COLUMBUS COUNTY NEWS – THE LATEST FRONT PAGE HEADLINES
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Front PageThe Good News Nov. 5-11, 2025
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CCN Weather UpdateWeather Update – Wednesday November 5, 2025
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Front PageCCN Radio News — Morning Report for November 5, 2025
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Brews & BitesOne-Pot Wonders: Meals That Practically Cook Themselves
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ElectionsMixed Bag for Incumbents, Challengers
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Front PageCCN Daily News Briefs for November 4, 2025
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Front PageSix Month Operation Leads to Chadbourn Arrest
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Front PageCCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for November 4, 2025
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EntertainmentPecan Music Festival Highlights
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Front PageSheriff’s Office Investigating Multiple School Cases
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Front PageCWD Found in Edgecombe County Deer
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EntertainmentFamilies First Goes ‘Back to the 90s’ Saturday
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Front PageEvergreen VFD Turkey Shoot Starts Friday
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COLUMBUS CONNECTIONCampaign Promises Aside, There’s No Easy Fix
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ElectionsTuesday Elections Will Decide Municipal Races
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CCN Weather UpdateWeather Update – Tuesday November 4, 2025
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Front PageCCN Radio News — Morning Report for November 4, 2025
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Front PageCCN Daily News Briefs for November 3, 2025
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ElectionsNo Police Record of Incident With Candidate
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Front PageCCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for November 3, 2025
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BusinessTabor Talk for Nov. 5
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Church NewsKIDS TALK ABOUT GOD: Why Didn’t Jesus Trust People?
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Front PageSouth Brunswick Downs West Bladen 35-7 to Share Conference Title
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Front PageLakewood Shuts Out East Columbus 36-0
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Front PageSouth Columbus Upsets Whiteville 22-15
AG Warns of THC Gummies at Halloween
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CCN Radio News — Morning Report for November 5, 2025
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Tabor Talk for Nov. 5
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KIDS TALK ABOUT GOD: Why Didn’t Jesus Trust People?
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Weather Update – Wednesday November 5, 2025
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COLUMBUUS COUNTY NEWS – HEALTH HEADLINES
Mayo Clinic Minute: A cardiologist’s tips for a healthy heart
AG Warns of THC Gummies at Halloween
COLUMBUS COUNTY NEWS – LOCAL OBITUARIES
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ObituariesJamie Leigh (Greenwood) Parker
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ObituariesNell (Lennon) Caviness
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ObituariesKaren Rae (Peterson) Nobles
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MILITARY / VETERANSFoster Maloy Harper
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ObituariesKimberly Adams Wells
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ObituariesJames Edwin Hammond
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ObituariesJimmy Keels Williamson Jr.
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ObituariesLorena (Jordan) Soles
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ObituariesKathy Sharon (Herring) Barnhill
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ObituariesJerry Ray Harrell
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MILITARY / VETERANSLuther Nelson Lanning
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ObituariesAnna Rose (Nance) Blanton
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ObituariesPhyllis Jeanette Suggs Long
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ObituariesDenise Marie Desanty
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ObituariesEugene Craven Smith
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ObituariesJosephine Cartrette
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ObituariesNoel Delane Moore
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MILITARY / VETERANSJustina (Moody) Clatty
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ObituariesTerry Lee Nance
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ObituariesHelen Monroe
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MILITARY / VETERANSEarl Cleveland Goins (age 100)
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ObituariesAnna Maxine Goins Jordan
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MILITARY / VETERANSRandy Walter Hayes
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ObituariesNorma June Baker Barrett
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ObituariesRoderick Drouin Sprinkle
CHURCH NEWS – Submit your news to churchnews@columbuscountynews.com
COLUMBUS COUNTY NEWS – COMMENTARY
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COLUMBUS CONNECTIONCampaign Promises Aside, There’s No Easy Fix
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BusinessTabor Talk for Nov. 5
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COLUMBUS CONNECTIONWeekly Podcast: The Columbus Connection – Local Flooding Issues, Tax Increases, and Municipal Elections and Future Developments
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EntertainmentThe Substance: A Glorious, Gory, and Gut-Wrenching Triumph (2024)
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EntertainmentThat 70s Show: A Totally Groovy Ride Down Memory Lane (1998-2006)
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Front PageJefferson Weaver • Godzilla, Furries and Phones
The Latest CCN Headlines
- The Good News Nov. 5-11, 2025 November 5, 2025
- Weather Update – Wednesday November 5, 2025 November 5, 2025
- CCN Radio News — Morning Report for November 5, 2025 November 5, 2025
- One-Pot Wonders: Meals That Practically Cook Themselves November 5, 2025
- Mixed Bag for Incumbents, Challengers November 4, 2025
- CCN Daily News Briefs for November 4, 2025 November 4, 2025
- Six Month Operation Leads to Chadbourn Arrest November 4, 2025
- CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for November 4, 2025 November 4, 2025
- Pecan Music Festival Highlights November 4, 2025
- Sheriff’s Office Investigating Multiple School Cases November 4, 2025
- CWD Found in Edgecombe County Deer November 4, 2025
- Families First Goes ‘Back to the 90s’ Saturday November 4, 2025
- Evergreen VFD Turkey Shoot Starts Friday November 4, 2025
- Campaign Promises Aside, There’s No Easy Fix November 4, 2025
- Tuesday Elections Will Decide Municipal Races November 4, 2025
- Weather Update – Tuesday November 4, 2025 November 4, 2025
- CCN Radio News — Morning Report for November 4, 2025 November 4, 2025
- Jamie Leigh (Greenwood) Parker November 3, 2025
- Nell (Lennon) Caviness November 3, 2025
- Karen Rae (Peterson) Nobles November 3, 2025
- Foster Maloy Harper November 3, 2025
- Kimberly Adams Wells November 3, 2025
- CCN Daily News Briefs for November 3, 2025 November 3, 2025
- James Edwin Hammond November 3, 2025
- No Police Record of Incident With Candidate November 3, 2025
COLUMBUS COUNTY NEWS – News From Across the County
CCN Radio News — Morning Report for November 5, 2025
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Mixed Bag for Incumbents, Challengers
Voters in some Columbus County municipalities will see new leaders in December, while incumbents held strong in some races Tuesday (tonight). In his first challenged race since taking office in 2009, Terry Mann [Read More]
Six Month Operation Leads to Chadbourn Arrest
Narcotics agents from Columbus and New Hanover counties say a Chadbourn man was a major part of a narcotics trafficking ring that stretched across multiple counties. Cortez Mikell Smith, 30, of 118 S. Wilkes St., [Read More]
CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for November 4, 2025
CCN Radio News – Afternoon Report for November 4, 2025 (Press Play for the Audio) 🔊
Pecan Music Festival Highlights
Beautiful skies and local music drew hundreds of visitors to downtown Whiteville Saturday for the Pecan Music Festival. The new rebranding of the long-running Pecan Harvest Festival featured events Thursday, Friday and Saturday. (Christopher Cawley [Read More]
Sheriff’s Office Investigating Multiple School Cases
A series of fights and threats against schools and school personnel are being investigated by the sheriff’s office. Reports show that a bus driver was nearly assaulted by a student at Williams Township School Oct. [Read More]
CWD Found in Edgecombe County Deer
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) is reporting the first presumptive detection of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Edgecombe County. NCWRC has received a preliminary positive test result on a 3½ year-old male white-tailed deer harvested by [Read More]
Families First Goes ‘Back to the 90s’ Saturday
Families First is going “back in time” time Saturday, as this year’s Columbus and Bladen’s Got Talent heads for the 1990s. The fundraiser was put on hold for several years during the pandemic, but organizers [Read More]
Tuesday Elections Will Decide Municipal Races
Voters in Columbus County towns and cities have only hours to make their voices known in mayoral and council races. Voting for municipal offices began at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday and continues until 7:30 p.m. Only [Read More]
CCN Radio News — Morning Report for November 4, 2025
CCN Radio News – Morning Report for November 4, 2025 (Press Play for the Audio) 🔊
No Police Record of Incident With Candidate
There is no police record of an alleged incident between Whiteville Police and mayoral hopeful Brittany Payne, officials said today. In an Instagram reel, Payne claimed that she was harassed by a Whiteville Police officer [Read More]
CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for November 3, 2025
CCN Radio News – Afternoon Report for October 10, 2025 (Press Play for the Audio) 🔊
Tabor Talk for Nov. 5
By Cynthia Nelson Greater Tabor City Chamber of Commerce The N.C. Yam Festival celebrated a banner year with 145 vendors and one of the largest crowds in the history of the festival, if not the [Read More]
South Brunswick Downs West Bladen 35-7 to Share Conference Title
BOILING SPRINGS — South Brunswick defeated West Bladen 35-7 Friday night to claim a share of the Southeastern Conference title. South Columbus defeated Whiteville 22-15 Friday to cause a three-way tie for the championship, with [Read More]
Lakewood Shuts Out East Columbus 36-0
LAKE WACCAMAW — Lakewood rushed for four touchdowns Friday night in a 36-0 rout of East Columbus. The Leopards led the Gators 16-0 at the end of the first quarter. Lakewood added a touchdown pass [Read More]
South Columbus Upsets Whiteville 22-15
VINEGAR HILL—South Columbus used its Senior Night and mixed it with some Halloween magic and pulled off an upset of Whiteville 22-15 Friday night. The win gave the Stallions a piece of the Southeastern Conference [Read More]
South Brunswick Downs West Bladen 35-7 to Share Conference Title
BOILING SPRINGS — South Brunswick defeated West Bladen 35-7 Friday night to claim a share of the Southeastern Conference title. South Brunswick has struggled in football in recent years, making this a great accomplishment for [Read More]
West Columbus Crushes Union 36-6
CERRO GORDO – Junior Quarterback D.J. Graham again had a phenomenal night as the Vikings defeated Union 36-6 Friday. Graham completed 17 of his 22 passes for 215 yards and three touchdown passes, plus he [Read More]
Two Jailed Following Armed Robbery
A man and woman from East Arcadia were jailed after they allegedly robbed a Rouse Lane man Oct. 28, and left behind some of their loot. Cierra Myree Young, 37, and Robert Terrell Lacewell, also [Read More]
CCN Radio News — Morning Report for November 3, 2025
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Missing Man Located Safe
9 p.m. update The elderly man who was missing on Braswell Road has been found safe. Mr. Danny Britt was found in a cornfield in the Evergreen community, Sheriff Bill Rogers said. Britt was transported [Read More]
CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for October 31, 2025
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CCN Radio News — Morning Report for October 31, 2025
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AG Warns of THC Gummies at Halloween
State officials are urging parents to ensure their trick or treaters don’t have a special surprise in their candy bags this Halloween. Attorney General Jeff Jackson is reminding North Carolinians to be careful they’re not [Read More]
CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for October 30, 2025
CCN Radio News – Afternoon Report for October 30, 2025 (Press Play for the Audio) 🔊
Mayoral Candidate’s Video Raises Eyebrows
A Whiteville mayoral candidate said in an Instagram reel in June that she was targeted by a restaurant patron who used influence and tried to have her arrested by Whiteville Police. Brittany Payne is on [Read More]
Fair Bluff Police Jail Four in Drug Raids
Two alleged dealers and two fugitives were jailed after early morning narcotics raids in Fair Bluff Thursday (today). Ernest Lavon McLeod, 45; Anthony Jama Bethea, 35; Nieasha McLeod, 20; and Anthony Haynes, 59 were all [Read More]




















































