
COLUMBUS COUNTY NEWS – THE LATEST FRONT PAGE HEADLINES
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The Good News July 2-8, 2025
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CCN Radio News — Morning Report for July 2, 2025
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CCN Weather Update
Weather Update – Wednesday July 2, 2025
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CCN Daily News Briefs for July 1, 2025
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CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for July 1, 2025
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CRHS TO Open Pain Center
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Spotted Sea Trout Season Reopens
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Suspect Threatens to Kill LEOs
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Slain SC Deputy Was Columbus Native
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CCN Radio News — Morning Report for July 1, 2025
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CCN Weather Update
Weather Update – Tuesday July 1, 2025
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Business
Let’s Congratulate Jefferson Weaver Today – Happy Five Year Work Anniversary
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CCN Daily News Briefs for June 30, 2025
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CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for June 30, 2025
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Suspect Gets Wakeup Call by Police
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Fair Bluff to Host ‘Red, White, and Blue Party’
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Finch Succeeds Hyatt at Lake Waccamaw
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Business
Forest Service Seedlings Sales Start July 1
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Operation Firecracker Lights Off Statewide
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CCN Radio News — Morning Report for June 30, 2025
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CCN Weather Update
Weather Update – Monday June 30, 2025
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Church News
KIDS TALK ABOUT GOD – What Is Freedom?
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Mayo Clinic Minute: Fireworks Safety Tips
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CCN Daily News Briefs for June 29, 2025
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COLUMBUS CONNECTION
The Columbus Connection – An Independence Day Commentary


Finch Succeeds Hyatt at Lake Waccamaw
by Jefferson Weaver in Front Page 0

CCN Radio News — Morning Report for July 2, 2025
by Jefferson Weaver in Front Page 0

Let’s Congratulate Jefferson Weaver Today – Happy Five Year Work Anniversary
by Jeff Allen Jones in Business 0

KIDS TALK ABOUT GOD – What Is Freedom?
by Columbus County News in Church News 0

Weather Update – Wednesday July 2, 2025
by Christopher Cawley in CCN Weather Update 0
COLUMBUUS COUNTY NEWS – HEALTH HEADLINES

CRHS TO Open Pain Center

Mayo Clinic Minute: Fireworks Safety Tips
COLUMBUS COUNTY NEWS – LOCAL OBITUARIES
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Obituaries
Dept. Devin Mason
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Obituaries
Mildred Dudley
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Obituaries
Oscar Jacobs
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Betty Ruth Norris Nelson
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William Michael “Mike” Spivey
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Norma Regina (Baldwin) Brown
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Elsie R. Floyd
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Teresa A. Wright
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Lois Josephine (Bright) Dacus
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Diane Elaine (Brigman) McPherson
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Thomas “Tommy” Jackson Chandler, Jr.
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David Alex Campos
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Glenn Jay Biddle
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Jack Warren Rising
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William Luke Hanson (age 11)
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Hallie Odis (Long) Jacobs
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J. Woodie Etheridge
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Linda Gail (Williamson) Williamson
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Robert Lloyd Rawls
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Barbara Jean (Johnson) Edwards
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Lonnie Gail Thomas
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Rodney “Sonny” Lee Hammond
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Angelina Tanya Wells
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James Willie Jones
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Lonnie Lee
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COLUMBUS COUNTY NEWS – COMMENTARY
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COLUMBUS CONNECTION
The Columbus Connection – An Independence Day Commentary
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Front Page
Jefferson Weaver • Common Sense and Dinosaurs
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Jefferson Weaver • Big Plans, Baseball and Snapbrim hats
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Jefferson Weaver • 12,050 Days
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Jefferson Weaver • In Defense of Men
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COLUMBUS CONNECTION
The Columbus Connection – Toxic Masculinity and Kratom Regulation Commentary
The Latest CCN Headlines
- Dept. Devin Mason July 2, 2025
- The Good News July 2-8, 2025 July 2, 2025
- CCN Radio News — Morning Report for July 2, 2025 July 2, 2025
- Weather Update – Wednesday July 2, 2025 July 2, 2025
- CCN Daily News Briefs for July 1, 2025 July 1, 2025
- Mildred Dudley July 1, 2025
- Oscar Jacobs July 1, 2025
- Betty Ruth Norris Nelson July 1, 2025
- William Michael “Mike” Spivey July 1, 2025
- CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for July 1, 2025 July 1, 2025
- CRHS TO Open Pain Center July 1, 2025
- Spotted Sea Trout Season Reopens July 1, 2025
- Suspect Threatens to Kill LEOs July 1, 2025
- Slain SC Deputy Was Columbus Native July 1, 2025
- CCN Radio News — Morning Report for July 1, 2025 July 1, 2025
- Weather Update – Tuesday July 1, 2025 July 1, 2025
- Let’s Congratulate Jefferson Weaver Today – Happy Five Year Work Anniversary July 1, 2025
- CCN Daily News Briefs for June 30, 2025 June 30, 2025
- CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for June 30, 2025 June 30, 2025
- Suspect Gets Wakeup Call by Police June 30, 2025
- Fair Bluff to Host ‘Red, White, and Blue Party’ June 30, 2025
- Finch Succeeds Hyatt at Lake Waccamaw June 30, 2025
- Forest Service Seedlings Sales Start July 1 June 30, 2025
- Operation Firecracker Lights Off Statewide June 30, 2025
- Norma Regina (Baldwin) Brown June 30, 2025
COLUMBUS COUNTY NEWS – News From Across the County

CRHS TO Open Pain Center
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]

Spotted Sea Trout Season Reopens
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]

Suspect Threatens to Kill LEOs
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]

Slain SC Deputy Was Columbus Native
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
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Let’s Congratulate Jefferson Weaver Today – Happy Five Year Work Anniversary
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]

CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for June 30, 2025
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Suspect Gets Wakeup Call by Police
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]

Finch Succeeds Hyatt at Lake Waccamaw
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]

Forest Service Seedlings Sales Start July 1
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]

Operation Firecracker Lights Off Statewide
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]

CCN Radio News — Morning Report for June 30, 2025
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CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for June 27, 2025
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Peach Season Gets Underway Early
North Carolina’s peach season is arriving a bit earlier than expected this year, with growers across the state beginning to harvest a bumper crop of high-quality fruit. A stretch of warmer-than-average temperatures has advanced the [Read More]

DMV Changes Processes Due to Heat, Lines
Under the new system and effective immediately, all driver license offices in the state now serve walk-in customers all day. Customers without an appointment no longer have to wait to be seen until noon. [Read More]

Coach Talk: Serenity Harvey
When talking about the great athletes that Whiteville High School has produced, a multitude of names pop up. About every sport in the school has had an All-American, professional athletes, N.C. Player of the Year, [Read More]

Whiteville Summer Hoops Camp Draws 45
Whiteville High School teamed up with Columbus Recreation Department to host its Summer Basketball Camp June 23-25 at the Recreation Center. More than 45 campers from ages 6-15 came to learn the fundamentals of basketball. [Read More]

Commissioners to Schedule Public Hearing on Protest Ordinance
A measure aimed at protecting schools from disruptions by protests could become a county ordinance next month. County Commission Chairman Laverne Coleman said the ordinance came about after protestors at Williams Township School picketed near [Read More]

CCN Radio News — Morning Report for June 27, 2025
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CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for June 26, 2025
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CCN Radio News — Morning Report for June 26, 2025
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Law Enforcement Brings ‘Heat Wave’ on Drug Suspects
Multiple law enforcement agencies joined the Columbus Sheriff’s Office in bringing some “heat” on narcotics suspects across the area Monday After a months-long narcotics investigation dubbed Operation Heat Wave, deputies fanned out across the county [Read More]

CCN Radio News — Afternoon Report for June 25, 2025
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Joint Effort Rescues Kitten from Drain
Truist bank staff and Whiteville Police worked together to save a kitten from a storm drain Wednesday. Whiteville Police Chief Paul Rockenbach said he and Maj. William Hinz responded to the bank after the chief’s [Read More]

2025 State Champions: Riegelwood 6-U All-Stars Takes All
Oppressive heat could not stop the Riegelwood 6-U All-Stars as they defeated Mt. Pleasant and Stanley to take home the 2025 DYB 6-U state championship Tuesday. After a loss to Mt. Pleasant, Riegelwood rebounded with [Read More]