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CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report (October 7, 2024)
CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for October 7th, 2024. (Press Play for the Audio)
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Yellow Ribbons for Everybody’s Child
The yellow ribbons are for others now. The ribbons that flew from every utility pole, every door, and many a mailbox in October 2000 are long since gone, faded, shredded by storms, or just taken [Read More]
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Madden: County Followed NCEM Rules
County Manager Eddie Madden said the county never prevented City of Whiteville assets from being deployed to the Hurricane Helene response. City officials expressed frustration last week after a team of heavy equipment and chainsaws [Read More]
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Child Had Broken Bone, Cocaine in System
An eight-month-old child was hospitalized Friday with an infection from a surgical incision, a broken bone and cocaine in his bloodstream Social workers and the sheriff’s office were contacted after the child was transferred from [Read More]
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Infant Dead from Possible ‘Extreme’ Abuse
A female infant has died after being airlifted to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center with what investigators called “extreme abuse.” The sheriff’s office was contacted by the Department of Social Services Friday after the unresponsive [Read More]
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One Dead, One Hurt in Saturday Night Shooting
A Farmers Union man is dead and another is recovering after they apparently shot each other Saturday night in Farmers Union. Harry Hardie Jr., 37, was dead on the scene when deputies arrived at 126 [Read More]
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CCN Radio News — Morning Report (October 07, 2024)
CCN Radio News — Morning Report for October 7th, 2024. (Press Play for the Audio)
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Hurricane Milton – Sunday Evening Update
Good evening, Meteorologist Christopher Cawley here with an 8 PM Sunday update on Hurricane Milton. Milton reached hurricane strength on Sunday afternoon … and will quickly achieve cat-3 status on Monday. The Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL, [Read More]
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The Good News for Oct. 4
Hurricane Helene may not have done much here, but it smashed communities in the North Carolina mountains. All this week we have been sharing opportunities for you to donate, and in the coming days we’ll [Read More]
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CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report (October 4, 2024)
CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for October 4, 2024. (Press Play for the Audio)
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County Admin Team Stays Busy
The town of Black Mountain has water service again, in part due to help from Columbus County. Several teams of Columbus County personnel are providing support to the Emergency Operations Centers in Buncombe County and [Read More]
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City Awaiting Orders to Deploy Assets
As Hurricane Helene tore its way through Western North Carolina last Friday, City of Whiteville employees were put on notice that some would be deployed to help with disaster recovery. Seven days later, some of [Read More]
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Troxler: Fence, Feed Hay Urgently Needed
Livestock are literally roaming free in the areas hit hard by Hurricane Helene last week, and the state is asking for help corralling the animals. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler issued an urgent plea this morning [Read More]
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CCN Radio News — Morning Report (October 04, 2024)
CCN Radio News — Morning Report for October 4th, 2024. (Press Play for the Audio)
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Driver Dies After Impalement
The driver of a box truck has died after he was impaled on a tree trunk Wednesday. Acme Delco Riegelwood Fire Rescue Chief Steve Camlin said a logging truck was turning off N.C. 87 into [Read More]
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Copperheads Can Be Common During Cleanup
September and October are often big times for cleaning yards, especially after storms, and cleaning up can often mean finding copperhead snakes. The venomous snakes are native throughout the state, form the salt marshes to [Read More]