Obituaries
Michael Thomas Nance
March 7, 1976 – January 19, 2025 Michael Thomas Nance, 48, of Evergreen, went to be with Jesus on Sunday, January 19, 2025, at MUSC Florence, following a recent illness. Michael was born on March [Read More]
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Obituaries
Esty Jordan Bullard
August 22, 1940 ~ January 19, 2025 (age 84) Esty Jordan Bullard, age 84, of Delco, NC, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2025, to go to her eternal home in heaven. Esty was born [Read More]
Life in Columbus
Improvement Projects Delayed
The Franklin and Lee streets improvement project in Whiteville has been delayed slightly due to the holidays. City Manager Darren Currie said the city had to extend the deadline for contractors interested in bidding on [Read More]
Government
Three Candidates for Sheriff Throw Their Hats in the Ring
Eleven months before filing begins, three candidates for sheriff have announced their intentions to run. Josh McPherson, and former deputy, detective and director of Animal Protective Services, said Monday he will run for the [Read More]
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CCN Daily News Briefs
News Briefs for January 20, 2025 A mother and four children died Sunday in a car crash in Bladen County. The 4:00 p.m. wreck occurred on N.C. 20 near Purdie Hall Road, the Highway Patrol [Read More]
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CCN Daily News Briefs
News Briefs for January 19, 2025 Columbus County commissioners on Tuesday will hear a request to transfer 911 operations under the sheriff’s office. A Bolton man faces multiple charges after he was arrested with [Read More]
Obituaries
Donnie “Donna” Mishoe Conner
Donnie “Donna” Mishoe Conner, age 82, of Loris, SC, died Friday, January 17, 2025, in Oak Hollow of Georgetown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born August 3, 1942 in Horry County, SC, she was the daughter [Read More]
Church News
Community Churches Rally Together in the Cold
Southeastern North Carolina has experienced one of the coldest winters in several years, since the record cold break in 2018 when the temperatures were in the mere single digits and teens during January of 2018. [Read More]
Obituaries
Lilia Nolledo Newkirk
August 3, 1953 – January 15, 2025 Lilia Nolledo Newkirk, 71, of Jacksonville, Fl and formerly of Whiteville, NC passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at Baptist Medical Center South in Jacksonville, Fl. [Read More]
Obituaries
James Oliver Reaves
June 14, 1946 ~ January 15, 2025 (age 78) James Oliver Reaves of Whiteville NC, passed away January 15, 2025. He was born to the late Oliver Berkley Reaves and Ruby Mclamb on June 14, 1946. He is [Read More]
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CCN Daily News Briefs
News Briefs for January 16, 2025 Two people were charged with larceny after allegedly stealing a burn barrel (valued at $10.00) near Tabor City. Governor Josh Stein today issued an executive order about [Read More]
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CCN Daily News Briefs
News Briefs for January 15, 2025 Eleven months before filing begins, three candidates for sheriff have announced their intentions to run. Josh McPherson, and former deputy, detective and director of Animal Protective Services, said [Read More]
Obituaries
Patricia Ann Wright-Johnson
June 28, 1956 ~ January 13, 2025 Mrs. Patricia Ann Wright-Johnson, 68, of Tabor City, NC passed away on Monday, January 13, 2025, in Whiteville, NC. There will be a viewing on Saturday, January 18, [Read More]
Obituaries
Ernest Lavon Keel
September 4, 1969 — January 9, 2025 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.” – John [Read More]
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Navassa Plant Manager Pleads in Pollution Case
Barry Darnell White, 63, pled guilty Tuesday to knowingly discharging tert-Butyl alcohol and other pollutants into the Cape Fear River in violation of the federal Clean Water Act. White did so while employed by American [Read More]
Obituaries
George Franklin Becker, Jr.
June 20, 1957 ~ January 14, 2025 (age 67) George Franklin Becker,Jr. (Frank) passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, in Clarendon, NC. Frank was born on June 20, 1957, in Lynchburg, Virginia, to the late George [Read More]