Thelma Marie Altman Housand: Loris
1930 – 2021 Thelma Marie Altman Housand of Loris passed away on Sunday morning, Oct. 31, at Conway Manor following an illness. She was 91. Born Jan. 24, 1930 in Galivants Ferry, she was the daughter of the late Tom Altman and the late Claudia Gerald Altman. Throughout her life Mrs. Housand worked closely with…
Read MoreMargaret Melinda Cox Robinson: Loris
1962 – 2021 Margaret Melinda Cox Robinson of Loris passed away on Sunday, Oct. 24, at McLeod Loris Hospital. She was 59. Born June 22, 1962 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Dearl Cox and the late Margaret Tyler Cox. Mrs. Robinson was adopted by her grandparents, Lewis Jackson Cox and Dalma…
Read MoreJames Michael Rhodes: Loris
1958 – 2021 James Michael “Mike” Rhodes of Loris passed away on Friday, Oct. 29, at McLeod Loris hospital. He was 63. Born Oct. 27, 1958 in Loris, he was the son of the late James Wendell Rhodes and the late Hazel Orie Smith Rhodes. Mike was a longtime active member of Mt. Vernon Baptist…
Read MoreRev. Henry Vernon McKeithan: Nakina
1945 – 2021 Rev. Henry Vernon McKeithan (Dockie) age 76 of Nakina died in his home on Monday, Nov. 1. He was 76. Born in Columbus County, he was the son of late Albert Watts and Lucille McLamb Watts. Henry graduated from Nakina High School and Wake Forest Baptist Seminary. He was a minister and…
Read MoreWilla Mae Fowler Norris: Tabor City
1939 – 2021 Willa Mae Fowler Norris of Tabor City passed away on Sunday, Oct. 31, at her home with her children by her side. She was 82. Born in Horry County, she was the daughter of Jettie Roscoe Fowler and Essie Mae (Lewis) Fowler and the widow of LeGrant Elwood Norris. She is survived…
Read MoreDara Dorman Shaw Holmes: Conway
1969 – 2021 Dara Dorman Shaw Holmes of Conway passed away on Thursday, Oct. 21, at McLeod Seacoast in Little River. She was 52. Born April 25, 1969 in Conway, she was the daughter of Marion Odell Dorman and the late Evelyn Boyd Dorman. Dara worked as a paramedic with Horry County Fire and Rescue…
Read MoreBloody trail: Details emerge on weekend shooting that injured three
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Details of a weekend shooting on Lewis Street that wounded three men are emerging this week as the Tabor City Police Department continues its investigation. Two of the three were flown by AirLink helicopter from near the scene to a Myrtle Beach hospital. All three men are expected to survive, Maj.…
Read MoreThird TC shooting victim was taken to CRHS, others are stable, police say
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com UPDATE A third victim of a shooting that took place on Lewis Street in Tabor City Saturday afternoon was located later at Columbus Regional Healthcare in Whiteville, Maj. Russell Conway of the Tabor City Police Department. That victim was taken by private vehicle from the shooting scene before police arrived, delivered…
Read MoreStallions at ECHS cancelled
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A COVID-19 related quarantine impacting the East Columbus High School football team has forced cancellation of tonight’s scheduled varsity football matchup with the Stallions of South Columbus, CC Schools spokesperson Kelly Jones said. Because the regular season ends next week, there will be no opportunity for the two Waccamaw Conference teams…
Read MoreGoat revival for 2021 Yam Festival’s big day Saturday
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A legend from the 1954 Yam Festival in Tabor City, one marred but not completely destroyed by Hurricane Hazel, returns for 2021. More than a half century later, we’re pretty sure it’s not the same goat, with a lifespan that rarely tops 18 years, alifeofheritage.com and other online sources say. Still,…
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