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CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report (November 4th, 2024)
CCN Radio News – Afternoon Report for November 4, 2024 (press play for audio)
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Election Day is Tuesday
Early voting ended Saturday with staggering numbers for the county and state. More than 18,500 ballots have been cast in Columbus, either at early polls or by mail in absentees. That was more than fifty [Read More]
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Bladen Man Gets 28 Years for Murder
The man who killed a Bladenboro resident in a drive-by shooting will serve up to 28 years in prison. Daniel Autry pleaded guilty today (Nov. 4) in front of Chief Superior Court Judge Ashley Gore [Read More]
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Seatbelt Leads to Felony Drug Charges
An Elizabethtown man is out on bond on felony drug charges because he failed to wear a seatbelt. James Warner Littrell, 19, of David Street, Elizabethtown, was charged with possession of psychedelic mushrooms, drug paraphernalia [Read More]
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Bandit Sought in Armed Robbery
A man narrowly escaped injury after he was robbed at gunpoint and reportedly shot at Wednesday. The victim, Kelly Delane Mills, said a man he knows assaulted him and took $695 from Mills on Pine [Read More]
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Jefferson Weaver • Thoughts on Election Day
In case you hadn’t noticed, it’s a big election year. The ads have gotten nastier in recent weeks, as early voting kicked in and Nov. 5 looms. Although I am a traditionalist, and enjoy the [Read More]
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CCN Radio News — Morning Report (November 4th, 2024)
CCN Radio News – Morning Report for November 4th, 2024 (Press Play for the Audio)
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The 2024 NC Pecan Music Festival – A Short Retrospective
On Saturday the NC Pecan Harvest Festival officially became the NC Pecan Music Festival, and it was a huge success. It was a beautiful day, and a big crowd not only saw vendors lining the [Read More]
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Looking Back at the NC Yam Festival and Parade
On Saturday October 26th, it was NC Yam Festival time once again in Tabor City. CCN Videographer & Correspondent Darrell Jackson was on hand to capture some of the sights and sounds of the Yam [Read More]
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CCN Radio News– Afternoon Report (Nov. 1, 2024)
CCN Radio News– Afternoon Report for Nov. 1, 2024 (press play for audio)
Elections
Election Day Tuesday; Early Polls Begin to Slow
Saturday is the last day for early voting in Columbus County. All five Columbus county one stops are open until 7:30 p.m. tonight (Friday), and until 3:30 p.m. Saturday. As of Thursday night, early voter [Read More]
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CCN Radio News — Morning Report (November 1st, 2024)
CCN Radio News – Morning Report for October 31st, 2024 (Press Play for the Audio)
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The 2024 Pecan Music Festival is This Weekend (November 2nd, 2024)
The 2024 Pecan Music Festival The Pecan Music Festival is this Saturday November 2nd from 10am to 6pm in Downtown Whiteville. Presented by Whiteville Downtown Development, the festival has something for the whole family. There [Read More]
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CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report (October 31st, 2024)
CCN Radio News – Afternoon Report for October 30th, 2024 (Press Play for the Audio)
Business
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
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]