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April 18, 2025 Columbus County News Comments Off on CCN Daily News Briefs

News Briefs for April 18, 2025   A Gaston Sellers Road woman was killed in a two car wreck on U.S. 701 Monday evening. Betty Stevens, age 74, died when Shavonna Vereen of Pine Circle Drive rear [Read More]

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April 17, 2025 Columbus County News Comments Off on CCN Daily News Briefs

News Briefs for April 17, 2025   In less than 24 hours, Whiteville Police have arrested a suspect in each of the city’s murders this week. Kapri McMillian, 32, was arrested in Lumberton Wednesday. McMillian [Read More]

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Mayo Clinic Minute: Become an Organ Donor and Save Lives

April 16, 2025 Columbus County News Comments Off on Mayo Clinic Minute: Become an Organ Donor and Save Lives

Mayo Clinic Minute: Become an Organ Donor and Save Lives Deb Balzer April 16, 2025 Becoming an organ donor is one of the most meaningful decisions you can make, offering the chance to save lives — whether [Read More]

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April 16, 2025 Columbus County News Comments Off on CCN Daily News Briefs

News Briefs for April 16, 2025   A Gaston Sellers Road woman was killed in a two car wreck on U.S. 701 Monday evening. Betty Stevens, age 74, died when Shavonna Vereen of Pine Circle [Read More]

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April 15, 2025 Columbus County News Comments Off on CCN Daily News Briefs

News Briefs for April 15, 2025   An illegal gathering spot in Downtown Whiteville has been officially closed by the fire marshal. Fun-ctionz in the 900 block of South Madison Street was the scene of [Read More]

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Comments Return to Top of County Agenda

April 15, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Comments Return to Top of County Agenda

  Public comments will return to the top of the county commissioners agenda next week. “This was just something I wanted to try, to see how it would work,” said board Chair Laverne Coleman. “I [Read More]

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April 14, 2025 Columbus County News Comments Off on CCN Daily News Briefs

News Briefs for April 14, 2025   The driver in a collision that closed Washington Street and JK Powell Blvd. in Whiteville for hours Sunday was shot to death. Jaquez Cribbs age 19 was killed [Read More]

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April 13, 2025 Columbus County News Comments Off on CCN Daily News Briefs

News Briefs for April 13, 2025   The driver in a collision that closed Washington Street and JK Powell Blvd. in Whiteville for hours Sunday was shot. Whiteville Police Chief Paul Rockenbach said the investigation [Read More]

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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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Columbus Sheriff’s Office Requests Public’s Assistance in Investigation

April 12, 2025 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on Columbus Sheriff’s Office Requests Public’s Assistance in Investigation

Investigators are asking for the public’s assistance after a larceny Friday afternoon. Columbus County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a reported larceny at a property on Sam Potts Highway. The caller advised that sometime after [Read More]

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April 11, 2025 Columbus County News Comments Off on CCN Daily News Briefs

News Briefs for April 11, 2025   Southeastern Community College and The Town of Chadbourn have always had close ties, and this year’s N.C. Strawberry Festival will make those connections even closer. The college is [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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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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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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Highest Flu Deaths Reported as Cases Drop

April 9, 2025 Columbus County News Comments Off on Highest Flu Deaths Reported as Cases Drop

The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services today (April 9) reported more than 500 flu-related deaths for the 2024-2025 respiratory virus season. This is the highest number of statewide flu deaths recorded since broad [Read More]

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