Infant Ruby Rose Nobles: Whiteville
2021 Infant Ruby Rose Nobles of Whiteville died Sunday, Feb. 21, in UNC Hospital, Chapel Hill. Born Feb. 10 in Wilmington, she was the daughter of David Brooks Nobles and Kayla Ward Nobles of Whiteville. In addition to her parents, she is survived by twin sister Laney Brooke Nobles; maternal grandparents Keith and Candy Ward…
Read MoreMass vaccination clinics set as COVID continues to claim lives
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics announced Tuesday by McLeod Health can’t come soon enough for many, as the coronavirus continues to claim lives and infect people throughout the region. This post will cover these topics and may be updated: McLeod Health sets mass vaccination clinics Seven COVID deaths, 134 new cases for…
Read MoreFire claims TC area mobile home Tuesday
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Fire quickly consumed most of a Tabor City area mobile home Tuesday morning, leaving little but smoldering debris for investigators from the Columbus County Fire Marshal’s Office and the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office to investigate. A neighbor called in the blaze on Woodview Drive east of Tabor City just before 7…
Read MoreMaxine Tyler Dawes: Murrells Inlet
1931 – 2021 Maxine Tyler Dawes died Friday Feb. 19, at her residence in Murrells Inlet. She was 89. Mrs. Dawes was born in Cool Springs to the late Monroe and Nettie Maude Tyler. She was a realtor and former Loris resident where she served on the City Council and was the city’s first female…
Read MoreShafton Wayne Hewett, Sr.: Carolina Shores
1941 – 2021 Shafton Wayne Hewett, Sr. of Carolina Shores, formerly of Tabor City passed away Saturday, Feb. 20. He was 79. He was the son of the late Dewey Shafton and Elatha Harrelson Hewett. He was a graduate of Tabor City High School Class of 1959 and received a Bachelor of Science in Electronic…
Read MoreWoman sought in Food Lion armed robbery
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com An armed robbery at a grocery store in Tabor City is rare, Capt. Chris Hilburn of the Tabor City Police Department says. Perhaps more rare is an armed robbery with a female suspect. That’s what happened at Tabor City’s Food Lion at about 9 p.m. Saturday. Store personnel identified the robber…
Read MoreSix COVID deaths in CC, cases spike in Horry
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Perhaps too soon to be considered a trend, but COVID-19 deaths are noticeably higher in Columbus County, cases spiking in Horry counties as this week ends. This post will cover these topics and may be updated: COVID takes a deadly turn in Columbus Virus claims 8, infects nearly 300 in Horry…
Read MoreThird arrest in November Sellers Town Road murder, shootings
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A third arrest has been made in a November 2020 church yard shooting that left a Cumberland County man dead, his grandfather critically injured. Christopher Jermaine Reaves, Jr., 22, was arrested Thursday night on East Institute Street in Chadbourn, and jailed without bond at the Columbus County Detention Center, jail records…
Read MorePatsy Faye Hilburn Turbeville: Clarendon
1950 – 2021 Patsy Faye Hilburn Turbeville of Clarendon died Thursday, Feb. 18, in her home. She was 71. Born Feb. 10, 1950 in Robeson County, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Jesse and Daisy Parker Hilburn. She is survived by her husband, James Howard Turbeville of the home; two daughters, Sharon Turbeville…
Read MoreRising water closes roads in Columbus, breaches Loris area pond
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com While there have been no reports of animals lining up two-by-two, nearly incessant rains this week have forced several road closings in Columbus County, caused flooding in Horry that breached a Loris area pond, and has Fair Bluff Mayor Billy Hammond keeping a close eye on the Lumber River there. “It’s…
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