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The Porch Pirate Plaque
Porch pirates are a plague on every community in the state, and a bill passed by the state house will increase punishments for mail theft. Under House Bill 34 , defendants will face harsher [Read More]
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Business
Certified Burner Class Open
The Forest Service will hold prescribed burner licensing May 19-22. Certified Burner classes are delivered through a combination of virtual classroom sessions and in-person group field activities. Burner certification is a useful tool for landowners, [Read More]
Church News
Special Worship Opportunities
Send your revivals, special events, VBS news to churchnews@columbuscountynews.com. Please include a photo of your church, pastor or guest speaker when possible. Call 910.914.6056 ext. 1 for information. Gores Chapel will hold revival March 9-12 [Read More]
CCN Weather Update
Weather Update – Thursday March 6, 2025
Happy Thursday everyone, welcome to the CCN Daily Weather Update. Today’s weather update is brought to you by our friends at Freedom Insurance in Whiteville. No matter what your insurance needs happen to be, the [Read More]
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CCN Daily News Briefs
News Briefs for March 5, 2025 Tuesday’s Council of State meeting, Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler warned that North Carolina, not California, is in higher danger of catastrophic urban impacts by wildfires, due to development [Read More]
Business
CCN Business Spotlight – Auto Track Car Wash
CCN Business Spotlight Auto Track Car Wash Whiteville’s Auto Track Car Wash Offers four Self Serve Bays, eight vacuums and vending machines with all the detailing supplies to clean your ride. Automatic Bays including a [Read More]
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The Good News for March 5-12
It’s almost springtime. We have daffodils and jonquils blooming, other flowers beginning to bud, and any number of signs that the annual renewal is slowly getting underway after a long cold winter. Here are some [Read More]
Brews & Bites
Brews and Bites: Food Truck Fun with Tom’s Traveling Coffee
I was in passing through Cerro Gordo last Wednesday on my way home and sitting tall in the parking lot of the Family Dollar was Traveling Tom’s Coffee truck. I think by now you have [Read More]
CCN Weather Update
Weather Update – Wednesday March 5th, 2025
Greetings friends and followers, welcome to the Wednesday edition of the CCN Weather Update. GAME TIME. This weather update is brought to you by our friends at Freedom Insurance in Whiteville. When severe weather strikes, [Read More]
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CCN Daily News Briefs
News Briefs for March 4, 2025 County Commissioners Monday tabled two controversial agenda items. A memorandum of understanding regarding financial reporting from the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office was held over until a future meeting. [Read More]
Church News
Columbus County Church Listing
Send Church News and Special Service listings to churchnews@columbuscountynews.com. List your church services, address, contacts, email, special services or other worship opportunities. Photos of churches and pastors are also welcome at no charge. Chadbourn [Read More]
Brews & Bites
Brews and Bites: Nell’s Chophouse and Catering
By Justin Williamson – Brews & Bites I had the pleasure to be invited to the grand opening and ribbon cutting at a new restaurant in Chadbourn, Nell’s Chophouse and Catering. Now located at 405 [Read More]
Business
State Processing Tax Returns
The N.C. Dept. of Revenue (NCDOR) is now processing 2024 Individual Income Tax returns. Taxpayers will begin receiving refunds through the mail and direct deposit the week of March 10. They can learn more about [Read More]
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Fire Station Damaged in Blaze Monday
A Nakina Volunteer Fire Department fire engine that had recently returned from the South Carolina wildfires was destroyed in a fire of its own Monday. The engine was involved in an accident the day prior [Read More]
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Fowler to Present St. Paul’s Paper at Society Meet
Davene Cox Fowler will present a paper on “Kinship of the Members of St. Paul Methodist Church” Saturday at the Southeastern Genealogical Society Meeting. The presentation was written by Richard Wright, and focuses on Margaret [Read More]
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Jefferson Weaver • The Moon of Fat Worms
I was hours late getting home, but the night was perfectly indigo blue scattered with thousands of frozen white stars, and a moon that seemed too big for the sky, so I didn’t mind too [Read More]