News Briefs for July 21, 2025 Filing ended Friday for the November municipal elections. Contested races are on tap for the Whiteville and Lake Waccamaw Mayor’s seats, as well as town boards in Whitevi...
A Clarkton area woman was found dead in a stuck car with an intoxicated man and a toddler Friday, according to the Bladen Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called to the 100 block of Leach Bryant Road n...
The Governor’s Highway Safety Program and law enforcement agencies statewide are launching a weeklong initiative called “Speeding Catches Up With You” to crack down on speeding. Today through July 27,...
The Columbus County Commissioners have postponed this week’s meeting due to a lack of air conditioning in the county office building. Commission Chair Laverne Coleman said a lightning strike during on...
Two Riegelwood Teams Head for Series in Dunn Trouble often comes in pairs and that will be the case starting this Thursday as Riegelwood’s 6-U and 8-U DYB teams invade Dunn. The tournament will...
On Saturday, local kids came out for the second annual Free Football and Skills Camp sponsored by Fitgang@7gang Academy and the Chester McGlockton Scholarship Foundation. The camp was held at Central ...
March 20, 1952 ~ July 15, 2025 (age 73) Liston Douglas Spivey, Jr. died on July 15, 2025, in the loving presence of God and family, following complications from Lewy Body Dementia. Douglas was born in...
CCN Weather Update for Monday July 21, 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, F...
News Briefs for July 20, 2025 Whiteville Police have charged a man with murder and attempted murder after Friday’s shooting at Sawmill Apartments. Andre Lionel Barr, 41, is in the county detention cen...
February 10, 1953 ~ July 17, 2025 (age 72) Sharon Lee Summersett, 72, of Lumberton and formerly of Whiteville, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 17, 2025, in the Lower Cape Fear Angel House, su...
December 1, 1956 ~ July 18, 2025 (age 68) Tony Allen Shipman, 68, of 26 Henry Jones, Sr. Drive, Whiteville, NC, died Friday, July 18, 2025, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. The funeral will be ...
August 17, 1961 ~ July 16, 2025 (age 63) Demaris McMillan, 63, of 105-D Covey Run Lane, Whiteville, NC, died Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center. The funeral...
December 2, 1939 ~ July 16, 2025 (age 85) Doris Cartrette Proctor 85, passed into the arms of Jesus on July 16, 2025 at the Angel House Hospice Care Center in Whiteville, NC, surrounded by the love of...
Whiteville Police have charged a man with murder and attempted murder after Friday’s shooting at Sawmill Apartments. Andre Lionel Barr, 41, is in the county detention center under charges of murder an...
One person was pronounced dead at the hospital and another was transported with critical injuries after a Friday night shooting at Sawmill Apartments in Whiteville. Whiteville Police Chief Paul Rocken...
CCN Weather Update for Saturday, the 19th of July, 2025. This weather update is sponsored by Freedom Insurance of Whiteville. No weather worries with Freedom Insurance. For home, car, boat, or whateve...