By Angela Norris Veterans Memorial Park of America As we reflect on 2025, where have we been and where will 2026 take us? Weather unpredictable all year long…cold, hot, wet, dry – never know [Read More]
Fire and emergency officials are urging residents of most of the state – including Columbus County. Low humidity and high winds, combined with a wealth of dry leaves, grasses and ground litter, will create near [Read More]
CCN Radio News – Afternoon Report for Wednesday, Dec. 31 (Press Play for the Audio) 🔊
CCN Radio News – Afternoon Report for Tuesday, Dec. 30 (Press Play for the Audio) 🔊
The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help in identifying an unknown man. If you recognize this individual or have any information about their identity or whereabouts, please use our Submit-a-Tip link below to [Read More]
By Cynthia Nelson Greater Tabor City Chamber of Commerce Wow! Another year has just breezed on by. It seems like we were just ringing in 2025 and now it’s time to ring in year 2026 [Read More]
I had a particularly difficult time sleeping, what with one thing and another, and finally I just gave up. Well before the rooster crowed I was making coffee, and since it was Sunday I decided [Read More]
Dogs saved in structure fire. High winds and dry conditions led Acme-Delco-Riegelwood firefighters hopping Monday, with seven calls in less than 24 hours. ADR responded mutual aid to a structure fire in the Carvers Creek [Read More]
The N.C. Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) County Risk Group (CRG) Board of Trustees met Dec. 4, in Orange County, where trustees were sworn in for another three-year term and officers for 2026 were elected. [Read More]
No headlights led to drug charges for a Chadbourn suspect Tuesday. Sherman Lee Campbell, 67, was held under a $45,000 secured bond, charged with trafficking in opiates, maintaining a vehicle for drug activity, resisting an [Read More]
LITTLE RIVER, S.C. – Whiteville stumbled in the first game of the North Myrtle Beach Shootout By The Sea Boys Basketball Tournament but recovered to take the next two games to place fifth in the [Read More]
CCN Radio News – Afternoon Report for Dec. 24, 2025 (Press Play for the Audio) 🔊
The March Primary ballot will be a short one in Columbus, since multiple nominations are not contested. Democrat candidates were lacking in the filing for the 2026 primaries. In several races, there will not be [Read More]
CCN Radio News – Afternoon Report for Dec. 23, 2025 (Press Play for the Audio) 🔊
Columbus Regional is prohibiting visitors under age 12 and requiring masks for all other visitors. The increased number of influenza, RSV and COVID-19 led to the tightened rules, CRHS announced today. ”We want our patients [Read More]
Thieves have been scoring big in recent days in the city of Whiteville, hitting unlocked vehicles and even stealing two. Lt. Scott Moody of the Whiteville Police said the thieves are taking advantage of unlocked [Read More]
CCN Radio News – Afternoon Report for Dec. 22, 2025 (Press Play for the Audio) 🔊
Paula’s Christmas Adventure for 2025 Once upon a time there was a possum named Paula. She was a very special possum, because she could fly. That skill led her to have many adventures with [Read More]
Updated 1:17 p.m. A Whiteville man has been charged in Sunday’s killing on Dudney Lane. Williams Cody Inman, 28, is being held under no bond, charged with first degree murder and two counts of discharging [Read More]
CCN Radio News – Afternoon Report for Dec. 22, 2025 (Press Play for the Audio) 🔊
Jeff Allen Jones, Owner and Publisher of Jones Media Partners LLC, announced today that Columbus County News (CCN) has been sold to Southeastern Community News, an organization led by CCN Managing Editor Jefferson Weaver. “My [Read More]
Filing for the 2026 elections closed at noon today, and a number of races will likely be decided in the March Primary. Republicans dominated the filing period, with only a handful of democrats filing for [Read More]
Hobbton Boys 59, East Bladen 57 ELIZABETHTOWN – Hobbton held on in a tightly contested match to defeat East Bladen 59-57 in boys basketball Friday night. The Eagles held a one-point lead at the end [Read More]
Almost every year, folks talk about starting “new” traditions. The term always bugs me a little – a “new” tradition is like the first annual anything. By its nature, a tradition has gone on for [Read More]
East Bladen Girls 56, Hobbton 11 ELIZABETHTOWN—East Bladen Girls scored the first 52 points of the game Thursday night, routing Hobbton 55-1 at home. The Eagles jumped out on the Wildcats 35-0 in the first [Read More]
A Beaverdam man died while fishing in White Marsh near Whiteville Thursday morning. Charles D. Godwin, 72, was found floating under the bridge on U.S. 74, in the area near Red Hill Road known as [Read More]
A broken water main at Main and Mill streets may cause problems and outages in the downtown Whiteville area. The city posted on social media and through the Whiteville Alert system that the break is [Read More]
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