
COLUMBUS COUNTY NEWS – THE LATEST FRONT PAGE HEADLINES
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CCN Daily News Briefs for July 9, 2025
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Woman Charged with Fake Sex Assault Claim
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CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for July 9, 2025
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DREAM Center to Hold Golf Academy
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DMV Announces Two Year Grace on Licenses
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Business
Fair Exhibit Spaces Available
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Business
Food Pantries, Arts Council, Others Receive Grants
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Elizabethtown Woman Charged in Murder
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The Good News July 9-15, 2025
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CCN Radio News — Morning Report for July 9, 2025
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CCN Weather Update
Weather Update – Wednesday July 9, 2025
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Elections
Candidates Line Up for Town Races
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CCN Daily News Briefs for July 8, 2025
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CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for July 8, 2025
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Visitation for Deputy Starts at Noon; Some Roads Will Close
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CCN Radio News — Morning Report for June 8, 2025
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CCN Weather Update
Weather Update – Tuesday July 8, 2025
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CCN Daily News Briefs for July 7, 2025
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Clerk Warns of Text Scam
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CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for July 7, 2025
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Prowler Fights Deputies, Gets Tased
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Woman Charged in False Molestation Report
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Pharmacy Burglarized July 4
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Deputy’s Funeral Moved to High School
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Church News
KIDS TALK ABOUT GOD – Can I Trust the Lord to Supply My Needs? (Psalm 23:1)


DMV Announces Two Year Grace on Licenses
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CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for July 9, 2025
by Jefferson Weaver in Front Page 0

Fair Exhibit Spaces Available
by Jefferson Weaver in Business 0

KIDS TALK ABOUT GOD – Can I Trust the Lord to Supply My Needs? (Psalm 23:1)
by Columbus County News in Church News 0

Weather Update – Wednesday July 9, 2025
by Christopher Cawley in CCN Weather Update 0
COLUMBUUS COUNTY NEWS – HEALTH HEADLINES

Mayo Clinic Minute: Sunscreen Has a Shelf Life and Other Facts to Know

CRHS TO Open Pain Center
COLUMBUS COUNTY NEWS – LOCAL OBITUARIES
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Obituaries
Gail (Arnette) McCann
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Obituaries
Haynes Wesley Young (age 100)
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Deputy Devin Mason
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Roger Dale Cribb
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Marty Estol Benton
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Lorraine Elizabeth (Funnemark) Matthews
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Paul Turlington
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Jimmy Moody
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Elmer Ray Skipper
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John Norman Lewis
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Linwood Earl Rhines
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Danny Ray Duncan
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Mrs. Juanita McNair
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Norma Regina (Baldwin) Brown
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Agnes Jean (Smith) Flores
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April (Hyatt) Prince
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Dennis Jay Long
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Carol L. Singletary
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Estalene Godwin
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Mildred Dudley
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Oscar Jacobs
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Betty Ruth Norris Nelson
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William Michael “Mike” Spivey
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Elsie R. Floyd
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Teresa A. Wright
CHURCH NEWS – Submit your news to churchnews@columbuscountynews.com
COLUMBUS COUNTY NEWS – COMMENTARY
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Happy Anniversary Columbus County News – It’s Been Five Long Years
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COLUMBUS CONNECTION
The Columbus Connection – First Amendment, Independence Day Thoughts, and Happy Birthday CCN
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Jefferson Weaver • The Field of Pain and Sorrow
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COLUMBUS CONNECTION
The Columbus Connection – An Independence Day Commentary
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Jefferson Weaver • Common Sense and Dinosaurs
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Jefferson Weaver • Big Plans, Baseball and Snapbrim hats
The Latest CCN Headlines
- Gail (Arnette) McCann July 9, 2025
- CCN Daily News Briefs for July 9, 2025 July 9, 2025
- Woman Charged with Fake Sex Assault Claim July 9, 2025
- CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for July 9, 2025 July 9, 2025
- DREAM Center to Hold Golf Academy July 9, 2025
- DMV Announces Two Year Grace on Licenses July 9, 2025
- Fair Exhibit Spaces Available July 9, 2025
- Food Pantries, Arts Council, Others Receive Grants July 9, 2025
- Elizabethtown Woman Charged in Murder July 9, 2025
- The Good News July 9-15, 2025 July 9, 2025
- CCN Radio News — Morning Report for July 9, 2025 July 9, 2025
- Weather Update – Wednesday July 9, 2025 July 9, 2025
- Candidates Line Up for Town Races July 8, 2025
- CCN Daily News Briefs for July 8, 2025 July 8, 2025
- CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for July 8, 2025 July 8, 2025
- Visitation for Deputy Starts at Noon; Some Roads Will Close July 8, 2025
- Haynes Wesley Young (age 100) July 8, 2025
- Deputy Devin Mason July 8, 2025
- CCN Radio News — Morning Report for June 8, 2025 July 8, 2025
- Weather Update – Tuesday July 8, 2025 July 8, 2025
- CCN Daily News Briefs for July 7, 2025 July 7, 2025
- Clerk Warns of Text Scam July 7, 2025
- CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for July 7, 2025 July 7, 2025
- Prowler Fights Deputies, Gets Tased July 7, 2025
- Woman Charged in False Molestation Report July 7, 2025
COLUMBUS COUNTY NEWS – News From Across the County

Woman Charged with Fake Sex Assault Claim
A false claim of sexual assault led to the arrest of a local woman July 1. Emma Paige Ward, 21, of 509 Fair Bluff Rd., Tabor City, was charged with a single count of making [Read More]

CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for July 9, 2025
CCN Radio News – Afternoon Report for July 9, 2025 (Press Play for the Audio) 🔊

DREAM Center to Hold Golf Academy
The Columbus County DREAM Center will host a golf academy at Vineland Golf Club July 21 from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The Bright Futures Summer Golf Academy is a one-day event that will introduce [Read More]

DMV Announces Two Year Grace on Licenses
Long lines at DMV License offices led lawmakers and the governor to allow some drivers an additional two years on expired licenses in the state. Drivers with the most common type of license – Class [Read More]

Fair Exhibit Spaces Available
The Columbus County Agricultural Fair is set for Oct. 7-12, and reservations for indoor and outdoor spaces are now available. Indoor spaces in the exhibit hall are $200 each. Outdoor spaces are $40 per square [Read More]

Food Pantries, Arts Council, Others Receive Grants
Non-profits from all corners of Columbus County are the newest recipients of 22 grants from the Columbus Community Foundation (CCF). CCF is an affiliate of the N.C. Community Foundation. NCCF maintains more than 1,300 endowments [Read More]

Elizabethtown Woman Charged in Murder
Additional details as of 2:30 p.m. A frequent critic of the Bladen County Board of Education and former publisher of an online newspaper has been charged with murder. Charlotte Brandy Smith, 45, of 307 Woodhouse [Read More]

CCN Radio News — Morning Report for July 9, 2025
CCN Radio News – Morning Report for July 9, 2025 (Press Play for the Audio) 🔊

CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for July 8, 2025
CCN Radio News – Afternoon Report for July 8, 2025 (Press Play for the Audio) 🔊

Visitation for Deputy Starts at Noon; Some Roads Will Close
Darlington Deputy Devin Mason will be eulogized today at 2 p.m. at West Columbus High School. The Darlington County officer died in the line of duty July 1. Visitation will be at WCHS until just before the [Read More]

CCN Radio News — Morning Report for June 8, 2025
CCN Radio News – Morning Report for July 8, 2025 (Press Play for the Audio) 🔊

Clerk Warns of Text Scam
Clerk of Superior Court Jess Hill said he was surprised when he got a text message threatening him with potential legal action over a traffic ticket. Hill said that he had not been stopped and [Read More]

CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for July 7, 2025
CCN Radio News – Afternoon Report for July 7, 2025 (Press Play for the Audio)

Prowler Fights Deputies, Gets Tased
Deputies had to use a Taser on an impaired man who was allegedly knocking on windows along Rough and Ready Road June 30. Dustin Rawls, 33, of 1327 Midway Rd., Whiteville, was charged with intoxicated [Read More]

Woman Charged in False Molestation Report
The woman who claimed an infant had been raped is facing felony charges after the accusation was disproven. Tonia Nicole Godwin, 40, of 167 Page’s Mill Rd., Cerro Gordo, was held under $5,000 secured bond [Read More]

Pharmacy Burglarized July 4
Two masked men broke into Crossroads Pharmacy, disabled the security system and took a quantity of medication early July 4. Whiteville Police Chief Paul Rockenbach said the men shattered the front windows to gain access [Read More]

Deputy’s Funeral Moved to High School
Deputy Devin Mason’s funeral will be held Tuesday at the high school where he is remembered as a model student and friendly, outgoing football player who wanted to be a law enforcement officer. Mason, 27, [Read More]

Child Narrowly Escapes Saturday Fusillade
More than 100 rounds were fired into four vehicles and a four apartments during a gun fight early Saturday in Whiteville. Police Chief Paul Rockenbach said an infant was almost hit by the gunfire when [Read More]

Local Pastor Faces Sex Crime Charges
Conway Police have arrested the pastor of a Nakina church on sex crimes with a minor. Devin Cyrus Carroll, 22, of Loris, was arrested Saturday for third degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor and [Read More]

CCN Radio News — Morning Report for July 7, 2025
CCN Radio News – Morning Report for July 7, 2025 (Press Play for the Audio) 🔊

Fire Destroys Pier, Boat, PWC
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 in [Read More]

18-Wheeler Crashes at U.S. 74 Overpass
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]

CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for July 4, 2025
CCN Radio News – Afternoon Report for July 4, 2025 (Press Play for the Audio) 🔊

Mother of Shooter Faces Charges
• 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
CCN Radio News – Morning Report for July 4, 2025 (Press Play for the Audio) 🔊

CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for July 3, 2025
CCN Radio News – Afternoon Report for July 3, 2025 (Press Play for the Audio) 🔊

Municipal Election Filings Start July 7
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]