August 5, 1954 ~ February 28, 2025 (age 70) David Michael Holt, Sr., age 70, of Tabor City, NC, died Friday, February 28, 2025 in his home. Born August 5, 1954 in Oil City, PA, he was the son of the ...
News Briefs for February 28, 2025 Forest Service crews are still on the scene of a massive wildfire in the western part of the county. Firefighters from a half-dozen departments worked to prote...
News Briefs for February 27, 2025 Representative Brenden Jones called out former governor Roy Cooper and the N.C. Office of Resilience and Recovery in an X post Thursday for failure to properly...
Our CCN hero this week is Dr. Sylvia Cox. It is rare that you find someone as dedicated to every student being their best as Dr. Cox has been in her time at Southeastern Community College. We hate tha...
July 1, 1956 ~ February 25, 2025 (age 68) Doris Ellen Parker Long of Loris, SC, lovingly known as “Dee”, passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at the Lower Cape Fear Angel House in Whitevi...
March 12, 1933 ~ February 25, 2025 (age 91) Gertie Mae Spivey, age 91, of Longs, SC, died Tuesday, February 25, 2025 in the McLeod Seacoast Hospital. Born March 12, 1933 in Columbus County, NC...
News Briefs for February 26, 2025 Ervin Hakim Johnson was murdered, according to the State Bureau of Investigation. Johnson’s body was found Feb. 18 near his home, five days after his mother re...
Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site will host the N.C. Rice Festival March 8. The festival celebrates how rice and Gullah-Geechee culture shaped the North Carolina Lowcountry. The festiva...
February 17, 1953 ~ February 24, 2025 (age 72) Phillip Auty Allen, 72, of Little River and formerly of Cerro Gordo, died on Monday, February 24, 20245 at McLeod Seacoast Hospital in Little River, SC. ...
September 28, 1963 ~ February 24, 2025 (age 61) Jimmy “Pete” Levon Best, of Riegelwood NC, passed away February 24, 2025. He was born to the late William Paul Best and Mary Louise Todd Bes...
News Briefs for February 25, 2025 Two people were hurt when a shed burned on Bussy Road in Hallsboro early Tuesday. Witnesses said they heard an explosion just before the fire erupted. Flames w...
Sylvia Cox has accepted the position of president of Rockingham Community College. A longtime driving force behind multiple programs at Southeastern Community College, Cox will start her new position ...
News Briefs for February 24, 2025 Special Olympics is coming back to Columbus County on April 9. The field day will be at the Whiteville High soccer fields. Sponsors are needed for the event. C...
January 11, 1966 ~ February 23, 2025 (age 59) Jerry Dean Gore, 59, of Lake Waccamaw, went to be with his heavenly Father on Sunday, February 23, 2025, at the Lower Cape Fear LifeCare “Angel House” in ...
News Briefs for February 23, 2025 The third suspect in a shooting and robbery that ended with a car crash in Whiteville has been jailed. Tallis Jeremiah Vereen, age 24, of Chadbourn was charged...
September 20, 1946 ~ February 22, 2025 (age 78) J D Grainger, Jr. age 78, of Tabor City, NC died Saturday, February 22, 2025, in his home. Born in Columbus County, NC, he was the son of the late J D G...