SC records first two MIS-C cases, one in the Pee Dee; Horry surge continues, CC pace remains slow
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A rare childhood illness associated with COVID-19 has come to South Carolina, with cases confirmed in the Pee Dee and Midland regions as the Palmetto State, including Horry County, continues to deal with a surge of coronavirus. North Carolina’s alarming COVID case increase continues, too, while Columbus County is keeping a…
Read MoreJohn Franklin Clardy: Loris
1954 – 2020 John Franklin Clardy of Loris passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 3, after a brief battle with COVID-19. He was 65. John was born in Loris on Nov. 30, 1954 to the late James and Pauline Clardy. While attending Loris High School his interest in agriculture grew, and he met his lifetime…
Read MoreCOVID records fall in the Carolinas, surge continues in Horry, slow growth in CC
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Newly confirmed COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the Carolinas, with a pediatric death and record case confirmation in South Carolina Saturday, new highs in diagnosed cases and hospitalizations in North Carolina. It was a day of contrasts in the Tabor Loris Community, with Horry County continuing to surge cases and…
Read MoreMargaret Elizabeth Hunt Strickland: Tabor City
1943 – 2020 Margaret Elizabeth “Lib” Hunt Strickland of Tabor City died Friday, July 10, in her home. She was 76. Born July 26, 1943 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Edwin Hunt and Mary Anderson Hunt Hinson and the widow of Mitchell Kent Strickland, Sr. She is survived by one…
Read MoreA lawmaker tests positive, last call order, and mask proclamation as COVID toll, cases keep rising
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to evolve in the Tabor-Loris Community and across the Carolinas, with an area lawmaker contracting the disease, an order for bars to close early, a new mask and social distancing proclamation, and more coronavirus deaths and cases all reported Friday. This post will cover these…
Read MoreRuth Harrelson Gause: Loris
1926 – 2020 Ruth Harrelson Gause of Loris died Wednesday, July 8, from a long-term, extended illness in her home with her family by her side. She was 94. Born May 30, 1926 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Emma Floyd Harrelson and the widow of Shirley Dayton Gause.…
Read MoreCOVID surge continues in Horry, slower case climb in Columbus
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A surge of COVID-19 related cases and uptick in deaths continues in Horry County this week, with a slower but steady increase in confirmed infections in Columbus. This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Horry records 10 COVID deaths, more than 350 new cases in two days Columbus…
Read MoreTabor Commons’ COVID outbreak closed, Horry records 130 new cases, just 8 for Columbus
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A COVID-19 pandemic chapter has ended at Tabor Commons Assisted Living in Tabor City, with just eight new coronavirus infections for Columbus County recorded Tuesday, another 130 case jump in Horry. This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Brighter days: Tabor Commons’ COVID outbreak closed Another 130 cases…
Read MoreJoseph Waldo Hardee: Loris
1930 – 2020 Joseph Waldo Hardee of Loris passed away on Saturday, July 4, at CM Tucker Nurse Care Center in Columbia. He was 90. Mr. Hardee was born March 1, 1930 in Loris to the late Thelton Cromwell Hardee and the late Martha Lezettie Cox Hardee. Mr. Hardee proudly served his country with courage…
Read MoreBilly Jack Fowler: Loris
1941 – 2020 Billy Jack Fowler of Loris died Monday, July 6. He was 79. Born Jan. 9, 1941 in Loris, he was the son of the late Porter Fair Fowler and Jennie Bell Soles Fowler. He is survived by one brother, Eugene “Gene” Fowler of Loris; and four sisters, Mearl Dean Fowler of Loris,…
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