COVID: Phase 3 in NC Friday; CC tops 1,000 cases; Horry numbers confuse
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com North Carolina will move cautiously into Phase 3 of the coronavirus pandemic reopening as COVID numbers pass 10,000 cases in Columbus County, and the counting gets confusing for Horry. This post will cover these topics and may be updated: NC moves to Phase 3 Friday Columbus tops 1,400 COVD cases DHEC…
Read MoreLinda Faye Soles Duncan: Tabor City
1950 – 2020 Linda Faye Soles Duncan of Tabor City died Sunday, Sept. 27, in Grand Strand Regional Medical Center. Myrtle Beach. She was 70. Born Sept. 4, 1950 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Aaron Soles and Letha Hawes Soles and the widow of Nelson Wayne Duncan. She is…
Read MoreCOVID death confirmed in Columbus, new area cases counted
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Another COVID-19 death confirmed by the Columbus County Health Department comes as the rate of new cases in Horry County shows signs of decline, at least on Monday. This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Columbus records 57th COVID death Just eight new Horry infections Columbus confirms 57th…
Read MoreKatherine Martin Causey: Longs
1935 – 2020 Katherine Martin Causey of Longs passed away Friday, Sept. 25. She was 84. Mrs. Causey was born Oct. 9, 1935 in Loris to the late Marvin Douglas “M.D.” Martin and the late Gracie Mae Rae Martin. Mrs. Causey retired from Loris Manufacturing as a Supervisor. She also worked at the Alabama Theater…
Read MoreSheriff’s traffic stop leads to drug charges, ‘hundreds’ of personal info documents
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Drug charges have been filed as an investigation continues into a large cache of personal documents discovered during a traffic stop in Tabor City on Friday, the Columbus County Sheriff Jody Greene said in a news release Monday. Two residents of New York City, a third from New Jersey were in…
Read MoreRobert Leroy Johstono: Boise, Idaho
1951 – 2020 Robert (Bob) Leroy Johstono passed away peacefully on the evening of Sept. 21, at his home in Boise, Idaho following a long illness. He was 69. Bob was born June 9, 1951 in Conway, the second of three sons born to Barbara Jean Jordan Johstono of the Maple Community and the late…
Read MoreJohn Turner West, Sr.: Loris
1936 – 2020 John Turner “J.T.” West, Sr. of Loris passed away Saturday, Sept. 26, at his home following an illness. He was 83. Mr. West was born Nov. 18, 1936 in Loris to the late Lewis Thomas West and the late Gracie Estelle Goff West. Mr. West worked in sales at Hardee Manufacturing until…
Read MoreDavid Edgar Bell, Jr.: Loris
1962 – 2020 David Edgar Bell, Jr. of Loris passed away Thursday, Sept. 24, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He was 58. Mr. Bell was born June 6, 1962 in Mullins to the late David Edgar Bell, Sr., and the late Helen Jean Cox. Mr. Bell worked at PVI Enterprises and…
Read MoreAnother COVID death in Columbus, Horry tops 10K cases
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Grim milestones in the COVID-19 pandemic have been crossed in the area this weekend, with a 57th coronavirus death reported for Columbus County Saturday, Horry’s case total passing the 10,000 mark Sunday. This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Columbus records 57th COVID death Horry passes 10,000 coronavirus…
Read MoreLea Marie Stroud Mansur: Tabor City
1944 – 2020 Lea Marie Stroud Mansur of Tabor City died Thursday, Sept. 24, in McLeod Loris hospital. She was 76. Born April 23, 1944 in Paris, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Leo Kelly Stroud and Hazel McNeil Stroud. She is survived by her husband, Ernest James Mansur of Tabor City; a…
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