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Early Morning Four-Wheeler Chase Sends on to Hospital

November 5, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on 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

November 5, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on 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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Election Day is Tuesday

November 4, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on 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

November 4, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on 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

November 4, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on 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

November 4, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on 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

November 4, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on 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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The 2024 NC Pecan Music Festival – A Short Retrospective

November 3, 2024 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on 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

November 3, 2024 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on 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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Election Day Tuesday; Early Polls Begin to Slow

November 1, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on 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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The 2024 Pecan Music Festival is This Weekend (November 2nd, 2024)

November 1, 2024 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on 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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Tree Giveaway Saturday in Riegelwood

October 31, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on 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

October 31, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on 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]

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Trunk or Treat Opportunities for Oct. 31

October 30, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Trunk or Treat Opportunities for Oct. 31

All events are scheduled for OCt. 31 (Halloween). Trinity Baptist Church at 201 South Thompson Street in Whiteville will host trunk or treat  from 5 to 8 p.m. Whiteville Police and Whiteville Firefighters will sponsoring [Read More]

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CCSO Makes Sixth Trip to Help Storm Victims

October 30, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on CCSO Makes Sixth Trip to Help Storm Victims

The sheriff’s office has completed its sixth and last – for now –  hurricane relief trip to the North Carolina mountains. Sheriff Bill Rogers said two tractor-trailer loads of local contributions were delivered to Riverside [Read More]

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Home Fire Under Investigation

October 30, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Home Fire Under Investigation

No one was injured when a Peacock Road home was destroyed by fire Tuesday. The sheriff’s office reported that fire units were called to 15575 Peacock Road at 7:09 a.m.  Cpl. Z. Moody of the [Read More]

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