News Briefs for January 23, 2025 A fundraiser plate sale for the family and children of Misty Cribb will be held this Saturday from 11:00 a.m.until 2 p.m. at...
GFL will not be providing trash collection services for residents on Friday (Jan. 24) due to continued icy conditions. “With freezing temperatures until midday, GFL cannot allow the trucks to...
The Lumbee Tribe is one major step closer to federal recognition by the federal government. Congress approved the bill in 2024, but it did not make it to a Senate...
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time, but will be announced later. September 24, 1939 – January 21, 2025 Jennie Lee Summerford Wiggins Wilson, age 85, of Cerro Gordo, passed...
September 2, 1934 ~ January 21, 2025 (age 90) Mary Lee Haywood Gore, 90, of 16184 Andrew Jackson Highway SW, Fair Bluff, NC, died Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at...
March 31, 1958 ~ January 22, 2025 (age 66) Cecil Anthony “Andy” Godwin, age 66, of the Crusoe Community, passed away with his family by his side on Wednesday, January...
January 22, 1941 ~ January 20, 2025 (age 83) Carrie Moore Marvin, age 83, of Bolton (Buckhead), North Carolina, passed away Monday morning, January 20, 2025, at her residence. She...
Stay off the roads — That’s the main message from the N.C. Department of Transportation after snow blanketed the state’s eastern half. “We have significant amounts of snow and slick...
County office will reopen in Whiteville at 11 a.m. Friday. Columbus County Emergency Management Director Kay Stephen’s said in an email that offices will be open as normal. The courthouse...
March 8, 1980 – January 22, 2025 Matthew Earl Dean Nye, 44 of Hallsboro, gained his angel wings on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at his home. Matthew was preceded...
October 20, 1955 ~ January 21, 2025 (age 69) Larry Wayne Canady also known as “Porcupine” age 69, of Nakina, NC, died Tuesday, January 21, 2025, in McLeod Loris Seacoast. Born in Columbus...
The Good News will now be published on Wednesday afternoons at Columbuscountynews.com. The program will still be broadcast on WTXY KOOL 1039 on Saturday mornings. We’ve also added the Good News...
News Briefs for January 22, 2025 City of Whiteville and Columbus County officials are urging everyone to stay off the roads tonight. What little ice and snow that melted...
Columbus County Schools will be conducting Remote Instruction on Thursday, January 23. Since tomorrow marks the first day of the new semester for traditional high schools, teachers have added students...
A look at Downtown Whiteville tonight by CCN’s Chief Meteorologist and Photographer Christopher Cawley....
News Briefs for January 21, 2025 Two to six inches of snow could fall between I-95 and the coast, and bitterly cold conditions are forecast to continue through the...












