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Columbus County Early Voting Has Slowed Slightly

October 31, 2024 Columbus County News Comments Off on Columbus County Early Voting Has Slowed Slightly

Early voting is going strong in Columbus County, although daily totals have slowed slightly since last Friday. On Wednesday, 1,056 voters cast ballots, bringing the overall total to 14,827, or 40 percent of the county’s [Read More]

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Tree Giveaway Saturday in Riegelwood

October 31, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Tree Giveaway Saturday in Riegelwood

The Alliance for Cape Fear Trees, in partnership with Arbor Day Foundation’s Community Tree Recovery program and International Paper, will give away 900 trees at Riegelwood Baptist Church, 103 N.C. 87, Riegelwood, on Saturday from [Read More]

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Four Arrested In Jail Scheme

October 31, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Four Arrested In Jail Scheme

Four people suspects face charges after an attempt to supply prisoners at the county jail with contraband. Curtis Demetrius Gowans, 36; Christopher Jerome Taylor, 47; Latonya Willis, 40; and Savannah Willis, 38, face charges of [Read More]

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Weather Update – Wednesday October 30th, 2024

October 30, 2024 Christopher Cawley Comments Off on Weather Update – Wednesday October 30th, 2024

Hi everyone, Meteorologist Christopher Cawley here with your weather update for Wednesday October 30, 2024. It’s going to feel more like the end of August than the end of October with warm temperatures, a bit [Read More]

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Trunk or Treat Opportunities for Oct. 31

October 30, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Trunk or Treat Opportunities for Oct. 31

All events are scheduled for OCt. 31 (Halloween). Trinity Baptist Church at 201 South Thompson Street in Whiteville will host trunk or treat  from 5 to 8 p.m. Whiteville Police and Whiteville Firefighters will sponsoring [Read More]

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CCSO Makes Sixth Trip to Help Storm Victims

October 30, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on CCSO Makes Sixth Trip to Help Storm Victims

The sheriff’s office has completed its sixth and last – for now –  hurricane relief trip to the North Carolina mountains. Sheriff Bill Rogers said two tractor-trailer loads of local contributions were delivered to Riverside [Read More]

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Home Fire Under Investigation

October 30, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Home Fire Under Investigation

No one was injured when a Peacock Road home was destroyed by fire Tuesday. The sheriff’s office reported that fire units were called to 15575 Peacock Road at 7:09 a.m.  Cpl. Z. Moody of the [Read More]

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Commentary: Who Will We Endorse?

October 30, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Commentary: Who Will We Endorse?

There’s always a lot of buzz and sometimes controversy regarding political endorsements during election season. This year everything seems a bit more strident, so the subject of promoting one candidate or another is bigger news [Read More]

Elections

Critics Say Ad Crossed The Line

October 30, 2024 Columbus County News Comments Off on Critics Say Ad Crossed The Line

Lt. Governor and gubernatorial hopeful Mark Robinson lambasted Democrat Rachel Hunt yesterday for a TV ad some have considered racist. Hunt, who hopes to replace Robinson in the state’s second chair, is shown on a [Read More]

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Weather Update – Tuesday October 29, 2024

October 29, 2024 Christopher Cawley Comments Off on Weather Update – Tuesday October 29, 2024

Hello everyone, Meteorologist Christopher Cawley here with tonight’s weather update, for Tuesday October 29, 2024. “High and dry.” That’s the running narrative for the rest of the week and the weekend. Ghouls and goblins should [Read More]

James Walter Dicicco (CCSO)
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Checkpoints Lead to Drug Arrests

October 29, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Checkpoints Lead to Drug Arrests

Checkpoints led to drug charges in two separate cases Monday. James Walter Dicicco, 57, was released on a $50,000 secured bond after he was charged with trafficking in cocaine, possession with intent to manufacture, sell [Read More]

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Pot Plants, Automatic Pistol Seized From Felon

October 29, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Pot Plants, Automatic Pistol Seized From Felon

A Tabor City area man is in jail after he allegedly had a suppressed handgun converted to fully automatic as well as a marijuana growing operation in his home. Dustin Randall Duncan, 34, of 7922 [Read More]

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State Tops Three Million Early Votes

October 29, 2024 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on State Tops Three Million Early Votes

As of noon Tuesday (today), nearly 3.2 million voters had cast ballots in the 2024 general election in North Carolina, a turnout of 40.7 percent of registered voters, according to preliminary State Board of Elections [Read More]

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Early Voting Tops 33 Percent Here

October 29, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Early Voting Tops 33 Percent Here

More than one third of Columbus County’s registered voters had cast a ballot as of close of business Monday. The board of elections said 12,658 ballots had been filed out of more than 37,500 registered [Read More]

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Weather Update – Monday October 28th, 2024.

October 28, 2024 Christopher Cawley Comments Off on Weather Update – Monday October 28th, 2024.

Hi everyone, Meteorologist Christopher Cawley here with tonight’s update for Monday October 28, 2024. There aren’t too many other ways to describe our dry weather story here as strong high pressure has become comfortably in [Read More]

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CCN Business Spotlight – Sip Station

October 28, 2024 Columbus County News Comments Off on CCN Business Spotlight – Sip Station

CCN Business Spotlight SIP STATION The SIP STATION Est. May 3, 2023, we are family owned, and operated specialty drive-thru drink shop located on 4624 Main Street, Shallotte in Brunswick County! We offer a huge [Read More]

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