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CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for July 11, 2025
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Month: July 2025
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Johnson Gets 15-20 Years for Standoff, Shooting
The man who barricaded himself in a Bolton home and exchanged gunfire with law enforcement will serve 15 to 20 years in prison after a plea deal in Columbus County Superior Court. Gregory Johnson, 49, [Read More]
Brews & Bites
Brews and Bites: The Grind
By Justin Williamson Today I’m happy to share my experience with you from a new coffee and sandwich shop in the heart of Tabor City, called The Grind. This new vendor has taken over the [Read More]
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Nearly 100 Animals Seized in Hallsboro Case
In what investigators are calling “one of the most significant animal cruelty investigations in county history,” a Hallsboro woman faces 94 charges after nearly 100 animals were seized from inhumane conditions. Deborah Ross Dahl, 70, [Read More]
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CCN Radio News — Morning Report for July 11, 2025
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CCN Weather Update
Weather Update – Friday July 11, 2025
YnCCN Weather Update for Friday July 11, 2025. This weather update is sponsored by Freedom Insurance of Whiteville. No weather worries with Freedom Insurance. For home, car, boat, or whatever you need, Freedom can provide [Read More]
Obituaries
Mary Olivia Minton
July 10, 2025 Mary Olivia Waller Minton passed away on March 6, 2025 at the age of 90. To know Mary was to know a woman of both determination and grace, qualities which shone brightly [Read More]
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Kenneth McCray
August 3, 1961 — July 5, 2025 Mr. Kenneth McCray, age 63, of Tabor City, NC, passed on Saturday, July 5, 2025, at Columbus Regional Healthcare Systems, Whiteville, NC. A Memorial Service will be on [Read More]
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Lillie Mae Peppers
February 15, 1943 — July 4, 2025 Lillie Mae Peppers, 82, of Chadbourn, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 4, 2025, at her residence. She was born on February 15, [Read More]
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Carolyn Leona (Greene) Thompson
March 29, 1940 ~ July 9, 2025 (age 85) Carolyn Leona Greene Thompson, 85, of Cerro Gordo, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, while in the Columbus Regional Healthcare [Read More]
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Eva Mae (Barnes) Wallace
October 23, 1941 ~ July 9, 2025 (age 83) Eva Mae Barnes Wallace, 83, of Cerro Gordo, passed away on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in the Columbus Regional Healthcare Center in Whiteville. Eva Mae was [Read More]
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CCN Daily News Briefs for July 10, 2025
News Briefs for July 10, 2025 The former publisher of bladenonline.com is in jail under no bond on a charge of murder. Charlotte Smith, 45, of Elizabethtown, is alleged to have shot her husband Daine [Read More]
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CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for July 10, 2025
CCN Radio News – Afternoon Report for July 10, 2025 (Press Play for the Audio)
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Cumbee to Speak to Genealogical Society
Crusoe native and historian Archie Cumbee will be the next speaker Saturday at the Southeastern Genealogical Society. Cumbee was born in Columbus County and lived in Crusoe Island until his family moved near the town [Read More]
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Coach Talk: The Heroes of the 2017 Whiteville Wolfpack Baseball Team
With baseball in full swing, thoughts of Gehrig, Aaron, Rose, and Mays to Ryan, Smoltz, and Seaver, fill our head as the we prepare to watch this year’s Major League All-Star game. They were our [Read More]
Business
North Carolina Gains ‘Top State’ for Business Rank Again
Both sides of the political aisle are taking credit today as CNBC announced North Carolina as the top state for business in the country. CNBC credited the workforce, economy and business friendly environment for the [Read More]