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Home Struck by Gunfire

April 14, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Home Struck by Gunfire

Moments before midnight Sunday, shots damaged a home on Sidney Cherry Grove Road. The sheriff’s office said deputies were dispatched to the home in the 3000 block at 11:53 p.m. The residents of the home [Read More]

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Dispute Leads to Shots, Arrest

April 14, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Dispute Leads to Shots, Arrest

Assault and false imprisonment charges have been pressed against a man who allegedly shot at two teenagers for parking on the shoulder of the roadway. Waylen J. Cartrette, 74, of 1093 Feed Mill Road, Chadbourn, [Read More]

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Fight Leads to Downtown Shootout

April 14, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Fight Leads to Downtown Shootout

An early-morning “altercation” at a Whiteville business led to gunfire on Madison Street early Sunday. Whiteville Police have no suspects in the 2 a.m. melee at Functionz, Chief Paul Rockenbach said. “Apparently there was an [Read More]

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Victim ID’d in Sunday Street Shooting

April 14, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Victim ID’d in Sunday Street Shooting

  Whiteville Police have identified Jaquez Cribbs as the victim in a Sunday shooting that blocked two major roadways for hours. Cribbs was shot to death around 9 a.m. while driving north on JK Powell [Read More]

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Shots Fired at Saturday Night Melee

April 13, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Shots Fired at Saturday Night Melee

  A gathering at a downtown Whiteville business turned into a panic early Sunday morning. Police are still trying to determine exactly what happened at Functionz Venue and Lounge at 910 South Madison Street. The [Read More]

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Streets Reopen After Shooting

April 13, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Streets Reopen After Shooting

Post time 2:48 p.m. Washington Street at Powell Boulevard has reopened in Whiteville after a crash and shooting this morning (April 13). Whiteville Police Chief Paul Rockenbach said that one male was shot and transported [Read More]

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WPD Investigating Madison Shootout

April 13, 2025 Columbus County News Comments Off on WPD Investigating Madison Shootout

Police are investigating a shootout in the 900 block of South Madison Street that shut down a party Saturday night. We have reached out to Whiteville Police for more information.

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BREAKING NEWS: Collision and Shooting in Whiteville

April 13, 2025 Columbus County News Comments Off on BREAKING NEWS: Collision and Shooting in Whiteville

  A collision at Washington Street and JK Powell Boulevard in Whiteville has closed the intersection. Witnesses said one person appears to have been shot. Police, the Highway Patrol, State Bureau of Investigation and other [Read More]

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A Showdown with Governor Stein

April 11, 2025 Columbus County News Comments Off on A Showdown with Governor Stein

Republican legislators are in a showdown with Governor Josh Stein over a request for a restraining order to block changes to the State Board of Elections. Without court action, elections board appointments would shift on [Read More]

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Strawberry Festival Honors SCC

April 11, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Strawberry Festival Honors SCC

Southeastern Community College has always had a close connection with Chadbourn, and this year’s N.C. Strawberry Festival will honor those ties. SCC has been named as the official Parade Marshal for the 92nd annual N.C. [Read More]

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CCN Daily News Briefs

April 10, 2025 Columbus County News Comments Off on CCN Daily News Briefs

News Briefs for April 10, 2025    The family of a murder victim is suing the City of Whiteville and the State Bureau of Investigation. William “June Bug” Edwards was allegedly shot to death in [Read More]

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SBI, WPD Sued Over Shooting Death

April 10, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on SBI, WPD Sued Over Shooting Death

Updated with corrected arrest information. The family of a murder victim is suing Whiteville Police and the State Bureau of Investigation for allegedly revealing in court documents that the victim was a witness to a [Read More]

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Detective Bitten by Dog During Fugitive Chase

April 10, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Detective Bitten by Dog During Fugitive Chase

  Authorities captured a wanted man in Bolton Wednesday after a brief foot chase that left one detective with a dog bite. Seth Logan Fowler, 24, is being held under no bond in the Bladen [Read More]

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Lake Waccamaw Town Board Meeting – Tuesday April 8, 2025

April 10, 2025 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on Lake Waccamaw Town Board Meeting – Tuesday April 8, 2025

A CCTV – Columbus County TV Video Presentation of the April 8th Lake Waccamaw Town Board Meeting.  You can watch the video below, or on the CCTV YouTube Channel Here. Our Videographer was Crystal Faircloth

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April 9, 2025 Columbus County News Comments Off on CCN Daily News Briefs

News Briefs for April 9, 2025   A former teacher jailed for coercing a teen girl into performing a sex act has been indicted by a Columbus County grand jury. Jody Watts, age 49, is [Read More]

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Leland Firm to Repay $1.5M in COVID Money

April 9, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Leland Firm to Repay $1.5M in COVID Money

Campbell Sales Group, Inc., d/b/a LeatherItaliaUSA (CSG) has agreed to pay $1,499,164 in restitution and penalties and to undertake additional responsibilities to resolve its criminal liabilities in connection with a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan [Read More]

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