Expect Tropical Storm Idalia by morning, schedules are changing
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Idalia, a category 3 hurricane when it slammed into Florida Tuesday night, is expected to be a tropical storm by the time she impacts the greater Tabor-Loris Community late tonight (Wednesday) into Thursday morning, National Weather Service data showed. Both Columbus County and Horry County school facilities will be closed Thursday,…
Read MoreDallie Ray Canady: Tabor City
1938 – 2023 Dallie Ray Canady of Tabor City passed away Tuesday, Aug. 29, in McLeod Seacoast hospital, Little River. He was 85. He was born Feb. 14, 1938 to Major Donnie Canady and Mary Jane Long Canady. He was a Master Mason and a member of Tabor Lodge 563. Ray is survived by his…
Read MoreColumbus, Horry schools set remote learning as Hurricane Idalia approaches
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com States of Emergency have been declared in the Carolinas as leaders in the greater Tabor-Loris Community, Columbus and Horry counties, keep a close eye on Hurricane Idalia and its potential local impacts. Impacts to public education were already taking shape Tuesday afternoon, as both the Columbus County and Horry County Schools…
Read MoreMary Judith Harrison Spivey: Tabor City
1944 – 2023 Mary Judith Harrison Spivey of Tabor City died Sunday, Aug. 27, in Shoreland Health Care, Whiteville. She was 79. Born April 11, 1944 in Portsmouth, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Harrison and Annie Leola Baines Harrison and the widow of Earl Dale Spivey. She is survived by two…
Read MoreVernon Allen: Tabor City
1938 – 2023 Vernon Allen of Tabor City died Sunday, Aug. 27, in his home. He was 85. Born Feb. 4, 1938 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late A.J. Allen and Emma Long Allen. He is survived by his wife, Geraldine Boswell Allen of the home; one daughter, Heather Dawn Faulk…
Read MoreTimothy Mathew Soler: Tabor City
1953 – 2023 Timothy Mathew Soler of Tabor City died Friday, Aug. 25, in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCare Center, Whiteville. He was 70. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late Joseph Frances Soler and Delphia Marie Knotts Soler. He is survived by his wife, Janie Miller Soler of Tabor…
Read MoreTimothy Lamont Spivey: Tabor City
1979 – 2023 Timothy Lamont Spivey of Tabor City passed away in Clanton, Alabama on Aug. 18. He was 44. He was born Aug. 14, 1979 to the late Timothy Young “Chub” Spivey of Williams Township and Leona Johnson Spivey of Mullins. In addition to his mother he is survived by his wife, Anne Spivey;…
Read MoreMartha Lou Hilbourn Elliott: Tabor City
1934 – 2023 Martha Lou Hilbourn Elliott of Tabor City died Thursday, Aug. 24, in her home. She was 89. Born June 6, 1934 in Columbus County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Johnny Hilbourn and Leatha Edwards Hilbourn and the widow of Robert Vance Elliott, Jr. She is survived by one son,…
Read MoreRibbon falls for new Tabor City School
Columbus County Commissioner Brent Watts, in whose district the new Tabor City School sits, cut the ceremonial ribbon formally opening the campus in front of a large crowd Thursday morning. Principal Dale Norris, in the far right below, joined his faculty and staff during the ceremony. Seated at the far left below is Dr. Jonathan…
Read MoreFred Buck: Tabor City
1940 – 2023 Fred Buck of the Pireway Community, Tabor City, died Tuesday, Aug. 22, in McLeod Seacoast hospital, Little River. He was 83. Born in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Guy Austin Buck and Georgia Lee Grice Buck. He is survived by his wife, Betty Ann Grainger Buck of the…
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