Local COVID death numbers spike as new variant detected in SC
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com COVID-19 deaths have been under reported across South Carolina for several weeks, the result of “system glitches” in a new reporting system, the state’s Department of Health and Environmental Control reported Thursday. Those glitches have been fixed, revealing 254 confirmed and probable deaths not previously reported, including numerous in Horry County.…
Read MoreBrooks Burdon Ward: Whiteville
1932 – 2021 Brooks Burdon Ward of Whiteville died Wednesday, Jan. 27, in Lower Cape Fear LifeCare, Whiteville. He was 88. Born Oct. 10, 1932 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Zeddie Lee Ward and Rosa Burroughs Ward. He is survived by his wife, Bobbie Jacobs Ward of the home; a…
Read MoreSheriff’s Office seeks to ID DG B&E suspect
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com One man is believed responsible for break-ins at two Dollar General stores in Columbus County earlier this month, and the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help to identify him. Break-ins were reported at the Dollar General on Dock Road in the Old Dock Community on Jan. 8, and at…
Read MoreVaccine timing, in-class learning, & COVID-19’s latest toll
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com COVID-19 vaccines will be available for all, eventually, and finding your place in the vaccine line can now be found online. Meanwhile, some Horry County Schools students who have been splitting their time on campus should be back in the classroom full time on Feb. 8. That comes against a backdrop…
Read MoreLonnie Fowler: Loris
1946 – 2021 Lonnie Fowler of Loris passed away on Sunday, Jan. 24. He was 74. Mr. Fowler was born on Aug. 19, 1946 in Tabor City to the late Thurman Fowler and the late Ruby Williams Fowler. Mr. Fowler retired from the South Carolina Department of Transportation and was a longtime member of Dogwood…
Read MoreUPDATE: 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…
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