Three new COVID deaths, big surge of 358 cases in Horry
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Less than 24-hours after Horry County Council implemented local law requiring the wearing of face masks in most public places the county shattered its previous one-day newly confirmed COVID-19 case total, crossing 300 cases for the first time with 358 county residents testing positive for the coronavirus. Four additional Horry residents…
Read MoreHorry adopts mask ordinances as COVID records fall; surge in NC cases, mild report for Columbus
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Record setting COVID case numbers for Horry County and adjacent North Carolina prove the coronavirus is not taking a holiday break. Horry County Council wrestled with what to do with those rising numbers during a telephone conference emergency meeting Friday evening, and approved a mask ordinance on an 8-4 vote. This…
Read MoreCOVID testing ends at Walmart; new deaths and cases in Columbus, Horry; pandemic claims fireworks, too
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Federal funding has run out to support COVID-19 testing at area Walmart stores, including the one in Whiteville, while deaths and infections of the coronavirus continue to climb in the area. Another victim of the pandemic is the annual Independence Day fireworks held at South Columbus High School and sponsored by…
Read MoreCOVID deaths in Horry, Columbus; cases spike; a tale of two tests
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com As new COVID-19 deaths were reported in both Columbus and Horry counties Tuesday, an uptick in those infected with the disease was noted. For Tabor-Loris Tribune reporter Jenn Causey, the pandemic has gotten very real, and very personal, very quickly. Her first-person account starts our COVID update today. This post will…
Read MoreOperation Broken Branch targets Cedar Branch drug trafficking
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Drug trafficking charges have been leveled against 26 people, most from Loris, one from Tabor City, and others from Horry and Brunswick counties in a multi-agency federal, state and local investigation that focused on the Cedar Branch area near Loris, U.S. Attorney Peter M. McCoy Jr. said during a Tuesday news…
Read MoreThree dead in early morning auto crash, fire chief runs over one hidden in tall grass
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A woman and a child from Maryland and a man from Leland were killed in a multi-vehicle collision north of Tabor City early Tuesday, a North Carolina Highway Patrol news release said. One of the three was run over by Tabor City Fire Department Chief Jeff Fowler, who was driving his…
Read MoreA pause in high school sports training; a holiday ‘Stay Safer At Home’ recommendation; 42nd COVID death in Horry; small rise in CC cases
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Rising COVID-19 cases and concerns over Fourth of July holiday crowds have prompted the suspension of high school athletic training activities and a state health warning to “Stay Safer At Home.” This post will cover these topics and may be updated: High school conditioning training to pause in Horry DHEC: ‘Stay…
Read MoreJoseph Elwood Holmes: Conway
1930 – 2020 Joseph Elwood Holmes of Conway passed away on Sunday, June 28, at his home. He was 89. Mr. Holmes was born July 12, 1930 in Conway to the late William Daggett Holmes and the late Mary Gause Holmes. He was the owner and operator of El Dorado motel and was of the…
Read MoreBarrie Lee Harrelson: Loris
1941 – 2020 Barrie Lee Harrelson of Loris passed away on Saturday, June 27, at McLeod Hospice House in Florence. He was 79. Born June 21, 1941 in Mullins, he was the son of the late David Henry Harrelson and the late Elizabeth Drew Harrelson. Mr. Harrelson served his country with courage, honor, and distinction…
Read MoreColumbus reports 38th COVID death; Horry cases top 3,000
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com COVID-19 has claimed another life in Columbus County, while the streak of three-digit daily new infections in Horry continued Monday, the county’s pandemic total now exceeding 3,000. This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Columbus reports 38th COVID death, 26 new cases since Thurs. With infections in Loris,…
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