Stallion football season kicks off tonight, watch online
Varsity football kicks off for the very delayed 2020 season tonight at South Columbus High School, a week after the scheduled opening game with West Bladen was scuttled due to a potential COVID-19 exposure by some Stallion team members who also play basketball for the school. East Bladen is scheduled for the 7 p.m. game…
Read MoreMartha Gore: Tabor City
1922 – 2021 Martha Gore of Tabor City passed away on Wednesday, March 3. She was 98. Born Aug. 22, 1922 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas O. Gore and Francis Long Gore. She was the wife of the late Clyde B. Gore and they shared their lives together for…
Read MoreLarry Ray Soles: Chadbourn
1949 – 2021 Larry Ray Soles of Chadbourn died Monday, March 1, in Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. He was 71. Born Aug. 20, 1949 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Dock Soles and Gertrude Nobles Soles. He is survived by his wife, Geneva Ruth Hancock Soles of the home; two sons,…
Read MoreGroup 3 vaccine appointments start Wed. in CC; area virus numbers
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Less than a week after scrapping curfew from North Carolina’s COVID-19 executive orders, Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday announced an accelerated timetable for vaccinations, with individuals in Group 3 eligible effective Wednesday, and some in Group 4 able to begin signing up in three weeks. Meanwhile, the rate of coronavirus associated…
Read MoreFast food diner has front seat to SUV theft
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Lunch at McDonald’s in Tabor City got a bit exciting for a Whiteville man who ended up with a front seat to a vehicle theft Monday, the Tabor City Police Department reports. Nelson Sanders, 18, told police he was eating lunch in his car in the McDonald’s parking lot when two…
Read MoreLinda Vaught Mills: Loris
1941 – 2021 Linda Vaught Mills of Loris, widow of the late Paul Mills, passed away Friday, Feb. 26. She was 79. Born Oct. 20, 1941 in Conway, she was the daughter of the late Robert Laddie Vaught and the late Lou Nell Bennett Vaught. She was a registered nurse who spent 52 years serving…
Read MoreAnne Eveleigh McLauchlin: Loris
1940 – 2021 Anne Eveleigh McLauchlin of Loris passed away peacefully on Feb. 26, at her home. She was 80. Born June 23, 1940 in Clio, she was the daughter of Kenneth P. Eveleigh and Ruby M. Eveleigh. She was a member of Ocean Drive Presbyterian Church and worked with Azalea Sands Golf Club for…
Read MoreVickie Lynn Stanley Berry: Tabor City
1962 – 2021 Vickie Lynn Stanley Berry of Tabor City died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 in her home. She was 59. Born Jan. 9, 1962 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Nicky Merle Stanley and Ila Pearl Watts Stanley. She is survived by three sons, James Henry Berry and wife Shawna,…
Read MoreBrandon Aaron Herring: Tabor City
1969 – 2021 Brandon Aaron Herring of Tabor City died Friday, Feb. 26, in his home. He was 51. Born June 26, 1969 in Wilmington, he was the son of Joyce Carter Herring of Tabor City and the late Ronald Aaron Herring. He was of the Baptist faith. In addition to his mother, he is…
Read MoreJackie Wayne “Jack” Miller: Tabor City
1936 – 2021 Jackie Wayne “Jack” Miller of Tabor City died Friday, Feb. 26, in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCare Center, Whiteville. He was 84. Born March 14, 1936 in Harlam County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late: Glen and Cleo Heatherly Miller. Mr. Jack was the voice of Tabor City for…
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