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Carolyn Leona (Greene) Thompson

July 10, 2025 Columbus County News Comments Off on 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

July 10, 2025 Columbus County News Comments Off on 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

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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

July 10, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for July 10, 2025

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Cumbee to Speak to Genealogical Society

July 10, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on 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

July 10, 2025 Tommy Taylor Comments Off on 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]

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North Carolina Gains ‘Top State’ for Business Rank Again

July 10, 2025 Columbus County News Comments Off on 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]

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Gambling Revenues Down Again in June as Year Ends

July 10, 2025 Columbus County News Comments Off on Gambling Revenues Down Again in June as Year Ends

Gambling revenues and payouts went down again in June, according to the state lottery commission. Between June 1 and June 30, e-gamblers in North Carolina wagered $433,184,675 on sporting events, including paid and promotional wagers. [Read More]

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Three Jailed in Chadbourn Theft Ring

July 10, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Three Jailed in Chadbourn Theft Ring

Three suspects are behind bars and a fourth is being sought after a string of thefts in Chadbourn Police Chief Ken Elliott said the arrests Wednesday morning came after weeks of work by CPD. Anthony [Read More]

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CCN Radio News — Morning Report for July 10, 2025

July 10, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on CCN Radio News — Morning Report for July 10, 2025

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Weather Update – Thursday July 10, 2025

July 10, 2025 Christopher Cawley Comments Off on Weather Update – Thursday July 10, 2025

CCN Weather Update for Thursday July 10, 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]

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Running a Franchise & Finding Success

July 10, 2025 Columbus County News Comments Off on Running a Franchise & Finding Success

If you are thinking of trying to run a business that will be successful, one of the best ways you can do this is by having a franchise. That is a very well known and [Read More]

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Lake Waccamaw Town Board Meeting for July 2025

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During their monthly Town Board Meeting, Lake Waccamaw commissioners on Tuesday emphasized their opposition to a proposed new development on Old Lake Road. Several citizens who spoke at the meeting urged the board to take [Read More]

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Gail (Arnette) McCann

July 9, 2025 Columbus County News Comments Off on Gail (Arnette) McCann

November 29, 1949 ~ July 7, 2025 (age 75) Gail Arnette McCann went on to be with her loving savior, at the age of 75, on Monday, July 7th, 2025. Keeping her eyes fixed on [Read More]

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CCN Daily News Briefs for July 9, 2025

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News Briefs for July 9, 2025 Municipal filing opened Monday for the November elections. Lake Waccamaw has a three way race for mayor, while some towns have had no one file for office as of [Read More]

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Woman Charged with Fake Sex Assault Claim

July 9, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Woman Charged with Fake Sex Assault Claim

A false claim of sexual assault led to the arrest of a local woman July 1. Emma Paige Ward, 21, of 509 Fair Bluff Rd., Tabor City, was charged with a single count of making [Read More]

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