September 30, 1944 ~ September 17, 2025 (age 80) Jerry Lee Hawks (Jer-Bear) of Whiteville entered the gates of heaven on September 17, 2025, after a short illness. He was 80 years old. Born in Athens, Georgia, he [Read More]
January 21, 1951 ~ September 13, 2025 (age 74) Brenda Raye Gore Vaughn, 74, formerly of Whiteville, died Saturday, September 13, 2025, at Liberty Commons. The funeral will be 1:00 PM Monday, September 22, at [Read More]
January 24, 1949 ~ September 17, 2025 (age 76) Dean Gore 76, formerly of Whiteville passed Wednesday, September 17, 2025 in Peak Recourse Center, Wilmington. He was born January 24, 1949 to the late Ralph [Read More]
News Briefs for September 18, 2025 School resource officers arrested a Whiteville woman on assault charges at Central Middle School Tuesday. Kenya McMillan, 40, and a juvenile faces charges of disorderly conduct and simple assault, [Read More]
Quick action by deputies with the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office saved the life of a man who collapsed in the courthouse annex Tuesday. First Sergeant Mary Wilkins and Deputy Darryl Hooker were performing bailiff duties [Read More]
Chadbourn Police have charged a woman with assaulting an officer and three counts of hit and run, resulting in serious injuries. Candy Herring Lee, 47, also known as Candy Lee, was held under $110,000 secured [Read More]
Awake Columbus County will hold a three-night worship event starting Friday in Whiteville. Services will begin at 7 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 607 J.K. Powell Boulevard, behind Robinson’s Produce. David Watts and Willing [Read More]
The Lewis Smith Shopping Center was once a retail shopping hub for Whiteville, but flooding, fires and vandalism made the complex a nuisance for downtown Whiteville. It will soon be a landmark park, but city [Read More]
West Bladen Downs Whiteville in Double OT 3-2 WHITEVILLE–West Bladen rallied from a 2-0 halftime deficit to beat the Wolfpack in double overtime 3-2 in soccer Wednesday. Jonah Bryan hit the game winner with five [Read More]
Prentiss Deshawn McDuffie was found guilty Tuesday and sentenced to three life sentences plus 207 months in prison for the 2019 slaying of Whiteville area family. McDuffie, 36, and Darius Washington went to the home [Read More]
CCN Weather Update for Thursday September 18, 2025. This weather update is sponsored by Freedom Insurance of Whiteville. No weather worries with Freedom Insurance. For home, car, boat, or whatever you need, Freedom can provide [Read More]
“The Ranch” rides into the sunset with a solid 8 out of 10 for its unique blend of multi-camera sitcom humor, surprisingly deep drama, and a genuinely stellar cast that grounds its often-crude but heartfelt [Read More]
News Briefs for September 17, 2025 A Lake Waccamaw man has been arrested on child sex charges from Wake County. Justin Tyler Riddle, 31, is being held under $250,000 secured bond, facing charges of first [Read More]
The first symbolic shovels first turned Monday on a late night idea that will be a big boost for the Whiteville Highway Patrol headquarters. Rep. Brenden Jones said the new $3.5 million headquarters for Troop [Read More]
Deputies arrested a Loris woman after she allegedly shot at another woman in Tabor City. Crystal Evette Bellamy, 49, of4427 Market St., Loris, was arrested Tuesday, according to detention center reports. She was held under [Read More]
Following is a weekly feature of ColumbusCountyNews.com. All records and information are obtained through arrest reports and warrants. While the focus is primarily to draw attention to driving while impaired (DWI) cases, other charges are [Read More]
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