Non-profits from all corners of Columbus County are the newest recipients of 22 grants from the Columbus Community Foundation (CCF). CCF is an affiliate of the N.C. Community Foundation. NCCF...
Additional details as of 2:30 p.m. A frequent critic of the Bladen County Board of Education and former publisher of an online newspaper has been charged with murder. Charlotte Brandy...
July started out with a bang, and the momentum will just keep going into August. There are still events to attend, good causes to donate to, and a movie to...
CCN Weather Update for Wednesday July 9, 2025. This weather update is sponsored by Freedom Insurance of Whiteville. No weather worries with Freedom Insurance. For home, car, boat, or whatever...
There was a steady stream of candidates at the county board of elections Monday when filing opened for the fall municipal races. Three candidates have signed up to run for...
CCN Daily News Briefs for July 8, 2025 The pastor of Happy Home Church is being held on underage sex charges in South Carolina. Devin Carroll, 22, was arrested by...
Darlington Deputy Devin Mason will be eulogized today at 2 p.m. at West Columbus High School. The Darlington County officer died in the line of duty July 1. Visitation will be at...
July 12, 1924 ~ March 3, 2025 (age 100) Haynes Wesley Young Age: 100 Sebastian, FL (formerly of Hallsboro, NC) Haynes Wesley Young, age 100, of Sebastian, FL (formerly of Hallsboro, NC) passed...
December 31, 1997 ~ July 1, 2025 (age 27) Darlington County Sheriff Deputy Frank Devin Mason, age 27, lost his life in the line of duty on July 1, 2025. He leaves behind...
CCN Weather Update for Tuesday July 8, 2025. This weather update is sponsored by Freedom Insurance of Whiteville. No weather worries with Freedom Insurance. For home, car, boat, or whatever...
August 22, 1936 ~ July 6, 2025 (age 88) Billy Alton Small went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 6, 2025 following an extended illness. He was...
News Briefs for July 7, 2025 Columbus County Commissioners will not have their regularly scheduled Monday meeting tonight. The next county board meeting is set for July 21. Governor Stein...
Clerk of Superior Court Jess Hill said he was surprised when he got a text message threatening him with potential legal action over a traffic ticket. Hill said that he...
Deputies had to use a Taser on an impaired man who was allegedly knocking on windows along Rough and Ready Road June 30. Dustin Rawls, 33, of 1327 Midway Rd.,...
The woman who claimed an infant had been raped is facing felony charges after the accusation was disproven. Tonia Nicole Godwin, 40, of 167 Page’s Mill Rd., Cerro Gordo, was...
Two masked men broke into Crossroads Pharmacy, disabled the security system and took a quantity of medication early July 4. Whiteville Police Chief Paul Rockenbach said the men shattered the...













