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Inmate Finds Handgun Parts
A road crew picking up trash along Pine Log Road Monday found part of a handgun, a sheriff’s report said. Cpl. Z. Morris of the sheriff’s office responded to the call in the 2000 block [Read More]
Year: 2025
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Mother and Son Arrested in Drug Raid
Deputies and Chadbourn Police arrested a mother and son early Wednesday after the pair allegedly ran a family-based drug enterprise. The months-long investigation, which involved the sheriff’s office Special Operations Division and Chadbourn Police, came [Read More]
CCN Weather Update
Weather Update – Thursday January 16, 2025
Hey everyone, welcome to the Thursday 1/16/2025 edition of the CCN Weather Update! Brrr. Mercy it’s cold out this morning with temperatures running in the upper teens to lower 20s. At least we don’t have [Read More]
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CCN Daily News Briefs
News Briefs for January 15, 2025 Eleven months before filing begins, three candidates for sheriff have announced their intentions to run. Josh McPherson, and former deputy, detective and director of Animal Protective Services, said [Read More]
Obituaries
Patricia Ann Wright-Johnson
June 28, 1956 ~ January 13, 2025 Mrs. Patricia Ann Wright-Johnson, 68, of Tabor City, NC passed away on Monday, January 13, 2025, in Whiteville, NC. There will be a viewing on Saturday, January 18, [Read More]
Obituaries
Ernest Lavon Keel
September 4, 1969 — January 9, 2025 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.” – John [Read More]
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Family Robbed Saturday
Two masked bandits allegedly robbed an Arn Ward Road family Saturday. The sheriff’s office reported that the victims were confronted by two men with a firearm. One victim was physically restrained and forced to hand [Read More]
Business
Five Rail Crossings to Close for Repairs
Five railroad crossings in upper Brunswick and Eastern Columbus counties will be closed in the coming weeks for repairs. Traffic will be detoured around the project sites. Each repair is expected to last three to [Read More]
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Free Radon Tests Available
For National Radon Action Month, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services is providing 2,000 free radon test kits available beginning Jan. 1, at radon.ncdhhs.gov. Radon exposure is preventable, and testing is the only way [Read More]
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Navassa Plant Manager Pleads in Pollution Case
Barry Darnell White, 63, pled guilty Tuesday to knowingly discharging tert-Butyl alcohol and other pollutants into the Cape Fear River in violation of the federal Clean Water Act. White did so while employed by American [Read More]
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The Good News for Jan. 15-22, 2025
There’s always a lot going on in Columbus County. That’s why we added the Good News segment to our news casts, then a full program and weekly post on Columbuscountynews.com in 2021. Several folks have [Read More]
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Jefferson Weaver • Broken Mirrors, Backup Cameras and Inverted Speedbumps
I’ve been driving my wife’s car of late, and I am terrified. It’s the newest one we have ever had; Miss Rhonda received it when her mother passed away last fall. It rides like a [Read More]
CCN Weather Update
Weather Update – Wednesday January 15, 2025
Greetings friends and neighbors, welcome to the Wednesday edition of the CCN Weather Update! Not a whole lot to talk about in the short-term, through about noon on Friday, as dry high pressure stays in [Read More]
Obituaries
George Franklin Becker, Jr.
June 20, 1957 ~ January 14, 2025 (age 67) George Franklin Becker,Jr. (Frank) passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, in Clarendon, NC. Frank was born on June 20, 1957, in Lynchburg, Virginia, to the late George [Read More]
Obituaries
Hugh Williams
February 25, 1947 ~ January 12, 2025 (age 77) Hugh Francis Williams of Whiteville passed away January 12, 2025. He was born to the late Douglas Williams and Bessie Phillips Williams on February 25, 1947. He was the [Read More]
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Nontraditional Public Inauguration
Governor Josh Stein and the council of state did not have the traditional public inauguration this weekend due to the winter storm’s impact on Raleigh. Stein did announce that FEMA extended hotel stays for Hurricane [Read More]