Obituaries
Stanley Perry Hamilton
February 22, 1957 ~ July 13, 2025 (age 68) Stanley Perry Hamilton, 68, of Whiteville, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 13, 2025, at the Lower Cape Fear Angel House in [Read More]
Month: July 2025
Obituaries
Joseph D. “Joe” Ray
November 23, 1932 ~ July 13, 2025 (age 92) Joseph D. “Joe” Ray, 92, of Tabor City, passed away July 13, 2025 in Whiteville, NC. Born on November 23, 1932 in Columbus County, NC, he was a son [Read More]
Obituaries
Miriam Newell Reeves
June 19, 1959 ~ July 15, 2025 (age 66) Miriam Newell Reeves, age 66, of Bolton, NC, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at the Lower Cape Fear Angel House in Whiteville, NC. Miriam was born [Read More]
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CCN Daily News Briefs for July 15, 2025
News Briefs for July 15, 2025 Columbus County Animal Protective Services will be bringing the community together for the ‘Paws, Music, and Moonlight’ event on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. at the shelter, located at 288 [Read More]
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Mother, Three Kids Plea in Soles Killing
Samantha Watts will serve 45 years in prison, and one of her sons will serve 35, for the 2023 beating death of Corey Adam Soles of Chadbourn. Samantha Watts, 42 and her son Payton, both [Read More]
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Rams’ Larrell Murchison Annual Fun Day a Success
On a warm Saturday morning in Elizabethtown, one of Bladen’s own came back for a camp and a cause. Larrell Murchison returned home to over 300 people for his Fifth Annual Community Day at Elizabethtown [Read More]
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DYB Roundup for June 14: Whiteville AAA All-Stars Dominate Early in State Tourney
At Ocean Isle, Whiteville AAA All-Stars bats were hot and the pitchers arms were golden as they crushed Town Creek All-Stars 17-0 in game 1. Easton Spivey started and pitched two shutout innings, striking [Read More]
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Benton’s Walk Off HR Lifts Whiteville D2 Majors 2-1; DYB State Tournaments Results
Mason Benton hit a walk off home run in the 8th inning to lift Whiteville’s D2 Majors to a 2-1 victory over South Brunswick in the D2 Majors State Tournament. The win puts the Whiteville [Read More]
Elections
Races Shaping up For Municipal Offices
Mayors in Lake Waccamaw and Whiteville will face challengers in November, while some towns still don’t have a full slate of hopefuls for the municipal elections this fall. Filing for town and city offices ends [Read More]
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Woman Charged After Sick Infant Hospitalized
Updated An infant is recovering after being taken to the hospital with a 100 degree fever, covered in feces and “bumps.” The woman described as her caregiver has been charged. Warrants show that Eugenia Kaye [Read More]
CCN Weather Update
Weather Update – Tuesday July 15, 2025
CCN Weather Update for Tuesday July 15, 2025. This weather update is sponsored by Freedom Insurance of Whiteville. For home, car, boat, or whatever you need, you won’t need to sweat the details with Freedom [Read More]
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CCN Daily News Briefs for July 14, 2025
News Briefs for July 14, 2025 A Clarkton man was killed Sunday when his motorcycle crashed into an SUV. Raykwan Davis was traveling north when Dilena Jessup of Elizabethtown attempted to turn left onto U.S. [Read More]
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Deputy, Driver Hurt in Thursday Wreck
A deputy and a Chadbourn area resident were hurt Thursday when the deputy’s patrol car struck a truck near Whiteville. Deputy Timothy Stewart was cited for failure to reduce speed, according to Sgt. J. Weissinger [Read More]
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Chase Suspect Fights Troopers
A high speed chase in the rain led to the arrest of a Las Vegas man Thursday after he fought with troopers. Joseph Paul SIngletary, 36, of Las Vegas, Nev., was held under $25,000 secured [Read More]
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Drug, Child Abuse Charged after Chase
A Whiteville woman faces 30 charges ranging from drugs to child abuse and traffic offenses after a high speed chase across state lines. Quasheima Reeves, 27, had three children under the age of two in [Read More]
Church News
KIDS TALK ABOUT GOD – Can I Know I’m in the Place Where God Wants Me? (Psalm 23:2)
KIDS TALK ABOUT GOD BY CAREY KINSOLVING AND FRIENDS Can I Know I’m in the Place Where God Wants Me? (Psalm 23:2) “He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside [Read More]