Benefits representatives of the Veterans Administration will be at the Veterans Memorial Park Feb. 13. The event will be at the Outreach Center from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. No registration is required. R...
The state Department of Health and Human Services says 15 cases of measles have been confirmed in North Carolina since late December 2025, with the first hospitalized case announced last week. As case...
A community food distribution is set for Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Columbus County Health Department. No registration or ID is necessary. The agency said the food drive is a good opportunity to meet ...
A former Williams Township firefighter who had also been a part-time Whiteville firefighter has been charged with arson. Tanner Reed Sykes, 19, of 4756 Gore Trailer Rd., Whiteville, was released on s...
An alleged squatter was charged with trespassing after starting a wildfire while cooking a pork chop dinner in Tabor City. Christopher Gore, 40, of 121 Spivey Rd., Tabor City, was placed under a $500 ...
Jack Frost may be sticking around for a bit, but Columbus County is keeping the streets hot with events throughout the entire month of February. Donate to a worthy cause, learn a new skill, or inspire...
Columbus County Health Department will reopen beginning Wednesday. The pediatrics, WIC an immunization office at 800 Jefferson St., Suite 102 will reopen Wednesday at 8 a.m. and will see scheduled pat...
Chadbourn Police dealt with some of the heaviest snow accumulations in the county during a busy weekend. From Saturday through Monday, CPD helped three motorists get home after they were stranded in d...
The Columbus County Solid Waste Department said the following temporary revisions to the GFL trash collection schedule this week due to the winter storm. Residents who normally receive service on: Tue...
Roseland Volunteer Fire Department will hold its annual barbecue sale Saturday. Cost is $10 per plate. Plates will include BBQ, slaw, sweet potato fries, and hushpuppies. The sale will begin at 11 a.m...
Basketball Games Rescheduled Schools are still out today and most government offices are operating on modified schedules as Columbus crawls out of last weekend’s winter storm. The town of Chadbourn op...
The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV) is ending extended early-morning hours at 90 driver license offices this week due to a lack of federal funding. the exhaustion of federal and state funding...
A fight between two girls left a woman shot near Elizabethtown Monday, Bladen investigators said. The suspect, who is 17, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to inflict serious i...
I hate February. February is a spavined, sinister, slimy, soul-sucking, slug of a month. It lacks even the decency to be a full month of 30 or 31 days; although it was supposedly created to help balan...
CCN Weather Update for Tuesday February 3, 2026. This weather update is sponsored by Freedom Insurance of Whiteville. You can trust Freedom Insurance to give you clear blue skies when it comes to home...
Several area basketball games scheduled for Tuesday have been cancelled due to icy conditions. Cancelled games include • West Bladen vs. Fairmont • Whiteville vs. South Brunswick • East Bladen vs. Wes...