Williams students return to campus Monday
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com It’s back to the classroom for students at Williams Township School effective Monday. That decision from the Columbus County Schools was made Thursday, spokesperson Kelly Jones said. COVID-19 data at the school, and across the district, is “looking good,” with no expectation of any schools moving to distance learning for the…
Read MoreBarbara Jean Jordan Johstono: Loris
1929 – 2021 Barbara Jean Jordan Johstono of Loris passed away on Monday, Sept. 6, at Loris Nursing and Rehab Center in Loris. She was 92. Born March 4, 1929 in Conway, she was the daughter of the late James Pinkney Jordan and the late Lettie Edge Jordan. She was a seamstress until her retirement…
Read MoreOttis Wayne Hardee: Elizabethtown
1941 – 2021 Ottis Wayne Hardee of Elizabethtown passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 7, at Lower Cape Fear Angel House in Whiteville. He was 79. Born Oct. 22, 1941 in Loris, he was the son of the late Henry Curtis Hardee and the late Blanche Naomi Todd Hardee. Mr. Hardee enjoyed working with his hands,…
Read MoreBusiness owner says Tribune, council, owes him an apology
By JENN CAUSEY tribjenn@tabor-loris.com Editor’s note: Tabor-Loris Tribune stands by its reporting in the July 21 story criticized during Tuesday’s Loris City Council meeting. Charlie Todd was contacted prior to publication of that story, and was quoted in it. Neither Todd nor anyone else has contacted this newspaper about the story in the seven…
Read MorePaul U. Gore, Jr.: Tabor City
1947 – 2021 Paul U. Gore, Jr. of Tabor City passed away Monday, Sept. 6. He was 74. Mr. Gore was born in Florence, a son of the late Paul U. Gore, Sr. and the late Mary Ruth Lewis Gore. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of Old Zion Wesleyan…
Read MoreLinda Luise Schmidt Newell: Green Sea
1939 – 2021 Linda Luise Schmidt Newell of Green Sea passed away on Friday, Sept. 3, at McLeod Loris hospital. She was 82. Born April 15, 1939 in the Bronx, New York, she was the daughter of the late William Schmidt and the late Caroline Frees Schmidt. Mrs. Newell worked as a medical secretary until…
Read MoreMegan LeShà Simmons: Clarendon
1994 – 2021 Megan LeShà Simmons of Clarendon died Saturday, Sept. 4. She was 27. Born in Columbus County, she was the daughter of Chad Wendell Grainger and Robin Amanda Simmons Hinson. In addition to her parents she is survived by a son, Xander Blaze Simmons of Clarendon; one brother, Zackary Darren Hinson of Whiteville;…
Read MoreHenry D. Epps: Whiteville
1945 – 2021 Henry D. Epps of the Sandhill community in Whiteville went to be with his Lord on Saturday, Sept. 4, at Columbus Regional Healthcare in Whiteville. He was 75. He was born Sept. 17, 1945, in Columbus County to the late John and Estelle Epps, Sr. Survivors include one son, Clarence Kabir Jones…
Read MoreJanice Duncan Faircloth: Loris
1937 – 2021 Janice Duncan Faircloth of Loris passed away on Thursday, September 2, 2021 in Westminster. She was 83. Born Dec. 6, 1937 in Ash, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Duniven and the late Gladys Carlisle Duniven. Mrs. Faircloth was a loving homemaker and a member of Calvary Pentecostal Freewill Baptist…
Read MoreSandra Lou Fowler Grainger: Loris
1958 – 2021 Sandra Lou Fowler Grainger of Loris died Friday, Sept. 3, in McLeod Loris hospital, Loris. She was 63. Born Aug. 9, 1958 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Vernon Alfred Fowler and Mildred Watts Fowler. She is survived by her husband, William James Grainger of the home; three…
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