Calene Norris: Tabor City
1946 – 2020 Calene Norris of Tabor City died Monday, Sept. 7, in her home. She was 73. Born Oct. 31, 1946 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Marion Pate Norris and Lizzie Elizabeth Norris and the widow of Hubert Melvin Norris. She is survived by two daughters, Lisa Guillen of…
Read MoreClaris Carol Cox: Loris
1932 – 2020 Claris Carol Cox of Loris passed away on Friday, Sept. 4 in Loris following an illness. She was 88. Mrs. Cox was born on Aug. 19, 1932 in Loris to the late Everette Guy Cox and the late Maggie Geneva Bellamy Cox. Mrs. Cox was the owner and operator of Loris Seafood…
Read MorePhyllis Ann Cartrette: Tabor City
1954 – 2020 Phyllis Ann Cartrette of Tabor City died Saturday, Sept. 5 in McLeod Loris hospital. She was 66, Born April 10, 1954 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Parker and Gladys Cartette Parker and the widow of DJ Cartrette. She is survived by one daughter, Christal Cartrette of…
Read MoreLinda Buffkin Hopkins: Southport
1944 – 2020 Linda Buffkin Hopkins of Southport (St. James) passed away on Friday, Sept. 4. She was 75. Linda was born Dec. 22, 1944 in Columbus County to the late Jamison Edward and Lucille Strickland Buffkin. She grew up as a self-proclaimed tomboy in the Fair Bluff-Tabor City community and was one of seven…
Read MoreCOVID takes no holiday
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com While some health experts are worried about a potential COVID-19 case spike in two-week’s time after the Labor Day holiday, the coronavirus did not seem to take a break locally in the past four days. This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Horry records 11 deaths, 123 new…
Read MoreNettie Geneva Fowler Lawson: Tabor City
1933 – 2020 Nettie Geneva Fowler Lawson of Tabor City died Friday, Sept. 4 in her home. She was 87. Born April 4, 1933 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Porter and Jennie Bell Soles Fowler and the widow of Henry Elton Lawson. She is survived by her son, Mickey Lawson…
Read MoreBog-Off gets state OK
By JENN CAUSEY tribjenn@tabor-loris.com Months of planning what promises to be a very different Loris Bog-Off Festival have paid off, with state approval for the 41st annual celebration slated for Oct. 17 received Friday. Approval from the S.C. Department of Commerce required a plan that meets COVID-19 regulations developed by the Department of Commerce, SC…
Read MoreEsther Strickland Cribb Wagner: Cerro Gordo
1943 – 2020 Esther Strickland Cribb Wagner of Cerro Gordo died Thursday, Sept. 3, in Rowan Medical Center, Salisbury. She was 77. Born April 29, 1943 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Lou Belle Strickland. She is survived by one son, Terry Cribb of Thomasville; two daughters, Rhonda Fipps of Whiteville…
Read MoreHead-on
Two people were seriously injured, one requiring McLeod AirReach helicopter transport to the trauma center at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, in a head-on crash on U.S. 701 in Tabor City Friday. Tabor City Police were investigating. Tabor City Fire Chief Jeff Fowler said injuries to both drivers was significant, but…
Read MoreTC student tests positive for COVID-19 as cases spike in county, another death in Horry, a mask campaign in NC
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com No need for quarantine after a Tabor City Elementary School student tested positive for COVID-19, a spike in new cases in Columbus County, another coronavirus in Horry, and a new state campaign encouraging everyone to wear a mask “whatever the reason,” are part of today’s pandemic update. This post will cover…
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