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David Lawrence Haynes

March 14, 1943 ~ March 3, 2025 (age 81) David Lawrence Haynes, 81, fondly known as “DL,” of 1014 Toon Road, Whiteville, NC, died Monday, March 3, 2025, at Lower...

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Mary Clayton Wyche Mintz (age 106)

May 11, 1918 ~ March 4, 2025 (age 106) Mary Clayton Wyche Mintz, 106, died on March 4, 2025, after a brief illness at her family home in Hallsboro. She was born in...

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March 4, 2025
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Ronald David Register

March 7, 1970 ~ March 2, 2025 (age 54) On Sunday, March 2, 2025, Ronald David Register of Hallsboro passed away at the age of 54 years. He was the...

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March 4, 2025
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Columbus County Church Listing

  Send Church News and Special Service listings to churchnews@columbuscountynews.com. List your church services, address, contacts, email, special services or other worship opportunities. Photos ...

Jefferson Weaver
March 4, 2025
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Brews and Bites: Nell’s Chophouse and Catering

By Justin Williamson – Brews & Bites  I had the pleasure to be invited to the grand opening and ribbon cutting at a new restaurant in Chadbourn, Nell’s Chophouse and...

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March 4, 2025
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State Processing Tax Returns

The N.C. Dept. of Revenue (NCDOR) is now processing 2024 Individual Income Tax returns. Taxpayers will begin receiving refunds through the mail and direct deposit the week of March 10....

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March 4, 2025
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Fire Station Damaged in Blaze Monday

A Nakina Volunteer Fire Department fire engine that had recently returned from the South Carolina wildfires was destroyed in a fire of its own Monday. The engine was involved in...

Jefferson Weaver
March 4, 2025
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Fowler to Present St. Paul’s Paper at Society Meet

Davene Cox Fowler will present a paper on “Kinship of the Members of St. Paul Methodist Church” Saturday at the Southeastern Genealogical Society Meeting. The presentation was written by Richard...

Jefferson Weaver
March 4, 2025
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Jefferson Weaver • The Moon of Fat Worms

I was hours late getting home, but the night was perfectly indigo blue scattered with thousands of frozen white stars, and a moon that seemed too big for the sky,...

Jefferson Weaver
March 4, 2025
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Barbara Ann Eason

June 2, 1948 ~ March 1, 2025 (age 76)   Barbara Ann Eason of Whiteville, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2025. She was born to the late Russell Long and...

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March 4, 2025
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Weather Update – Tuesday March 4, 2025

  Greetings friends and followers, welcome to the Tuesday edition of the CCN Weather Update. This weather update is brought to you by our friends at Freedom Insurance in Whiteville....

Christopher Cawley
March 4, 2025
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CCN Daily News Briefs

News Briefs for March 3, 2025   A state agency’s ongoing mishandling of hurricane relief funds from Matthew and Florence is bringing the state auditor’s office to Columbus County. County...

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March 3, 2025
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State Auditor’s Office Coming to Columbus County

A state agency’s ongoing mishandling of hurricane relief funds from Matthew and Florence is bringing the State Auditor’s Office to Columbus County. County Manager Eddie Madden said the county’s ongoin...

Jefferson Weaver
March 3, 2025
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Calling Foul Over the Pledge of Allegiance

Democrats in and out of the General Assembly are crying foul over a bill to require the pledge of allegiance to be scheduled daily at public schools. The bill does...

Jefferson Weaver
March 3, 2025
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City Reminds Residents: Don’t Burn

The entire area is under a special weather advisory for increased fire danger through Tuesday evening, and Whiteville city officials are reminding residents that it’s illegal to burn debris within...

Jefferson Weaver
March 3, 2025
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HPAI Found in Backyard Flock

A backyard flock in Dare County has tested positive for High Path Avian Influenza (HPAI). The positive sample was identified by the N.C. Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services Veterinary...

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March 3, 2025
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