March 31, 1972 ~ July 6, 2025 (age 53) Marty Estol Benton, age 53 of Chadbourn, passed away on Sunday, July 6, 2025 at the Lower Cape Fear LifeCare “Angel House” in Whiteville. Marty was born on March...
April 20, 1946 ~ July 5, 2025 (age 79) Lorraine Elizabeth Funnemark Matthews, 79, of 1111 Pinckney Street, Whiteville, NC, died Saturday, July 5, 2025, at home. A Celebration of Life will be 10:00 AM ...
August 27, 1948 ~ July 5, 2025 (age 76) Paul Turlington 76, of Ivanhoe, Sampson County passed on Saturday, July 5, 2025 in Lower Cape Fear Lifecare Center in Wilmington. Online condolences may be made...
September 6, 1945 ~ July 5, 2025 (age 79) Jimmy Lyn Moody, 79, of Hallsboro, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at home on the afternoon of July 5th, 2025, surrounded by those who loved him. Jimmy...
February 22, 1945 ~ July 6, 2025 (age 80) Elmer (Jay) Ray Skipper of Whiteville passed on Sunday, July 6, 2025. He was born on February 22, 1945 in Columbus County, the son of the late Lloyd Glenn Ski...
An early morning fire on Waccamaw Shores destroyed a pier, a boat, and a personal watercraft then damaged another pier at Lake Waccamaw Saturday. Mayor Matt Wilson said firefighters were called to the...
News Briefs for July 6, 2025 The Food Bank of Eastern North Carolina will host two pop-up markets this month. On Monday, food will be distributed at Cerro Gordo Baptist Church from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 ...
CCN Business Spotlight Mercantile On Madison Whiteville NC Est. 2021 Launching and expanding a small business into a storefront can be a daunting task in today’s retail environment, as big box c...
Sunscreen Has a Shelf Life and Other Facts to Know Deb Balzer Did you know sunscreen has a shelf life and can expire? Or that too much heat or cold can ruin a new bottle? Protecting your skin from har...
SPECIAL UPDATE – TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL – AS OF 5 PM SATURDAY Good afternoon, here’s my latest update on Tropical Storm Chantal, including NWS observations and my own forecasting. Ac...
December 6, 1942 ~ July 4, 2025 (age 82) John Norman Lewis age 82, of Green Sea, SC., died Friday, July 4, 2025 in McLeod Seacoast Hospital, Little River, SC. Born in Columbus County, NC., he was the ...
A truck driver was seriously injured, and two major highways are partially blocked after a commercial truck crash in Whiteville this morning. The 18-wheeler partially burned after apparently le...
CCN Weather Update for Saturday July 5, 2025. This weather update is sponsored by Freedom Insurance of Whiteville. Declare independence from your worries with Freedom Insurance. For home, car, boat, o...
As we all celebrate our Independence Day today with family and friends, we here at Columbus County News also celebrate our five-year anniversary. For me, it is hard to believe that five years have pas...
January 24, 1941 ~ June 28, 2025 (age 84) Linwood Earl Rhines, 84, of 36 Annie’s Lane, Whiteville, NC, died Saturday, June 28, 2025, at home. The family has chosen cremation. Surviving are his childre...
News Briefs for July 4, 2025 The past week has been a flurry of activity in Raleigh, as Governor Josh Stein vetoed some legislation and signed other bills into law. One of the most controversial new l...