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Boil Advisory Issued for District IV

Emergency repairs on North Creek Drive in county Water District IV have led to a boil advisory. The affected area includes all of North Creek Drive. Flow will be reversed...

Jefferson Weaver
February 26, 2025
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Tabor Talk for Feb. 26

Courtesy Greater Tabor City Chamber of Commerce The 79th Annual Banquet was held this past week at The Todd House Wedding and Event Center. We were blessed to have 105...

Jefferson Weaver
February 26, 2025
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Gullah-Geechee Celebrated at N.C. Rice Festival

Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site will host the N.C. Rice Festival March 8. The festival celebrates how rice and Gullah-Geechee culture shaped the North Carolina Lowcountry. The festiva...

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February 26, 2025
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Commentary: Game Lands Proposal a Step in the Wrong Direction

Columbuscountynews.com welcomes dissenting and concurring opinions, guest columns and letters to the editor. All submissions must be signed, and have the sender’s address and telephone for verificatio...

Jefferson Weaver
February 26, 2025
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DOT Scholarships Available

Students at North Carolina Title 1 public high schools have until March 7 to apply for a new, one-week page program. Title I is a federally funded program that provides...

Jefferson Weaver
February 26, 2025
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New Hanover Suspect Caught Here

The suspect in a New Hanover County murder was apprehended by Columbus County deputies in Whiteville. Marvin Lorenzo Newkirk, 40, of Wilmington, was wanted first degree murder, attempted first degree...

Jefferson Weaver
February 26, 2025
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Shed Fire Injures Two

Two people living in a storage building were airlifted to a burn center after the shed caught fire early Tuesday. Hallsboro Fire Chief Joe Tyler said firefighters were called out...

Jefferson Weaver
February 26, 2025
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SBI Calls Johnson Death Homicide

Ervin Hakeem “Ervianna” Johnson was murdered, according to the State Bureau of Investigation. Johnson, 25, disappeared from his Bermuda Bay home near Tabor City Feb. 13. His body was found...

Jefferson Weaver
February 26, 2025
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Weather Update – Wednesday February 26, 2025

Greetings friends and followers. It’s time for the CCN Daily Weather Update for Wednesday February 26, 2025. This weather update is brought to you by our friends at Freedom Insurance...

Christopher Cawley
February 26, 2025
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Phillip Auty Allen

February 17, 1953 ~ February 24, 2025 (age 72) Phillip Auty Allen, 72, of Little River and formerly of Cerro Gordo, died on Monday, February 24, 20245 at McLeod Seacoast...

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February 25, 2025
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Jimmy “Pete” Best

September 28, 1963 ~ February 24, 2025 (age 61) Jimmy “Pete” Levon Best, of Riegelwood NC, passed away February 24, 2025. He was born to the late William Paul Best...

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February 25, 2025
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CCN Daily News Briefs

News Briefs for February 25, 2025   Two people were hurt when a shed burned on Bussy Road in Hallsboro early Tuesday. Witnesses said they heard an explosion just before...

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February 25, 2025
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Life Flight Helicopter Crashes

A New Hanover Novant Life Flight helicopter crashed Monday night on the Pender New Hanover County line. The helicopter was one of those that provide air medic service in Columbus...

Jefferson Weaver
February 25, 2025
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Shed Explosion on Bussy Road in Hallsboro

Two people were hurt when a shed burned on Bussy Road in Hallsboro early Tuesday. Witnesses said they heard an explosion just before the fire erupted. Flames were visible for...

Jefferson Weaver
February 25, 2025
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LP Gas Mishap at Pleasant Plains Baptist Church

  An LP gas mishap burned one man and caused some exterior damage at Pleasant Plains Baptist Church Tuesday morning. County Fire Marshall Shannon Blackman said the church’s propane tank...

Jefferson Weaver
February 25, 2025
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Cox to Helm Rockingham Community College

Sylvia Cox has accepted the position of president of Rockingham Community College. A longtime driving force behind multiple programs at Southeastern Community College, Cox will start her new position ...

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February 25, 2025
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