Miona Kearse (McMillian) Fonvielle: Tabor City
1929 – 2020 Miona Kearse Fonvielle of Tabor City died Thursday, Oct. 22, in her home. She was 19. Born March 28, 1929 in Bamburg, she was the daughter of the late George McMillian and Annie Mae Kearse McMillian and the widow of Harold Lindsay Fonvielle, Sr. She is survived by a daughter-in-law, Joanne…
Read MoreFormer TC mayor, council leader Miona Fonvielle has died at 91
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Miona K. Fonvielle, a retired educator who served the Town of Tabor City as either a town council member or mayor for nearly two decades, has died. She was 91. Fonvielle died at her home Thursday. Inman Ward Funeral Home of Tabor City is assisting the family with arrangements, which will…
Read MoreFrances Mincey McInnis: Sumter
1941 – 2020 Frances Mincey McInnis of Sumter, beloved wife of 60 years to Walter M. McInnis, died Tuesday, Oct. 20, at Prisma Health Richland. She was 79. Born in Loris on Aug. 19, 1941, she was the daughter of the late James Preston Mincey and Anniebell Grainger Mincey. Mrs. McInnis had worked at Campbell’s…
Read MoreCOVID fatality milestones set in Horry, Columbus
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com COVID-19 has claimed three lives additional lives in the region, local and state reporting showed Thursday, grim milestones recorded in both Horry and Columbus counties. Both areas are seeing increases in newly confirmed coronavirus cases, the state and local data shows. This post will cover these topics and may be updated:…
Read MoreGunman takes cash from Tabor City store: TCPD
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A reported armed robbery at the Vasco #1 convenience store in Tabor City is under investigation. A store clerk reported the hold-up sometime after 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, a Tabor City Police Department report released Thursday said. Officer Brian Campbell, in the report, said the female clerk told police a man “wearing…
Read MoreNC pauses Phase 3 reopening; Horry abandons mask mandate; COVID impacts continue
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com North Carolina will remain in Phase 3 of its pandemic re-opening, Horry County is abandoning its mask mandate, as COVID-19 continues to have significant impacts locally and across the Carolinas. This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Gov. Cooper extends Phase 3 reopening Horry ends mask mandate, use…
Read MoreJames Gowans Sr.: Rowland
1948 – 2020 James Cecil Gowans, Sr. of Rowland, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 15, at Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton. He was 72. Mr. Gowans is survived by his wife, Early Nealy Gowans; daughters Kathy Gowans, Mary Gowans, Janice Gowans, and Martha Bellamy, all of Whiteville; and a son, Aaron Askews. A memorial…
Read MoreHorry records 4 COVID deaths; cases top 1,600 in Columbus
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Reported COVID-19 associated deaths have been coming infrequently in Horry County, but state data Monday showed four residents claimed by the virus. Across the border, Columbus County crossed the 1,600 mark of confirmed COVID cases. This post will cover these topics and may be updated: COVID deaths surge in Horry, cases…
Read MoreCOVID count climbs by 128 in Horry, 191st death recorded; CC records 18 infections
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Another Horry County resident has been claimed by COVID-19 as the number of infections continues to climb in the region that includes Columbus, state data showed Saturday. This post will cover these topics and may be updated: COVID claims 191st Horry resident, 128 new cases Columbus count up by 18 COVID…
Read MoreFair Bluff man identified as Oct. 5 TC area murder victim
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A Fair Bluff resident has been identified as person who died in an Oct. 5 shooting near Tabor City that also injured two other people. David Kadeem Hemingway, 28, died on the scene of the shooting on Memory Lane, a spokeswoman for Columbus County Sheriff Jody Greene said Thursday. Investigators have…
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