Commissioner charged with felonies in theft, attorney calls arrest political
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Columbus County Commissioner Giles E. “Buddy” Byrd is facing two felony charges, larceny and possession of stolen property, with his arrest Friday morning by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office. Byrd, 71, of Giles Byrd Road in Hallsboro, was released under a $25,000 unsecured bond after surrendering himself at the Columbus County…
Read MoreJohnny Elbert Dunn: Loris
1943 – 2020 Johnny Elbert Dunn of Loris passed away on Thursday, Sept. 17, at his home. He was 77. Mr. Dunn was born Jan. 5, 1943 in Carthage to the late Rily Dunn and the late Myrtle Kaiser Dunn. Mr. Dunn worked as cement truck driver until his retirement and attended Trinity Baptist Church.…
Read MoreIt may be back to school for K-5 students in NC; more COVID cases in the area
tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Another small step towards normal in the North Carolina Schools was announced Thursday as the steady climb of coronavirus cases continued in Columbus and Horry counties. This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Full in-class learning for K-5 in NC approved Columbus records 33 new COVID cases since Monday New infections…
Read MoreAllie Faye Cartrette: Chadbourn
1943 – 2020 Allie Faye Cartrette of Chadbourn died Monday, Sept. 14, in Atrium Pineville Medical Center, Pineville. She was 77. Born Feb. 17, 1943 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Clifford Nobles and Prudie Soles Nobles and the widow of Dewey Delane Cartrette. She is survived by six daughters, Donna…
Read MoreTwo airlifted after Fusion crashes into combine
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Two occupants of a Ford Fusion that slammed into a combine on Cox Town Road near Tabor City Tuesday were airlifted to a Myrtle Beach hospital. New Hanover Regional AirLink helicopters based in Whiteville and Brunswick County landed adjacent to a recently cut corn field in the back yard of a…
Read MoreTCI officer charged with bringing cocaine, marijuana
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Felony cocaine and marijuana possession inside a prison charges were served against a Tabor Correctional Institution Officer just minutes after formally resigning his post Monday. Kendrick C. McBryde, 23, of Pinehurst Avenue, Fairmont, was arrested at the prison just west of town Monday evening, the report by Officer Christopher Cotton said.…
Read MoreRuby Mae Griggs Grainger: Loris
1936 – 2020 Ruby Mae Griggs Grainger of Loris passed away on Thursday, Sept. 10, at McLeod Loris hospital. She was 84. Mrs. Grainger was born on June 11, 1936 in McColl to the late Hilton Griggs and the late Eliza Levinder Griggs. Mrs. Grainger was a longtime member of Ocean View Baptist Church and…
Read MoreJillian Marie Sarvis Hardee: Charlotte
1982 – 2020 Jillian Marie Sarvis Hardee of Charlotte died Sept. 10 in her home. She was 38. Born April 10, 1982 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Rita Gail Lowder Sarvis. She is survived by her daughter, Erica Samantha Hardee of Aynor; her son: Joseph Donald Hardee of…
Read More53rd COVID death in Columbus, cases climb in Horry, too
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Another Columbus County resident has died of COVID-19 complications, while in Horry County the number of newly confirmed infections topped 40 for the second day in a row. This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Columbus records 53rd coronavirus death New COVID cases top 40 again in Horry…
Read MoreAJ Soles: Tabor City
1996 – 2020 Albert Lee Soles, Jr. of Tabor City slipped into eternity on Friday, Sept. 11, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach. He was 24. AJ, as he was lovingly known, was born on Jan. 28, 1996, in Thomasville. He is the son of Albert Lee Soles, Sr., of Chadbourn and Missy…
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