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Jack Lee McFeely: Loris

1927 – 2021      Jack Lee McFeely of Loris passed away on Saturday, April 17, at McLeod Loris hospital. He was 93.      Mr. McFeely was born on July 9, 1927 in Salem, Ohio, to the late Jackson Adams McFeely and the late Thelma A. Grove McFeely.      Mr. McFeely served his country with courage, honor, and distinction…

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Ex-Chadbourn PD Chief charged with drug trafficking, embezzlement

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Former Chadbourn Police Department chief William Anthony Spivey was arrested Monday on 73 counts of drug trafficking, embezzlement and fraud related to his police work.      SBI special agents made the arrest about 3:45 p.m. Monday in Fair Bluff, taking the former officer into custody without incident, a news release from the…

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Billie Jean Fowler: Loris

1940 – 2021      Billie Jean Fowler of Loris died Sunday, April 18, in her home. She was 80.      Born Nov. 3, 1940 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late William “Bill” Ward and Grace Fowler Ward.      She is survived by two daughters, Linda Ward Broach of Surfside Beach and Debbie Graham Jackson of…

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Jack Leonard, Sr.: Burlington

1933 – 2021      Jack Leonard, Sr. was born Feb. 17, 1933 in Randolph County to Julius F. Leonard and Alice Elizabeth Stanley Leonard, both deceased.      Jack passed away at Duke University Medical Center on April 16.      He was a resident of Burlington for more than 60 years, the longtime owner of Queen Ann Street Barber…

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Sandra Turbeville Strickland: Nichols

1949 – 2021      Sandra Turbeville Strickland of Nichols passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Friday, April 16, in her home. She was 71.      Born Nov. 7, 1949 in Marion County, she was the daughter of the late Jasper “Jack” and Esteliene Hill Turbeville and the widow Jimmy Craig Strickland.      She is survived…

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Fernando Eugenio “Gene” Vidal: Loris

1938 – 2021      Fernando Eugenio “Gene” Vidal passed away on Wednesday, April 14, at his home in Loris. He was 82.      Mr. Vidal was born on June 17, 1938, in New York, New York to the late Eugenio Vidal and the late Marjorie Danks de Vidal.      Mr. Vidal worked in sales and as a management…

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Judith Carol Benton: Conway

1961 – 2021      Judith Carol Benton of Conway passed away on Wednesday, April 14. She was 59.      Ms. Benton was born on Aug. 14, 1961 in Conway to the late Joseph Benjamin Benton, Jr. and the late Marthia Virginia Brown Benton. Ms. Benton was a caregiver and a member of Gurley Baptist Church.      Survivors include…

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Loris mom gets prison time for DUI crash that killed girl

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      An active prison sentence has been ordered for a Loris area woman whose daughter died in a 2020 drunk driving crash, 15th Circuit Solicitor Jimmy Richardson announced Thursday.      Heather Boyd, 24, entered the guilty pleas to felony driving under the influence resulting in death and felony DUI with great bodily injury…

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Sheriff seeks public help in TC area death

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Assistance from the public is being sought three days after the possible murder of a Chadbourn man near Tabor City.      Elbert Vereen, 20, was found in a field off of the 1000 block of Clyde Norris Road, east of Tabor City, shortly after 8:30 p.m. Monday, a news release Thursday from…

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J&J issues impact clinics; area COVID deaths, cases appear stable

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Issues involving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine are impacting vaccination efforts locally, as the toll of the virus appears to have stabilized.      This post will cover these topics: J&J issues delay CC mass vaccination clinic Another week with no COVID deaths in Columbus Horry case count, fatalities stable J&J issues…

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