CCSO pursuit in Columbus leads to capture in Horry
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A 20-minute long police pursuit that began in a “high crime area” of Tabor City ended with stop sticks disabling the suspect’s pick-up truck and her capture during a foot chase, the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office reports. Christina Marie Manuel Hernandez, 34, of Conway was charged by the Horry County Police…
Read MoreKenneth Wayne Elliott Sr.: Supply
1950 – 2021 Kenneth Wayne “Kenny” Elliott, Sr. of Supply passed away on Monday, Dec. 13, , at home with his family by his side. He was 71. Born Aug. 6, 1950 in Gaffney, he was the son of Margaret Jeanette (Painter) Elliott and the late Herbert Elliott. He was a veteran of the U.S.…
Read MoreLoris High coaching volunteer faces sex crime charges
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A former coaching assistant for the Loris High School baseball team is facing two sex crime charges involving a student. Ronnie Lee Barron, 44, surrendered to police, accompanied by his attorney, Monday morning, Loris Police Chief Gary Buley said. Barron was charged with sexual exploitation of a minor and sexual battery…
Read MoreDonna Buffkin Shelley: Green Sea
1950 – 2021 Donna Buffkin Shelley of Green Sea passed away Sunday, Dec. 12, at home. She was 71. Born Sept. 26, 1950 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Jamison and Lucille (Strickland) Buffkin. Donna was the office manager and insurance clerk for Doctors Stout and Grubb for many years and…
Read MoreAlesa Buffkin Faircloth: Tabor City
1961 – 2021 Alesa Buffkin Faircloth of Tabor City after an illness. She was 60. Born Sept. 17, 1961 in Columbus County she was the daughter of the late Gummery and Virginia (Watts) Buffkin. Survivors include her husband of 41 years, Roger Dale Faircloth; a son, Cory Faircloth; daughters Ashley Faircloth and Kayla Cruz; brothers…
Read MoreCarol Housand Todd: Longs
1942 – 2021 Carol Housand Todd of the Red Bluff Community passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 8, at her home in Longs. She was 79. Born Nov. 12, 1942 in Conway, she was the daughter of the late Claude Barden Housand and the late Amber Iris Long Housand. Mrs. Todd was a longtime member of…
Read MoreStonewall Jackson, TC native & Opry legend, dies at 89
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Stonewall Jackson, a country music legend and Tabor City native who just a few years ago gave his blessings to welcome signs erected in his honor, died Saturday. He was 89. His death, following a long battle with vascular dementia, was reported Saturday by Nashville’s Taste of Country at tasteofcountry.com. Born…
Read MoreContentious council considers quit claim deed
By DEUCE NIVEN & JENN CAUSEY Council conversation concerning a quit claim deed Mayor Todd Harrelson signed to a Loris merchant early this year grew increasingly contentious during Monday’s City Council meeting. That conversation could be moving to a courtroom early in the new year, council member Carroll Padgett said during the meeting, and again…
Read MoreBarbara Wayne Hayes Gerald: Tabor City
1932 – 2021 Barbara Wayne Hayes Gerald of Tabor City passed away peacefully at Tabor Commons on Dec. 6. She was 89. She was born in Green Sea on Jan. 2, 1932, the second child of Averitt Gary and Bernice Bryant Hayes. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by brothers Billy…
Read MoreLois Mae Williamson Norris: Tabor City
1938 – 2021 Lois Mae Williamson Norris of Tabor City died Friday, Dec. 3, in her home. She was 82. Born Dec. 17, 1938 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late William James “Lace” Williamson and Letha Mae Jacobs Williamson. She is survived by her husband, Charlie Monroe Norris of the home;…
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