Thanksgiving may be over, but if you’re still planning on a turkey for Christmas dinner, turkey shoots are still going on into the area. Old Dock/Cypress Creek Fire Department will continue to host their turkey [Read More]
The Grissettown Longwood Fire Department will once again hold their annual Grissettown Haunted Trail. The event will run every Saturday and Sunday and on Halloween night from 7-10 p.m. Tickets are $15 each. The station [Read More]
Whiteville Police will sponsor a blood drive Sept. 29 at Vineland Station from 12:30-5:30 p.m.. The department is working with the American Red Cross for the event. Walk-ins and appointments are welcome. Previous donors are [Read More]
Hurricane Idalia dropped nearly ten inches of rain on Whiteville last night, with more in some outlying areas. Around 25 area roadways are blocked, including portions of US 701 South near Williams, Pleasant Plains and [Read More]
Articles in the Commentary section are opinions, not news. We feature columns by staff members and guests, letters to the editor, and editorials from Columbuscountynews.com. Dissenting opinions are always welcome and encouraged. Length should be [Read More]
CCN Radio News – Afternoon Report for November 5th, 2024 (press play for audio)
Voter turnout has been steady but slow across Columbus County today, according to election observers. A few technical problems were reported early this morning, Republican Party Chair Sammy Hinson said. Several computers were not working [Read More]
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]
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]
September 2, 1942 – November 4, 2024 Bobby Gene Meares, 82, of Fair Bluff, died on Monday, November 4, 2024, in the McLeod Seacoast Hospital in Little River. Bobby was born in Lumberton, NC on [Read More]
May 30, 1959 ~ November 3, 2024 (age 65) Glenda Faye Mitchell, age 65 passed November 3, 2024. Glenda’s funeral service will be held at 2:00pm Friday November 8, 2024 at St James Missionary Baptist Church. Her family [Read More]
CCN Radio News – Morning Report for November 5th, 2024 (Press Play for the Audio)
Hello everyone, Meteorologist Christopher Cawley here with today’s weather update, for Monday November 4, 2024. RAIN is in our future, Columbus County! Not a lot of rain, mind you, but modeling suggests anywhere from a [Read More]
November 23, 1968 – November 3, 2024 Robert “Robbie” Alexander Matheson, Jr. age 55 of the China Grove Community in Chadbourn, passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2024, in his home. Robbie was born on [Read More]
Arrangements will be announced by Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville. April 2, 1942 ~ November 3, 2024 (age 82) Tony Prince, 82, of 203 West Lewis Street, Whiteville, NC, died Sunday, November 3, 2024, at Lower Cape Fear [Read More]
February 8, 1944 ~ November 2, 2024 (age 80) Annie Ruth Buffkin of Whiteville NC passed away November 2, 2024. She was born February 8, 1944 to the late Lawrence Mercer and Ruby Sellers Mercer. She is survived [Read More]
CCN Radio News – Afternoon Report for November 4, 2024 (press play for audio)
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]
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]
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]
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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