Run makes Rowland man first CCSO arrest for ’22
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Fleeing from a Columbus County Sheriff’s Office traffic stop late on New Year’s Eve made a Rowland man the county’s first arrest of 2022, CCSO reports show. Rondrell Santana Leach, 30, of Hickory Street in Rowland, faces a long list of drug and weapons charges, with his vehicle, a large quantity…
Read MorePatricia Ann Hufler: Myrtle Beach
1950 – 2022 Patricia “Pat” Ann Johnson Hufler passed away on Saturday, Jan. 1, at her home in Myrtle Beach surrounded by her loving family. She was 71. Born Sept. 22, 1950 in Eerie, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Robert Omer Johnson and the late Elizabeth Joan Kraus Johnson. Survivors include her…
Read MoreLloyd Wilson Harrelson: Loris
1946 – 2021 Lloyd Wilson Harrelson passed away on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021 at his home in Loris, following an illness. He was 75. Born Nov. 3, 1946, in Loris, he was the son of the late Theodore Carson Harrelson and the late Elizabeth “Shorty” Harrelson. Mr. Harrelson served his country with courage and honor…
Read MoreMaurice Watts: Tabor City
1926 – 2021 Maurice Watts of Tabor City widow of Ted Watts, passed away Thursday, Dec. 30, at Shoreland Health Care and Retirement Center in Whiteville. She was 95. Born Nov. 4, 1926 in Faison, she was a daughter of Jesse Marvin and Janie Bell (Gore) Bass. In her younger years, she worked as a…
Read MoreCOVID cases exploding in the Carolinas, rising rapidly locally
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com COVID-19 cases are exploding in the Carolinas, racing past all previous records in North Carolina on Thursday, fueled by the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, health experts say. Locally Columbus County recorded 32 newly confirmed COVID cases on Thursday, Horry 166, both numbers well ahead of typical days during the pandemic…
Read MoreTony Johnson: Tabor City
1951 – 2021 Tony Johnson of Tabor City, husband of Theresa Prince Johnson, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 29, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was 70. Born May 14, 1951 in Tabor City, he was a son of the late Lester A. and Bessie Mae (Fowler) Johnson. He was a member of…
Read MoreApparent suicide by TCI inmate Wednesday
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com An inmate at Tabor Correctional Institution died early Wednesday of an apparent suicide, the NC Department of Public Safety reported. Malek Moore, 29, “was found unresponsive in his cell around 4:34 a.m.,” a DPS news release said. Prison first responders “performed lifesaving measures until local paramedics arrived who also worked to…
Read MoreBetty Lou Vaught Cox Hughes: Loris
1939 – 2021 Betty Lou Vaught Cox Hughes of Loris passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 28, at McLeod Seacoast hospital following an illness. She was 82. Born Aug. 12, 1939 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Dewey Elbert Vaught, Sr. and the late Myrtie Vivian Cox Vaught. Mrs. Betty owned and operated…
Read MoreRailroad deeds land for new ‘Uptown’ Fair Bluff
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Battered by hurricanes that decimated its downtown, Fair Bluff’s plans for a new uptown area away from potential floodwaters have been given a boost with a donation of land by R.J. Corman Railroad. News of the gift came from a corporate news release just two days before Christmas. “This donation will…
Read MoreTansy Maria Rowell Caines: Evergreen
1968 – 2021 Tansy Maria Rowell Caines of Evergreen died Monday, Dec. 27, in the Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Lumberton. She was 53. Born Aug. 28, 1968 in Horry County, she was the daughter of Katie Norris Rowell of Loris and the late Wendall Rowell. She was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church in Evergreen.…
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