TYRRELL COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - The Tyrrell County community is mourning the loss of a beloved former administrator and town mayor. Tyrrell County Schools shared in a Facebook post Tuesday night that James Cahoon, a former principal and assistant superintendent, has died. Cahoon also served as the mayor of Columbia.

People in one Eastern N.C. town is mourning the loss of their mayor. James Cahoon, Mayor of Columbia, died Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. “We’re going to miss him. There are going to be big shoes to fill because I would say he’s one of the best mayors that we’ve ever had,

Columbia Mayor James Cahoon died earlier this week, leaving leaders and people of the town in mourning. Ghost stories and songs were just of the activities taking place Wednesday night at the Winter Hauntings event in Atlantic Beach.