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Jerry Wayne Ward
March 1, 1953 ~ March 10, 2025 (age 72) Jerry Wayne Ward , 72 of Whiteville died Monday March 10, 2025 at the Pembroke Center in Pembroke, N.C. He was the son of the late [Read More]
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Betty Yvonne Tedder Smith
March 1, 1936 ~ March 9, 2025 (age 89) Betty Yvonne Tedder Smith, age 89 went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 9, 2025 at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare in Bolivia. [Read More]
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CCN Daily News Briefs
News Briefs for March 10, 2025 Charges are pending after a man died in a structure fire in Nakina early Sunday. Wendel Clyde Smith, 75, was found in the remains of the burned home. Christopher [Read More]
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Fourth Week for Darius Washington’s Murder Trail
Darius Washington’s murder trial started its fourth week Monday. Washington was charged with first degree murder in the 2019 killings of Alexis Trujillo, Nancy Trujillo, and Rafael Jaramillo on Brittany Lane. Prentis McDuffie also faces [Read More]
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Requiring Boaters to use Boat Ramps
Hunters, fishermen, kayakers and other outdoors enthusiasts are in an uproar over a bill being considered by the general assembly. Senate Bill 220 was filed by Senators Bill Rabon, Danny Britt and McKinnies February [Read More]
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Companion Bill to the Anti DEI
A Republican-supported bill banning diversity equity and inclusion practices is making its way through state senate. Senate Bill 227 is a companion bill to the anti DEI measures proposed in the house by Rep. Brenden Jones [Read More]
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Missing Child Repository
The State Department of Public Safety has launched a new tool to find missing children. The Missing Child Repository will assist in locating missing juveniles and identifying those unable to identify themselves. This repository includes all [Read More]
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Negligent Discharge of a Firearm
A Whiteville area man was transported to Columbus Regional Wednesday after accidentally shooting himself. Jimmy Eric Bright, age 47, had a negligent discharge with a .22 caliber revolver just before 3 a.m., the sheriff’s office reported. [Read More]
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CCN Daily News Briefs
News Briefs for March 9, 2025 WTAB Radio in Tabor City is going off the air after 71 years. The home of the popular Friday Swap Shop and religious broadcasts will go silent at [Read More]
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Robert James Melvin
January 1, 1956 – March 7, 2025 Mr. Robert James Melvin, age 69, son of the late Roosevelt and Flora Mae Johnson Melvin passed on Friday, March 7, 2025 in Lower Cape Fear Hospice [Read More]
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Daniel Thomas Norton
December 17, 1945 ~ March 8, 2025 (age 79) Daniel Thomas Norton, age 79, of Whiteville, passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side at his home on Saturday, March 8, 2025. Daniel [Read More]
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Haynes Wesley Young (age 100)
Arrangements are incomplete at this time. July 12, 1924 ~ March 3, 2025 (age 100) Haynes Wesley Young, age 100, of Sebastian, FL (formerly of Hallsboro, NC), passed away peacefully on Monday, March 3, 2025. [Read More]
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Kaye (Duncan) Cribb
September 10, 1965 ~ March 8, 2025 (age 59) Alice Kaye Duncan Cribb, 59, of the Beaverdam Community of Chadbourn, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday morning, March 8, 2025, in [Read More]
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Huey Roscoe Bethea
January 11, 1959 ~ March 6, 2025 (age 66) Huey Roscoe Bethea 66 of 980 Ottis Donell Nixon Rd, Evergreen NC transitioned into eternal rest on March 6, 2025. Survivors are wife: Darlene Bethea; four [Read More]
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Barbara Ann Hamilton-McKever
June 11, 1955 — March 4, 2025 Mrs. Barbara Ann Hamilton McKever, 69, of Tabor City, NC, passed away at her residence on March 4, 2025. There will be a private memorial service later. She [Read More]
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Woodrow Mitchel Bell
April 10, 1930 ~ March 5, 2025 (age 94) Woodrow Mitchel Bell, 94, of Whiteville died on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, in the Elizabethtown Nursing & Rehab Center. Woodrow was born on April 10, 1930, [Read More]