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Child Hit by Gunfire in Cerro Gordo

November 5, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Child Hit by Gunfire in Cerro Gordo

A four year old boy is in stable condition at UNC Hospital after he was struck in the neck by gunfire in Cerro Gordo Monday. The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office and State Bureau of Investigation [Read More]

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Weather Update – Monday November 4, 2024

November 4, 2024 Christopher Cawley Comments Off on Weather Update – Monday November 4, 2024

Hello everyone, Meteorologist Christopher Cawley here with today’s weather update, for Monday November 4, 2024. RAIN is in our future, Columbus County! Not a lot of rain, mind you, but modeling suggests anywhere from a [Read More]

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Election Day is Tuesday

November 4, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Election Day is Tuesday

Early voting ended Saturday with staggering numbers for the county and state. More than 18,500 ballots have been cast in Columbus, either at early polls or by mail in absentees. That was more than fifty [Read More]

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Bladen Man Gets 28 Years for Murder

November 4, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Bladen Man Gets 28 Years for Murder

The man who killed a Bladenboro resident in a drive-by shooting will serve up to 28 years in prison. Daniel Autry pleaded guilty today (Nov. 4) in front of Chief Superior Court Judge Ashley Gore [Read More]

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Seatbelt Leads to Felony Drug Charges

November 4, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Seatbelt Leads to Felony Drug Charges

An Elizabethtown man is out on bond on felony drug charges because he failed to wear a seatbelt. James Warner Littrell, 19, of David Street, Elizabethtown, was charged with possession of psychedelic mushrooms, drug paraphernalia [Read More]

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Bandit Sought in Armed Robbery

November 4, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Bandit Sought in Armed Robbery

A man narrowly escaped injury after he was robbed at gunpoint and reportedly shot at Wednesday. The victim, Kelly Delane Mills, said a man he knows assaulted him and took $695 from Mills on Pine [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • Thoughts on Election Day

November 4, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • Thoughts on Election Day

In case you hadn’t noticed, it’s a big election year. The ads have gotten nastier in recent weeks, as early voting kicked in and Nov. 5 looms. Although I am a traditionalist, and enjoy the [Read More]

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Weather Update – Sunday November 3, 2024

November 3, 2024 Christopher Cawley Comments Off on Weather Update – Sunday November 3, 2024

Good evening folks, sorry for the late update (the internet gremlins hit), but here’s your weather report for Sunday November 3, 2024. We have some things to talk about, including the potential for some very-much-needed [Read More]

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The 2024 NC Pecan Music Festival – A Short Retrospective

November 3, 2024 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on The 2024 NC Pecan Music Festival – A Short Retrospective

On Saturday the NC Pecan Harvest Festival officially became the NC Pecan Music Festival, and it was a huge success.  It was a beautiful day, and a big crowd not only saw vendors lining the [Read More]

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Looking Back at the NC Yam Festival and Parade

November 3, 2024 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on Looking Back at the NC Yam Festival and Parade

On Saturday October 26th, it was NC Yam Festival time once again in Tabor City.  CCN Videographer & Correspondent Darrell Jackson was on hand to capture some of the sights and sounds of the Yam [Read More]

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Weather Update – Friday November 1, 2024

November 1, 2024 Christopher Cawley Comments Off on Weather Update – Friday November 1, 2024

Good evening… here’s your weather update for TGIF November 1, 2024. The only thing going in the weather world for us is a cold front, which will move through the area on Saturday. This front [Read More]

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The Good News for Nov. 1

November 1, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on The Good News for Nov. 1

Starting at 10 a.m. Saturday is the Pecan Harvest Music Festival in Downtown Whiteville. Festivities are centered around Vineland Station. There will be live bands, food vendors, and more all day and into the evening. [Read More]

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Election Day Tuesday; Early Polls Begin to Slow

November 1, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Election Day Tuesday; Early Polls Begin to Slow

Saturday is the last day for early voting in Columbus County. All five Columbus county one stops are open until 7:30 p.m. tonight (Friday), and until 3:30 p.m. Saturday. As of Thursday night, early voter [Read More]

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The 2024 Pecan Music Festival is This Weekend (November 2nd, 2024)

November 1, 2024 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on The 2024 Pecan Music Festival is This Weekend (November 2nd, 2024)

The 2024 Pecan Music Festival The Pecan Music Festival is this Saturday November 2nd from 10am to 6pm in Downtown Whiteville.  Presented by Whiteville Downtown Development, the festival has something for the whole family.  There [Read More]

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Weekly Podcast: The Columbus Connection – Mike Creen of the Veterans of America

October 31, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Weekly Podcast: The Columbus Connection – Mike Creen of the Veterans of America

On this Edition of The Columbus Connection, Jefferson has in studio guest Mike Creen of the Veterans of America where they talk about Veterans Day and the big Veterans Celebration Parade in Downtown Whiteville. Veterans [Read More]

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Weather Update – Thursday October 31st, 2024

October 31, 2024 Christopher Cawley Comments Off on Weather Update – Thursday October 31st, 2024

A very good evening to you all, Meteorologist Christopher Cawley here with tonight’s update, the final one for the month of October, October 31, 2024. Cody Rhodes would say, “what do you want to talk [Read More]

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