An early morning fire on Waccamaw Shores destroyed a pier, a boat, and a personal watercraft then damaged another pier at Lake Waccamaw Saturday. Mayor Matt Wilson said firefighters were called to the home around [Read More]
A truck driver was seriously injured, and two major highways are partially blocked after a commercial truck crash in Whiteville this morning. The 18-wheeler partially burned after apparently leaving the roadway at the 74 [Read More]
• Devin Mason will be eulogized Tuesday in Cerro Gordo. The mother of a man charged with killing a deputy July 1 has been arrested, charged with trying to help the shooter hide from law [Read More]
CCN Radio News – Morning Report for July 4, 2025 (Press Play for the Audio) 🔊
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Most municipalities in Columbus County have at least one seat up for a vote Nov. 4 as filing begins Monday for the fall municipal elections. All races are non-partisan, and only registered voters who have [Read More]
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Multiple events celebrating the nation’s birthday are set for Columbus County through Saturday. Friday will be the Patriotic Family Fourth at Lake Waccamaw’s Elizabeth Brinkley Park. Decorate your bicycle or golf cart, and be there [Read More]
The village of Riegelwood may have to change its name to the City of Champions. The Riegelwood AA All-Stars took home the NCDYB AA Championship Tuesday in Pembroke. They beat Wallace 15-9 as Riegelwood claimed [Read More]
Note to my readers: With rare exceptions, I do not like to reprint columns, since I consider this to be a lazy habit. However, at the request of several folks, the column below is an [Read More]
The woman facing dozens of animal cruelty charges has been arrested on additional warrants for abusing and neglecting rabbits. Deborah Ross Dohl, 70, of 364 Pone Hill Rd., Hallsboro, was taken into custody a second [Read More]
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Columbus Regional is moving into pain management on the Whiteville campus. Advanced Pain Solutions will open this month. It is a new service line dedicated to caring for chronic pain patients. “This expansion reinforces our [Read More]
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) announces the spotted seatrout harvest season in inland and joint (by hook-and-line) fishing waters reopens today (July 1). NCWRC closed the season between May 2 and June 30 to [Read More]
A Southern Pines man arrested in a storage closet in Tabor city allegedly threatened to kill law enforcement officers. Michael Allen Cole, 56, of Southern Pines, was arrested Sunday on Labon Street in Tabor City, [Read More]
The deputy shot to death in Darlington County, S.C. early this morning was a Columbus County native. Devin Mason, 27, graduated from West Columbus High School. He was originally from Evergreen. Darlington County Sheriff Michael [Read More]
CCN Radio News – Morning Report for July 1, 2025 (Press Play for the Audio) 🔊
Today We Honor One of Our Own. We Honor Mr. Jefferson Weaver All of us here at Jones Media Partners LLC / Columbus County News want to congratulate our Managing Editor, Jefferson Weaver on his [Read More]
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Tabor City Police had to wake up a break-in suspect Saturday before taking him into custody. John Henry Thomas, 81, 0f 130 Oxford Village Apartments, Tabor City, was charged with breaking and entering and drug [Read More]
Cory Finch is the new police chief for the town of Lake Waccamaw. The veteran and longtime officer replaced Scott Hyatt, who retired last week after 26 years at the position. Finch previously served in [Read More]
The N.C. Forest Service will begin accepting orders July 1 (Tuesday) for its annual tree seedling sale. With an average annual production of 10 million seedlings, the NCFS Nursery Program produces enough native and genetically [Read More]
North Carolina’s largest annual impaired driving enforcement effort kicked off this morning. Operation Firecracker is part of the Booze It and Lose It campaign sponsored by the Governor’s Highway Safety Program. State troopers, deputies and [Read More]
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