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Suspect Offers to Fight ‘All the Deputies’

Deputies arrested a Clarendon man Saturday after he allegedly assaulted a woman then wanted to fight with law enforcement. James Huggins, 18, was held under no bond on charges of...

Jefferson Weaver
March 11, 2025
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Weather Update – Tuesday March 11, 2025

  Hello friends and followers, welcome to the Tuesday edition of the CCN Daily Weather Update. Today’s weather update is brought to you by our friends at Freedom Insurance in...

Christopher Cawley
March 11, 2025
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Jerry Wayne Ward

March 1, 1953 ~ March 10, 2025 (age 72) Jerry Wayne Ward , 72 of Whiteville died Monday March 10, 2025 at the Pembroke Center in Pembroke, N.C. He was...

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March 10, 2025
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Betty Yvonne Tedder Smith

March 1, 1936 ~ March 9, 2025 (age 89) Betty Yvonne Tedder Smith, age 89 went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 9, 2025 at Lower...

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March 10, 2025
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News Briefs for March 10, 2025   Charges are pending after a man died in a structure fire in Nakina early Sunday. Wendel Clyde Smith, 75, was found in the remains...

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March 10, 2025
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Fourth Week for Darius Washington’s Murder Trail

Darius Washington’s murder trial started its fourth week Monday. Washington was charged with first degree murder in the 2019 killings of Alexis Trujillo, Nancy Trujillo, and Rafael Jaramillo on Britta...

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March 10, 2025
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Requiring Boaters to use Boat Ramps

  Hunters, fishermen, kayakers and other outdoors enthusiasts are in an uproar over a bill being considered by the general assembly. Senate Bill 220 was filed by Senators Bill Rabon,...

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March 10, 2025
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WTAB Radio Turns Off the Transmitter

WTAB Radio in Tabor City is off the air today after 71 years. It’s the end of an era and the home of the popular Swap Shop, Classic Country, Bluegrass,...

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March 10, 2025
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Companion Bill to the Anti DEI

  A Republican-supported bill banning diversity equity and inclusion practices is making its way through state senate. Senate Bill 227 is a companion bill to the anti DEI measures proposed in the...

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March 10, 2025
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Missing Child Repository

  The State Department of Public Safety has launched a new tool to find missing children. The Missing Child Repository will assist in locating missing juveniles and identifying those unable to id...

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March 10, 2025
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Negligent Discharge of a Firearm

A Whiteville area man was transported to Columbus Regional Wednesday after accidentally shooting himself. Jimmy Eric Bright, age 47, had a negligent discharge with a .22 caliber revolver just before 3...

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March 10, 2025
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Murder Charge Pending in Saturday Arson

  One man is dead and another is facing a murder charge after a fire in Nakina Saturday night. Wendel Clyde Smith, 75, died in the mobile home fire just...

Jefferson Weaver
March 10, 2025
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Weather Update – Monday March 10, 2025

  Rainy days this Monday… greetings and welcome to the CCN Daily Weather Update! Today’s weather update is brought to you by our friends at Freedom Insurance in Whiteville. When...

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March 10, 2025
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News Briefs for March 9, 2025   WTAB Radio in Tabor City is going off the air after 71 years. The home of the popular Friday Swap Shop and religious...

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March 9, 2025
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Robert James Melvin

January 1, 1956 – March 7, 2025   Mr. Robert James Melvin, age 69, son of the late Roosevelt and Flora Mae Johnson Melvin passed on Friday, March 7, 2025...

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March 9, 2025
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Daniel Thomas Norton

December 17, 1945 ~ March 8, 2025 (age 79) Daniel Thomas Norton, age 79, of Whiteville, passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side at his home on...

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March 9, 2025
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