UPDATE: Shooting victim identified, shot ‘in the head area’
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Afternoon update Steven Best, identified Monday afternoon as the victim of a Friday night shooting that left him seriously injured, was “shot in the head area,” Columbus County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Michele Tatum said. Best, 49, was taken by a witness to McLeod Loris hospital following the shooting at his home…
Read MoreCarol Jean Soles Fowler: Clarendon
1949 – 2021 Carol Jean Soles Fowler of Clarendon died Saturday, Jan. 23, in New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington. She was 71. Born Nov. 13, 1949 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Leo Buddy and Lessie Phillips Soles. She was also preceded in death two brothers, Buster Soles and Roger…
Read MoreAnna Louise Cox Long: Tabor City
1933 – 2021 Anna Louise Cox Long of Tabor City died Thursday, Jan. 21, in Pacifica Senior Living, Spartanburg. She was 87. Born Jan. 30, 1933 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late John Grady and Dola Mae Fowler Cox. She is survived by her husband, James Elbert Long of Tabor City;…
Read MoreDarlene Elmore: Loris
1964 – 2021 Darlene Elmore passed away on Saturday, Jan. 23, at her home in Loris following an illness. She was 56. Born July 5, 1964 in Myrtle Beach, she was the daughter of Mrs. Ethel Lewis Elmore and the late Mr. Leo Elmore. Mrs. Darlene was a loving homemaker, caretaker and of the Freewill…
Read MoreColumbus schools return to hybrid learning Feb. 1
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Full-time distance learning for students in the Columbus County Schools, in place since they returned from the Christmas break, ends for many at the end of this week. A hybrid learning model, with the students in PreK through fifth grade in on-campus classes full time, older grades split between on-campus and…
Read MoreEdna Allen: Loris
1939 – 2021 Edna Allen of Loris passed away Friday evening, Jan. 22, at her home surrounded by her family. She was 81. Mrs. Allen was born in Horry County, a daughter of the late Marvin and Gladys Stevens Norton. She was predeceased by her husband, Odell Allen, Jr. Along with her husband, she was…
Read MoreEathen Zane Small: Tabor City
1990 – 2021 Eathen Zane Small of Tabor City died Saturday, Jan. 16, in his home. He was 30. Born Sept. 15, 1990 in Horry County, he was the son of Jerry Dean and Mary Lisa Ford Small. In addition to his parents, he is survived by a son, Bentley Zane Small; two daughters, Cecilie…
Read MoreWeek in review: COVID cases up, some deaths
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Nearly 1,000 new COVID-19 infections have been confirmed in Columbus and Horry counties since Sunday, the bulk in Horry with five times the population as Columbus, with ten associated deaths following the same pattern. This post will cover these topics and may be updated: More than 200 COVID cases in Columbus…
Read MoreWanda Grainger Strickland: Clarendon
1950 – 2021 Wanda Grainger Strickland of Clarendon died Wednesday, Jan. 20, in her home with her family by her side. She was 70. Born in Horry County she was the daughter of the late Clinton M. Grainger and Juelene Larrimore Grainger. She is survived by her husband, Fred Strickland, Jr. of the home; a…
Read MoreCommissioners want to hear from landowners before Salvinia funding
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Concerns over spending public funds on private property prompted Columbus County Commissioners Tuesday to put off funding to end an infestation of Giant Salvinia on two Gapway area ponds. First, the board said they want to hear from owners of land adjacent to the Richardson and Buffkin ponds, confirmed last summer…
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