Jerry Lee Buffkin: Tabor City
1952 – 2020 Jerry Lee Buffkin of Tabor City died Monday, Aug. 24, in McLeod Loris hospital. He was 68. Born Aug. 21, 1952 in Marion County, he was the son of the late Gummory Buffkin and Virginia Watts Buffkin. He is survived by his wife, Gloria Williams Buffkin of Tabor City; two daughters, Heather…
Read MoreStates: Aid for those infected; masks slow the spread; COVID updates
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A new North Carolina program provides assistance for those ordered to isolate or quarantine following a COVID-19 positive test, and a new report shows face masks slow the spread of the disease. This post will cover these topics and may be updated: NC program aides those who test COVID positive DHEC:…
Read MoreBilly James Matthews, Sr.: Longs
1939 – 2020 Billy James Matthews, Sr. of Longs went to be with his Lord on Monday, Aug. 24. He was 80. Billy was born Dec. 8, 1939 in Longs to the late Robert James Matthews and the late Isla Lee Hardee Matthews. He was a member of Buck Creek Baptist Church where he served…
Read MoreLynda Gerald Grainger: Conway
1950 – 2020 Lynda Pauline Gerald Grainger of Conway passed away Saturday, Aug. 22, at Conway Medical Center. She was 70. Born March 20, 1950 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Lonnie Earl Gerald and the late Martha Pauline Stevens Gerald. She was a loving homemaker and member of Cane Branch Baptist…
Read MoreColumbus Schools will bring fourth & fifth graders on campus early; new COVID case totals released
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Columbus County School leaders are confident enough in how the new school year is going to bring fourth and fifth graders back on campus next week, earlier than initially planned. That decisions as newly confirmed COVID-19 infections may be declining. This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Columbus…
Read MoreCOVID caution in schools as case climb slows
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com COVID-19 found its way into at least two Columbus County schools, another in Whiteville and a charter school, which is expected to have school leaders especially vigilant as the second week begins Monday. That comes as new case numbers slowed in both Columbus and Horry counties during the weekend. This post…
Read MoreRonnie Edward Williamson, Sr.: Tabor City
1958 – 2020 Ronnie Edward Williamson, Sr. of Tabor City died Aug. 19 in his home. He was 61. Born Oct. 9, 1958 in Horry County, he was the son of Reba McCumbee Williamson and the late Edward Grover Williamson. In addition to his mother, he is survived by two sons, Ronnie Edward Williamson, Jr.…
Read MoreThree more COVID deaths in Horry, new demographic info for CC
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Females have been hit harder by COVID-19 in Columbus County than men, data released Thursday by the Columbus County Health Department shows. Both Columbus and Horry reported 36 newly confirmed coronavirus infections on Thursday, though with vastly different time frames, as Horry recorded another three confirmed COVID deaths, local and state…
Read MoreLillie Pearl Prince: Loris
1922 – 2020 Lillie Pearl Prince of Loris, wife of the late Ernest Ivey Prince, passed away Monday, Aug. 17, at her residence. She was 97. Born Aug. 21, 1922 in Brunswick County, she was the daughter of George L. Russ and Susan Jane McLamb Russ. She was a member of Loris First Baptist Church.…
Read MoreCOVID claims HCPD officer, Internet funds for CC, infections top 1K in Columbus
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Horry County government has lost its first employee to COVID-19, a veteran police officer. Elsewhere, new funding for Internet expansion to aid students in class at home, others who are working from home, will include Columbus County. Coronavirus infections, meanwhile, continue to climb, crossing the 1,000 mark in Columbus County Wednesday.…
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