County government e-mail server is down
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Power was deliberately cut to an equipment room at Columbus County’s 911 center Thursday as part of a generator replacement project, with the unintended impact of taking county government’s email service off-line. “They were switching a generator at the 911 Center and somehow it was tied to IT (Information Technology),” County…
Read MoreAnother 35 new COVID cases for Columbus as Horry numbers remain murky
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com COVID cases continue to climb in area counties, 35 more confirmed in Columbus, with a confusing picture painted by the numbers for Horry. This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Columbus reports 35 COVD cases since Monday New Horry COVID deaths though data remains unclear Columbus reports 35…
Read MoreJanice Annabel Todd Fowler: Loris
1948 – 2020 Janice Annabel Todd Fowler of Loris passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 30. She was 72. Mrs. Fowler was born Aug. 6, 1948 in Loris to the late Donnie Horry Todd and the late Chellie Elizabeth Gerald Todd. She was retired from Horry County Schools and was a longtime member of Cherry Hill…
Read MoreCOVID: 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…
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