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Weather Update – Friday January 17, 2025

Greetings friends, welcome to the FRIDAY edition of the CCN Weather Update! Hey at least it’s not as bitterly cold this morning! Today is a “transition day” weather-wise. A more...

Christopher Cawley
January 17, 2025
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Lilia Nolledo Newkirk

  August 3, 1953 – January 15, 2025 Lilia Nolledo Newkirk, 71, of Jacksonville, Fl and formerly of Whiteville, NC passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at Baptist Medical...

Staff Report
January 16, 2025
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James Oliver Reaves

June 14, 1946 ~ January 15, 2025 (age 78) James Oliver Reaves of Whiteville NC, passed away January 15, 2025. He was born to the late Oliver Berkley Reaves and Ruby Mclamb on...

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January 16, 2025
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CCN Daily News Briefs

News Briefs for January 16, 2025   Two people were charged with larceny after allegedly stealing a burn barrel (valued at $10.00) near Tabor City.   Governor Josh Stein today...

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January 16, 2025
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Governor Stein Issues Abortion Executive Order

Governor Josh Stein today issued an executive order about abortion that might spark the first battle between the governor’s office and the general assembly. Stein directed state cabinet agencies not...

Jefferson Weaver
January 16, 2025
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Burn Barrel Reported Stolen

Updated Jan. 17 10 a.m. Two people were charged with larceny after allegedly stealing a burn barrel near Tabor City. Tara Little McPherson, 52, of 10625 Swamp Fox Hwy. Eat,...

Jefferson Weaver
January 16, 2025
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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...

Jefferson Weaver
January 16, 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 ...

Jefferson Weaver
January 16, 2025
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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....

Christopher Cawley
January 16, 2025
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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 direct...

Staff Report
January 15, 2025
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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...

Staff Report
January 15, 2025
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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...

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January 15, 2025
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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...

Jefferson Weaver
January 15, 2025
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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...

Jefferson Weaver
January 15, 2025
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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...

Jefferson Weaver
January 15, 2025
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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...

Staff Report
January 15, 2025
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