WEST BLADEN 5, CAPE FEAR 4 FAYETTEVILLE—Chase Bryan hit a game winning RBI in the seventh inning to push West Bladen past Cape Fear 5-4 in the championship game of...
CCN Weather Update for Friday April 10, 2026. This weather update is sponsored by Freedom Insurance of Whiteville. You can trust Freedom Insurance to give you clear blue skies when...
The suspect in a March 28 home invasion has been arrested. Draquawn W. Williams, 26, of 41 Villa Dr., Whiteville, is being held under no bond, charged with armed robbery,...
Chadbourn Police will host their annual Community Safety Day Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon. Visitors can learn more about the Chadbourn Police, Fire Department, EMS and Public Works. CPD...
The largest working wildfire in North Carolina has burned 762 acres and is 50 percent contained. Phillip Jackson of the N.C. Forest Service said crews have been on the Rosindale...
CCN Weather Update for Thursday April 9, 2026. This weather update is sponsored by Freedom Insurance of Whiteville. You can trust Freedom Insurance to give you clear blue skies when...
A Bolton man has been charged for allowing the September 2025 assault on a child. Anthony Dewitt Ameri Jacobs, 37, of 7848 Old Lake Rd., was arrested today (April 8)...
Updated 8:45 p.m. A wildfire in Bladen County is causing smoke and ash across Columbus County, and is visible for 50 miles. As of 8 p.m., the fire had expanded...
The interim town manager for Chadbourn is a familiar face. John Bauer served as town manager for Chadbourn from December 2018 through June of 2019. At Tuesday’s town council meeting,...
Emergency repairs to the water system are affecting some customers in County Water and Sewer District One. The affected areas include Spivey Ward Road, Nealy Drive, Antinori Drive, Harper Drive,...
Gators’ Gauge Simmons Throws No-hitter EAST COLUMBUS 4, FAIRMONT 0 PEMBROKE—Gauge Simmons threw a no-hitter as the East Columbus Gators defeated Fairmont in the consolation bracket in the Robeson Coun...
CCN Weather Update for Wednesday April 8, 2026. This weather update is sponsored by Freedom Insurance of Whiteville. You can trust Freedom Insurance to give you clear blue skies when...
Ongoing aggressive patrols in the eastern part of Columbus led to drug charges for a Bladen County man April 1. Bruce Spencer, 46, of 531 McKoy Loop Rd., Ivanhoe, was...
An infant is recovering after apparently ingesting an unknown substance Monday afternoon. The sheriff’s office responded to a medical call at a home on Crusoe Island Road around 3 p.m.,...
Detectives are actively searching for a vandal who damaged around 20 mailboxes early Monday. The vandal hit mailboxes along Peacock Road and elsewhere in North Whiteville, the sheriff’s office said....
Columbus Animal Protective Services will hold two free rabies clinics in the coming weeks. County Commissioners in Monday unanimously approved a request from APS to offer the vaccinations for free....

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