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CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for November 4, 2025
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Entertainment
Pecan Music Festival Highlights
Beautiful skies and local music drew hundreds of visitors to downtown Whiteville Saturday for the Pecan Music Festival. The new rebranding of the long-running Pecan Harvest Festival featured events Thursday, Friday and Saturday. (Christopher Cawley [Read More]
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Sheriff’s Office Investigating Multiple School Cases
A series of fights and threats against schools and school personnel are being investigated by the sheriff’s office. Reports show that a bus driver was nearly assaulted by a student at Williams Township School Oct. [Read More]
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CWD Found in Edgecombe County Deer
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) is reporting the first presumptive detection of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Edgecombe County. NCWRC has received a preliminary positive test result on a 3½ year-old male white-tailed deer harvested by [Read More]
Entertainment
Families First Goes ‘Back to the 90s’ Saturday
Families First is going “back in time” time Saturday, as this year’s Columbus and Bladen’s Got Talent heads for the 1990s. The fundraiser was put on hold for several years during the pandemic, but organizers [Read More]
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Evergreen VFD Turkey Shoot Starts Friday
Evergreen Volunteer Fire Department will host its turkey shoot Nov. 7,8, 14, 21, 22, and 26. Shoots start at 7 p.m. nightly. There will be food and drinks available for purchase. Only stock guns with [Read More]
COLUMBUS CONNECTION
Campaign Promises Aside, There’s No Easy Fix
Editor’s note: following is an edited transcript of this week’s Columbus Connection. Dissenting opinions are always welcome. Email your thoughts to jeffersonweaver@columbuscountynews.com. Municipal elections are today. We’ve had so really hot topics popping up this [Read More]
Elections
Tuesday Elections Will Decide Municipal Races
Voters in Columbus County towns and cities have only hours to make their voices known in mayoral and council races. Voting for municipal offices began at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday and continues until 7:30 p.m. Only [Read More]
CCN Weather Update
Weather Update – Tuesday November 4, 2025
CCN Weather Update for Tuesday November 4, 2025, ELECTION DAY! This weather update is sponsored by Freedom Insurance of Whiteville. Trust Freedom Insurance to give you clear blue skies when it comes to home, car, [Read More]
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CCN Radio News — Morning Report for November 4, 2025
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CCN Daily News Briefs for November 3, 2025
News Brief’s for November 3, 2025 80 year old Danny Britt is recovering after he became lost Friday off Braswell Road. Law enforcement and firefighters from multiple counties searched for hours for the missing man. [Read More]
Elections
No Police Record of Incident With Candidate
There is no police record of an alleged incident between Whiteville Police and mayoral hopeful Brittany Payne, officials said today. In an Instagram reel, Payne claimed that she was harassed by a Whiteville Police officer [Read More]
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CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for November 3, 2025
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Business
Tabor Talk for Nov. 5
By Cynthia Nelson Greater Tabor City Chamber of Commerce The N.C. Yam Festival celebrated a banner year with 145 vendors and one of the largest crowds in the history of the festival, if not the [Read More]
Church News
KIDS TALK ABOUT GOD: Why Didn’t Jesus Trust People?
KIDS TALK ABOUT GOD By Carey Kinsolving and Friends Why Didn’t Jesus Trust People? “Because Jesus knew some people were mean,” says Torie, 7. If you’ve ever watched any old western movies, you know that [Read More]
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South Brunswick Downs West Bladen 35-7 to Share Conference Title
BOILING SPRINGS — South Brunswick defeated West Bladen 35-7 Friday night to claim a share of the Southeastern Conference title. South Columbus defeated Whiteville 22-15 Friday to cause a three-way tie for the championship, with [Read More]