COVID death confirmed in Columbus, area case county rises slowly
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Columbus County’s 54th COVID 19 death was confirmed Monday while new infections were reported in both Horry and Columbus counties. This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Columbus confirms 54th COVID death, 20 new cases Horry records 16 citizens newly infected Columbus confirms 54th COVID death, 20 new…
Read MoreDaniel Walton Todd: Lancaster
1936 – 2020 Daniel Walton Todd of Lancaster passed away on Thursday, Sept. 17. He was 84. Mr. Todd was born Jan. 9, 1936 in Loris to the late George Thomas Todd and the late Emily Callie Cox. Mr. Todd worked as a security guard for Springs Textiles until his retirement and was of the…
Read MoreColumbus records 54th COVID death, nursing home cases; northern Horry numbers climb
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A 54th COVID-19 related death in Columbus County was reported by North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services Saturday, as coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes in Whiteville and Lake Waccamaw were recorded. Horry County, meanwhile, recorded new cases of the virus including some in the Loris and Green sea areas.…
Read MoreCommissioner 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…
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