COVID-19 claims lives in Columbus, Horry, as surge continues
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com More COVID-19 deaths in Columbus and Horry counties, an explosive increase in confirmed cases in Columbus, were reported by local and state agencies Thursday. This post will cover these topics and may be updated: COVID claims 3, infects 144 more in Columbus Another coronavirus death in Horry as surge continues COVID…
Read MoreCOVID-19 claims three in Liberty Commons as an outbreak hits Oaks of Loris
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com COVID-19 has been brutal to nursing home and assisted living facilities across the country since last winter, and has claimed three more lives during an outbreak in Whiteville with another outbreak underway in Loris. This post will cover these topics and may be updated: COVID claims three at Liberty Commons Horry…
Read MoreMinnie Virginia Strickland: Green Sea
1933 – 2020 Minnie Virginia Strickland of Green Sea died Tuesday, Dec. 15, in her home. She was 97. Born Oct. 29, 1933 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Horace Grady Turbeville and Inez Strickland Turbeville and the widow of Gene Tunney Strickland. She is survived by one son, Terry Wayne…
Read MoreToni Vonice Martin Housand: Longs
1950 – 2020 Toni Vonice Martin Housand of Longs passed away on Monday, Dec. 14, at her home. She was 70. Mrs. Housand was born Sept. 13, 1950 in Conway to the late William Joseph Martin and the late Helen Anderson Martin. Mrs. Housand was an Accounting Manager with the Naval Air Station in Memphis,…
Read MoreSheila Gibson Lanier: Clarendon
1963 – 2020 Sheila Gibson Lanier of Clarendon, formerly of Bladenboro passed away on Sunday, Dec. 13. She was 57. A first grade teacher at Williams Township School, she was also the pianist and choir leader at Forest Lawn Baptist Church, loved working in Vacation Bible School, and was active in many church activities. She…
Read MoreBucky D. Cox: Loris
1979 – 2020 Bucky Dale “Buckshot” Cox of Loris passed away on Dec. 13, his 41st birthday. Born Dec. 13, 1979, in Loris, he was reared there and followed in his father’s footsteps in the construction business. He is survived by his two beloved sons, Colby Dale Cox and Mason Carter Cox of Loris; his…
Read MoreGayle Sarvis: Loris
1956 – 2020 Gayle Sarvis of Loris died Saturday, Dec. 12, in her home. She was 64. Born in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late John Earl and Bernice Soles Sarvis. She is survived by one sister, Frances S. Johnson of Conway; and a brother, John Russell Sarvis of Gilbert. No services…
Read MoreTwo COVID deaths in CC, another in Horry with many infected; NC leaders urge local enforcement support
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Two more Columbus County residents have been claimed by COVID-19, another in Horry as cases continue to rise sharply. Meanwhile, North Carolina leaders are urging local officials to actively enforce pandemic safety measures. This post will cover these topics and may be updated: COVID claims two more in Columbus, 72 new…
Read MoreFire damages Watering Street home
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com “It looks like it might have started at the dryer,” Tabor City Fire Chief Jeff Fowler said of fire that damaged a Watering Street home Sunday afternoon. Fire was visible from the rear of the long, double-wide as fire firefighters responding to the 2:35 p.m. alarm arrived, Fowler said. Getting to…
Read MorePandemic surges prompt Carolinas pleas; COVID claims four in Horry; prison outbreak grows in CC
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Both Carolina’s reported COVID-19 new case records on Friday, prompting pleas from health leaders North and South to issue pleas for the public to use mask and social distancing precautions. Four new coronavirus deaths involving Horry citizens were reported Friday as the county’s streak of days with more than 100 newly…
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