Josh Stein announced the grant award. [Read More]
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CCN Radio News –Afternoon Report for June 16, 2025
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Driver Sought After Killing Puppy
Detectives are searching for a driver who allegedly killed a puppy on purpose while speeding on a Whiteville-area roadway. The Sunday afternoon incident was caught on security camera, according to the report. The driver allegedly [Read More]
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$4,000 of Corn Destroyed
Detectives are investigating after more than $4,125 of corn was destroyed near Whiteville. The victim contacted the sheriff’s office June 12 after discovering the damage. Approximately three acres of unharvested corn was damaged and destroyed, [Read More]
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Gator Being Examined by Biologists
A necropsy is being performed on the alligator that attacked and injured a girl at Lake Waccamaw Friday. Sgt. Matt Criscoe of the Wildlife Resources Commission said the girl will recover. The incident is the [Read More]
Church News
KIDS TALK ABOUT GOD – Why Did Jesus Say We Must Enter His Kingdom with Childlike Faith?
KIDS TALK ABOUT GOD BY CAREY KINSOLVING AND FRIENDS Why Did Jesus Say We Must Enter His Kingdom with Childlike Faith? “Children don’t know about sin, and that’s why they go to heaven. Grownups know [Read More]
Obituaries
Thomas Lee Leggett (Dunky)
November 22, 1959 ~ June 14, 2025 (age 65) It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Thomas Lee Leggett (Dunky) 65 of Fair Bluff; who departed this life on June 14, [Read More]
Obituaries
Calvin Ceonta Smith
December 18, 1981 ~ June 15, 2025 (age 43) Calvin Ceonta Smith, 43, of 1104 Woodland Drive, Whiteville, NC, died Sunday, June 15, 2025, at his residence. A Celebration of Life will be 2:00 PM [Read More]
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Former Bladen School Board Member Charged in Child Sex, Assault Case
A former member of the Bladen County Board of Education who nows lives in Columbus is facing charges of child sexual abuse in Columbus and Bladen counties. Keith Edward Locklear, 35, of Canyon Road, Clarendon, [Read More]
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Pilot, Passenger Identified in Saturday Crash
The Highway Patrol has identified the pilot and passenger of a plane that crash in Dothan Saturday. Philip Porter, 69, and his wife Cheryle, 66, died when their twin engine Beechcraft baron plows into a [Read More]
CCN Weather Update
Weather Update – Monday June 16, 2026
CCN Weather Update for Monday June 16, 2025. This weather update is sponsored by Freedom Insurance of Whiteville. When severe weather strikes, with Freedom Insurance you will always be prepared. For home, car, boat, or [Read More]
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CCN Radio News — Morning Report for June 16, 2025
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CCN Daily News Briefs for June 15, 2025
News Briefs for June 15, 2025 A twin engine plane crashed north of Old Dothan Road Saturday, killing two people. Sheriff Bill Rogers said the crash occurred around 1 p.m. The six seat private plane [Read More]
COLUMBUS CONNECTION
Weekly Podcast: The Columbus Connection – Whiteville Police Chief Paul Rockenbach
On This Edition of The Columbus Connection – Whiteville City Police Chief Paul Rockenbach On this edition of the Columbus Connection, Jefferson talks with Whiteville City Police Chief Paul Rockenbach. The chief talks about a [Read More]