The state has documented the first case of West Nile Virus related illness in a human for this year. The N.C. Dept. of Health and Human Services said the case...
July 9, 1959 ~ August 5, 2025 (age 66) James Kent Strickland, 66, passed away on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born on July 9, 1959,...
August 2, 1940 ~ August 4, 2025 (age 85) Bernice Cliff McPherson, 85, of the Beaverdam community in Chadbourn, NC, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family on August 4, 2025....
June 23, 1990 ~ July 29, 2025 (age 35) Aaron Wesley Johnson of Wilmington N.C. passed on July 29, 2025. He was born on June 23, 1990 in New Hanover,...
News Briefs for August 5, 2025 A former postal worker at Evergreen could serve 20 years in prison for embezzlement. Robert Raquan Patterson pleaded to misappropriating $74,000 while he worked at...
KIDS TALK ABOUT GOD BY CAREY KINSOLVING AND FRIENDS How Does God Protect Us From Danger? (Psalm 23:5) “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;...
News Briefs for August 4, 2025 Chadbourn Town Councilmember Rashad Roberts has been named Second Vice President of the Board of Directors for the North Carolina Black Elected Municipal Officials....
By Cynthia Nelson Executive Vice President, GTCOC Can you believe it’s August? With August comes back to school planning as our children prepare to return to school. Many of our...
News Briefs for August 3, 2025 The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office is now accepting applications for its upcoming Citizens Academy, scheduled to begin Sept. 16. This free, 10-week program offers...
CCN Business Spotlight Pierce & Co. General Store Hallsboro NC Roots going back to 1898 One of the oldest continuously operated hardware stores in North Carolina, we’ve been in Hallsboro...
June 2, 1942 ~ July 31, 2025 (age 83) Claudia “Wanda” Suggs Stevens, 83, of Tabor City, passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2025, at her home. Wanda was...
“And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.”- 1 Peter 5:4 September 1, 1947 ~ July 30, 2025 (age 77)...
February 29, 1948 ~ July 31, 2025 (age 77) Betty Sue Duncan Baldwin, age 77, of Whiteville, passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2025, at ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville,...
March 17, 1945 ~ August 1, 2025 (age 80) Ms. Ida Jane Jacobs Bell went to be with the Lord at her son’s house, surrounded by family, on August 1, 2025,...
News Briefs for August 1, 2025 The sheriff’s office reported that a clerk called 911 after the unidentified male came into the store around 6:30 p.m. and “implied possession of...
August 23, 1948 ~ July 31, 2025 (age 76) Deidre Shelley Graham, age 76, of Green Sea, South Carolina, passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2025 at home after an...