Vaccination timeline accelerated in NC
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com More North Carolinians will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations on March 31, all adults in the state will be on April 7, Gov. Roy Cooper and state Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D., announced Thursday. A second phase of adults in Group 4 of the state’s eligibility plan…
Read MoreCOVID capacity restrictions eased in NC; second week of no virus deaths in CC; area cases remain stable
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Gov. Roy Cooper’s latest executive order will ease some COVID-19 restriction in North Carolina, as data shows improvements in the state including now coronavirus associated deaths in Columbus County for the second consecutive week. Across the state lane in Horry County there is conflicting state data on COVID’s toll on Horry…
Read MoreRichard Alan Hall: Clarendon
1949 – 2021 Richard Alan Hall of Clarendon died Thursday, March 18, in McLeod Seacoast hospital, Little River. He was 72. Born Feb. 17, 1949 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Cephas and Bernice McDowell Hall and the widower of Diane Grainger Hall. He is survived by a daughter, Gina Dawn…
Read MoreJenny Logan Fowler: Tabor City
1996 – 2021 Jenny Logan Fowler of Tabor City and her unborn child, Blakely Langston, died in an automobile accident on Thursday, March 18. Jenny was 24. Born October 1, 1996 in Horry County, Jenny was the daughter of Joseph Christopher Fowler and his wife, Annie and Rhonda Jones. In addition to her parents, she…
Read MoreAgnes Wood Little: Longs
1928 – 2021 Agnes Wood Little of Longs passed away on Monday, March 22, at her home. She was 92. Mrs. Little was born on June 2, 1928 in Longs to the late Richard Walter Wood and the late Maybelle Causey Wood. She was the owner of The Little Green House and a member of…
Read MoreGeraldine Soles Ward Gaskins: Loris
1944 – 2021 Geraldine Soles Ward Gaskins of Loris passed away on Sunday, March 21. She was 77. Mrs. Gaskins was born on March 6, 1944 in Tabor City to the late Leo Buddy Soles and the late Lessie Phillips Soles. Mrs. Gaskins worked at Columbus Regional Healthcare System and was a member of Pleasant…
Read MoreUPDATE: Come on down, 60 COVID vaccines left in Tabor City before 5 p.m.
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com 5 p.m. post More than 1,000 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines have been given in Tabor City since 9 a.m. Saturday, but 60 were left shortly before 5 p.m. and there was no line. StarMed staff and volunteers don’t want to take any of the vaccines back, and are encouraging anyone who wants…
Read MoreHarvey E. Kilmer, Jr.: Loris
1945 – 2021 Harvey E. Kilmer, Jr. passed away Wednesday, March 17, at his home in Loris. He was 85. Mr. Kilmer was born May 26, 1945 in Mt. Kisco, New York. He resided in Dover Plains, New York for most of his life and spent winters in South Carolina. Mr. Kilmer was predeceased by…
Read MoreRuby 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.”…
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