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CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report (November 7th, 2024)
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Elections
Canvass, Certification Dates Set
Although Tuesday was the official end of elections for most candidates, elections workers there is still plenty to do. Canvass Day, which is when all counts are officially finalized, is Nov. 15 at 11 a.m. [Read More]
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Stolen Rifle, Drugs Send Felon to Jail
A convicted felon arrested with a rifle and narcotics is being held under $250,000 secured bond after an arrest early Saturday morning. Houston Edward Scott, 27, was arrested by the sheriff’s office on charges of [Read More]
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CCN Radio News — Morning Report (November 7th, 2024)
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CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report (November 6th, 2024)
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NCFS Urges Free Safety as Drought Looms
Courtesy N.C. Forest Service Those who have felt the warmth of a fire and enjoyed its friendly glow understand that fire is not always a devastating blaze. Our ancestors considered fire to be a basic [Read More]
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Jefferson Weaver • Neighbors and Americans
The squirrel cussed me like a drunken sailor, so I saluted him with my coffee. The fan hummed in the background, although the morning was markedly cooler. It was just not cold enough to kill [Read More]
Elections
State Judicial Races Run Red
While local judges were unopposed Nov. 5, some of the hottest and most watched races of the campaign were at the state level, and all four went Republican. Five local judges – Superior Court Judges [Read More]
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Fonvielle to Discuss Legendary Ride
Polly Slocumb’s nightmare about the battle of Moores Creek is memorialized on a marker at the National Battlefield Park in Currie – but did it happen? Historian Chris Fonvielle will discuss Polly Slocumb’s ride through [Read More]
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CCN Radio News — Morning Report (November 6th, 2024)
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Elections
GOP Dominates Columbus Races
In one of the fastest election nights in recent history, Columbus County’s unofficial results were in by 9:10 p.m. tonight (Nov. 5). Republican voters dominated the local ballots. Incumbent Giles “Buddy” Byrd, a democrat, defeated [Read More]
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CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report (November 5th, 2024)
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Elections
Issues Reported at Polls
Voter turnout has been steady but slow across Columbus County today, according to election observers. A few technical problems were reported early this morning, Republican Party Chair Sammy Hinson said. Several computers were not working [Read More]
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Early Morning Four-Wheeler Chase Sends on to Hospital
An argument turned into a car chase involving a four wheeler this morning, and one man was shot. Sheriff Bill Rogers said the incident happened near Boardman around 2 a.m. A disagreement between two men [Read More]
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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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CCN Radio News — Morning Report (November 5th, 2024)
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