Saturday is the biggest day for the N.C. Strawberry Festival at Chadbourn, wrapping up more than a week of events celebrating the tasty red fruit and its impact on the...
Police and the 911 center have released a transcript of the call that led to the discovery of Cynthia Hansen’s murder March 11. Hansen, 71, was found brutally assaulted in...
One man sustained minor injuries in Chadbourn Saturday after an alleged shooting. Mayor Phillip Britt said investigators were called to Columbus Regional after the man as brought in by private...
By J.A. Bolton Special to CCN Unless you have been in another part of the country this spring you know that North Carolina and the Southeast are in what seems...
State rewards are being offered in two of four unsolved homicides in Columbus County. The Governor’s Office is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction...
While there is a chance of rain Saturday night into Sunday, the forecast precipitation won’t be enough to alleviate the ongoing drought and resultant wildfire dangers. “We are going to...
On a miserably hot day last summer, Brother Mike and I went to Dunn to visit my sister Becky. She was visiting for her high school reunion. We drove through...
The Correctional Officer assaulted by an inmate Saturday has been released from the hospital and is recovering at home. William Dean, spokesperson for the Dept. of Adult Correction, said Alfonso...
William Robert Burns, 25, was killed during the D-Day invasion on June 8, 1944. A native of Evergreen, Burns was born April 9, 1919, in Great Falls, Montana. On April...
One man has been charged after allegedly driving through a newly-planted cornfield. Eston Clint Nobles, 37, was charged with a single count of injury to crops and lands, according to...
Emergency officials are cautioning against any form of outdoor burning as fire conditions reached extreme levels today, with little or no improvement before at least Friday. The National Weather Servi...
A local casualty of the 1944 Normandy invasion will be buried with full honors in May. U.S. Navy Carpenter’s Mate 2nd Class William R. Burns was 25 when his destroyer,...
An alleged insurance fraud and identity theft scheme landed a Cerro Gordo woman in jail Tuesday, and it wasn’t the first time. Kimberly Nicole Batten, 31, of 1150 Cedar Grove...
Wildfire conditions remain dangerously high across the state and southeastern North Carolina. Strengthening winds, low humidity and warmer temperatures tomorrow may lead to increased fire danger, acco...
WHITEVILLE—Russell Dale Rockwell, 74, passed away at Novant New Hanover Regional Medical Center on Sunday, April 19, 2026. Dale was born on Jan.1, 1952 in Whiteville to the late William...
WHITEVILLE—Kenneth “Kenny” Ray Dyson, 76, of Whiteville, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2026 at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare surrounded by his loving family. Kenny was born on May 26,...