Obituaries
Thomas Lee Leggett (Dunky)
November 22, 1959 ~ June 14, 2025 (age 65) It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Thomas Lee Leggett (Dunky) 65 of Fair Bluff; who departed this life on June 14, [Read More]
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Calvin Ceonta Smith
December 18, 1981 ~ June 15, 2025 (age 43) Calvin Ceonta Smith, 43, of 1104 Woodland Drive, Whiteville, NC, died Sunday, June 15, 2025, at his residence. A Celebration of Life will be 2:00 PM [Read More]
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Former Bladen School Board Member Charged in Child Sex, Assault Case
A former member of the Bladen County Board of Education who nows lives in Columbus is facing charges of child sexual abuse in Columbus and Bladen counties. Keith Edward Locklear, 35, of Canyon Road, Clarendon, [Read More]
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Pilot, Passenger Identified in Saturday Crash
The Highway Patrol has identified the pilot and passenger of a plane that crash in Dothan Saturday. Philip Porter, 69, and his wife Cheryle, 66, died when their twin engine Beechcraft baron plows into a [Read More]
CCN Weather Update
Weather Update – Monday June 16, 2026
CCN Weather Update for Monday June 16, 2025. This weather update is sponsored by Freedom Insurance of Whiteville. When severe weather strikes, with Freedom Insurance you will always be prepared. For home, car, boat, or [Read More]
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CCN Daily News Briefs for June 15, 2025
News Briefs for June 15, 2025 A twin engine plane crashed north of Old Dothan Road Saturday, killing two people. Sheriff Bill Rogers said the crash occurred around 1 p.m. The six seat private plane [Read More]
COLUMBUS CONNECTION
Weekly Podcast: The Columbus Connection – Whiteville Police Chief Paul Rockenbach
On This Edition of The Columbus Connection – Whiteville City Police Chief Paul Rockenbach On this edition of the Columbus Connection, Jefferson talks with Whiteville City Police Chief Paul Rockenbach. The chief talks about a [Read More]
Obituaries
Betty Ann Grainger Buck
August 6, 1940 ~ June 12, 2025 (age 84) Betty Ann Grainger Buck, age 84, of the Pireway Community, died Thursday, June 12, 2025 in her home. She was born August 6, 1940 in Columbus County, NC. She [Read More]
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Pilot Diverted from Grand Strand Due to Weather
The pilot who crashed in Dothan today (Saturday) diverted from Grand Strand Airport due to heavy storms. Two people died when the Beechcraft Baron went down at a high rate of speed just north of [Read More]
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Joseph Washington
May 5, 1949 ~ June 14, 2025 Joseph Washington, 76, of Loris, SC, died Saturday, June 14, 2025, at Tabor Commons. The funeral will be 1:00 PM Sunday, June 22, at Peoples Funeral Chapel by [Read More]
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Mary Ruth Rush
July 16, 1940 ~ June 13, 2025 (age 84) Mary Ruth Wilson Rush, 84, of 14821 Sam Potts Highway, Bolton, NC, died Friday, June 13, 2025, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. The funeral will be [Read More]
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Riley Clark
May 17, 1937 ~ June 12, 2025 (age 88) Kenneth Riley Clark 88, of Whiteville passed on Thursday, June 12, 2025 in Novant New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington. He was born May 17, 1937 [Read More]
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Plane Crash Kills Two in Dothan
Updated 7:27 p.m. A twin engine plane crashed north of Old Dothan Road Saturday (today), killing two people. Sheriff Bill Rogers said the crash occurred around 1 p.m. The six seat private plane was headed [Read More]
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Plane Reportedly Crashes Near State Line
Breaking news Columbus and Horry county authorities are searching for a possible plane crash near the Dothan area. Columbus County Sheriff Bill Rogers said the plane dropped off Myrtle Beach radar around 1 p.m. In [Read More]
CCN Weather Update
Weather Update – Saturday June 14, 2025
CCN Weather Update for Saturday June 14, 2025. This weather update is sponsored by Freedom Insurance of Whiteville. When severe weather strikes, with Freedom Insurance you will always be prepared. For home, car, boat, or [Read More]
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Child Hurt by Lake Gator
An alligator was “neutralized” after allegedly injuring a child at Lake Waccamaw today. Lake Waccamaw Police reported via social media that the child was seriously injured, but the wounds were not life threatening. Multiple children [Read More]