Ruby Lee Barnhill Causey: Loris
1938 – 2021 Ruby Lee Barnhill Causey of Loris passed away on Tuesday, March 16. She was 83. Ms. Causey was born Jan. 23, 1938 in Longs to the late Joseph Holland Barnhill, Sr. and the late Johnnie Bell Chestnut Barnhill. Ms. Causey worked with Conway Mills until her retirement and was a member of…
Read MoreSet fire
Firefighters responding to a Miller Road house at about 1:30 a.m. Friday found the single-story structure filled with what is believed to have been an intentionally set fire, Columbus County Fire Marshal Shannon Blackman said. “It was arson,” Blackman said. “There hasn’t been power to the house since 2017, no reason for it to start.”…
Read MoreUPDATE: New closings, though weather risk has diminished
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com UPDATE Additional early closings related to a severe weather threat have been announced as the timing window has diminished. Southeastern Community College will close at 2 p.m., as will Horry County offices, while Columbus County government offices close at 2:30 p.m., all to resume normal hours Friday. Timing of the most…
Read MoreSome CC middle & high school students return to class fulltime April 12
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com It’s back to class, on campus, five days a week for many middle- and high-school students in the Columbus County Schools beginning April 12, spokesman Kelly Jones announced Tuesday. Students currently enrolled in the hybrid learning program, spending two days each week on campus, will return to full-time learning. “We will…
Read MoreCOVID-19 vaccines plentiful in Columbus this week, with more than 1,000 in Tabor City Sat.
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com More than 3,000 COVID-19 vaccines will be available in Columbus County later this week, more than 1,000 for an event Saturday in Tabor City, 1,000 more in a drive-through clinic at Southeastern Community College. Vaccines will vary, including the Pfizer vaccine at Saturday’s clinic at the Tabor City District Court Building…
Read MoreWilliam Benjamin “Bill” Caines: Tabor City
1946 – 2021 William Benjamin “Bill” Caines of Tabor City died Friday, March 12, in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCare Center, Whiteville. He was 74. Born Dec. 29, 1946 in Loris, he was the son of the late Orian Olene Caines and Virginia Cartrette Caines. He is survived by his wife, Rose James Caines…
Read MoreScott Michael Blackmon: Myrtle Beach
1975 – 2021 Scott Michael Blackmon of Myrtle Beach died Friday, March 12, in his home. He was 45. Born April 24, 1975 in Portsmouth, Virginia, he was the son of Gwynn Blackmon of Jacksonville, Florida and Geraldine Pigott Stanley and step father Kenny of Tabor City. In addition to his parents and step-father, he…
Read MoreJunior Soles: Chadbourn
1936 – 2021 Junior Soles of Chadbourn died Friday, March 12, in the Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Center, Whiteville. He was 84. Born May 11, 1936 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Billy and Daisy Duncan Soles. He is survived by his wife, Pearl Gore Soles of the home; two daughters,…
Read MoreDoris Ann Cox Fowler: Green Sea
1946 – 2021 Doris Ann Cox Fowler of Green Sea died Thursday, March 11, in Blue Ridge in Georgetown. She was 75. Born Feb. 6, 1946 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Tallie Cox and Martha Spivey Cox and the widow of Dennis Pearl Fowler, Sr. She is survived by two sons,…
Read MoreTC area native named new Division 6 DOT engineer
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A Tabor City area native and veteran of the N.C. Department of Transportation has been named its new Division 6 engineer. Drew Cox was named to the post this week, a NCDOT news release said, and will oversee 360 employees responsible for maintaining 13,000 lane miles of roadway across the five-county…
Read More