TCPD takes two-county break-in suspect into custody minutes after BOLO
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Passing through Tabor City just minutes after officers were given a BOLO (be on the lookout) notice related to a series of break-ins in Columbus and Horry counties ended with a low-speed vehicle pursuit and a short-lived foot chase with a local man in custody after being tazed Wednesday evenings. Xavier…
Read MoreMayor signed deed giving alleyway to a merchant, Loris council did not know
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A private landowner has a claim to an alley adjacent to his downtown Loris business, through action by Mayor Todd Harrelson earlier this year, and no city council member recalls being informed. It’s a complicated matter involving a Quit Claim Deed granting the transfer of ownership of a 30 foot wide…
Read MoreDaniel Franklin Hughes: Loris
1933 – 2021 Daniel Franklin Hughes of Loris passed away on Sunday, July 18. He was 87. Born Aug. 12, 1933 in Loris, he was the son of the late Jesse F. Hughes and the late Gusta Dillard Hughes. Mr. Hughes was a retired farmer, he worked with Hardee Manufacturing for 22 years, and was…
Read MorePriscilla Jean Norris Godwin: Tabor City
1953 – 202 Priscilla Jean Norris Godwin of Tabor City died Friday, July 16, in McLeod Loris hospital. She was 68. Born April 3, 1953 in Rock Hill, she was the daughter of the late Dewey Junior Norris and Ilete Jean Hodge Norris and the widow of David Thelton Godwin. She is survived by a…
Read MoreTCPD officer saves woman in burning car
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Arriving on a crash scene to find a woman entrapped in her overturned and burning car, Officer Nick Forster of the Tabor City was able to extinguish the both in the engine compartment and passenger area before other first responders arrived, Maj. Russell Conway said. “He did a great job,” Conway…
Read MoreCynthia “Sandy” Cox: Tabor City
1927 – 2021 Cynthia “Sandy” Cox of Tabor City passed away at home on July 13. She was 94. Born July 11, 1927 in Key West, Florida, she was the daughter of the late Francisco and Maggie Perez. She was the widow of the late John Donnie Cox, Sr. and was also predeceased by a…
Read MoreLewis Carlton Allen: Evergreen
1939 – 2021 Lewis Carlton Allen of Evergreen died Thursday, July 8, in his home. He was 82. Born May 10, 1939 in Horry County, he was the son of the late Nathan and Hazel Bell Herring Allen and the widower of Joyce Estelle Perritt Allen. He is survived by his daughters, Carol Bullock of…
Read MoreJudy Lanier Lowery: Tabor City
1943 – 2021 Judy Lanier Lowery of Tabor City died Wednesday, July 7, in Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. She was 78. She was born June 9, 1943 in Robeson County to the late P C and Edna Simmons Lanier. She is survived by one daughter, Judith Renee Lowery-Arevalo of Jacksonville; three granddaughters; and five great-grandchildren.…
Read MoreSam Kimbral “Kim” Gore: Tabor City
1966 – 2021 Sam Kimbral “Kim” Gore of Tabor City passed away Wednesday, July 7, in his home. He was 55. Born June 26, 1966 in Whiteville, he was the son of the late Betty Gayle Strickland Gore. He is survived by his wife, Teresa Gore of Tabor City; one daughter, Brooke Gore of Tabor…
Read MoreLinda Kaye Lowery: Whiteville
1958 – 2021 Linda Kaye Lowery of Whiteville died Wednesday, July 7, in Liberty Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Whiteville. She was 63 Born May 30, 1958 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late William Charlie Duncan and Ethel Mae Cartrette Duncan. She is survived by her husband, Gary Allen Lowery, Sr.…
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