Tabor Commons reports recoveries, as COVID trends prompt concern in SC, Horry
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Welcome news on the COVID front has come from Tabor City, while across the state line Gov. Henry McMaster and South Carolina health officials are sounding an alarm as COVID-19 deaths and cases rise at alarming rates across South Carolina. Several hot spots identified by the Department of Health and Environmental…
Read MoreA runoff in Horry County Council District 9 race, an incumbent win in District 10
A runoff will be needed to decice the winner in at least one Horry County Council GOP primary, while an incumbent is the clear winner in the other. Mark Causey is expected to face Terry Fowler in a runoff in two weeks in the District 9 Republican primary. Danny J. Hardee was the clear winner…
Read MoreSuspect escapes from cuffs, patrol vehicle, assaults deputy near TC: CCSO
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Already wanted on assault charges, a Tabor City area man was able to slip out of handcuffs while in the custody of a Columbus County Sheriff’s Deputy, to escape the patrol vehicle, then stuck the deputy as he was being taken back into custody, a sheriff’s spokeswoman said this week. Darryl…
Read MoreUpdate: Victim identified in fatal hit and run; suspect, vehicle sought
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com So far Troopers with the South Carolina Highway Patrol have little to go on in the death of a pedestrian, stuck and killed by a motorist west of Loris Monday night, and they are asking for help from the public, with a reward is being offered in the case. Julian Hamilton,…
Read MoreElsie Cansler Graham: Loris
1933 – 2020 Elsie Cansler Graham of Loris entered into eternal rest on Friday, June 5. She was 87. She was born on Feb. 28, 1933 in Edgefield to the late Isaac Avery Cansler and the late Myrtle Ann Workman Cansler. She was married to the late Floyd Elmon Graham. The two made their living…
Read MoreCurtis Brian Pedersen: Loris
1958 – 2020 Curtis Brian Pedersen of Loris passed away on June 2, at his home following an illness. He was 61. Born July 18, 1958 in Shelby, Montana, he was the son of Mrs. Beverly Yvonne Onstad Pedersen and the late Merlyn Oscar Pedersen. Mr. Pedersen worked in the hotel laundry service at Harbour…
Read MoreCOVID cases climbing during school reopening planning
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Health officials in the Carolinas continued to report disturbing COVID-19 death and infection totals on Monday, with Columbus and Horry counties each impacted. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy Cowan, and public education leaders rolling out plans to reopen schools later this summer…
Read MoreTamera Hufford Cartrette: Green Sea
1959 – 2020 Tamera Hufford Cartrette of Green Sea, died Friday June 5, in Embrace Hospice Myrtle Beach. She was 60. Born in Horry County, she was the daughter of Bonnie Faye Page Hufford of Loris and the late Art Hufford Jr. She was a member of Green Sea Baptist Church. In addition to her…
Read MoreJohn James Gore of Jacksonville, Fla.
1931 – 2020 John James Gore of Jacksonville, Florida, went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, June 4, at his residence. He was 88. He was born in his childhood home in Tabor City on June 6, 1931. Mr. Gore married his soul mate Flora Belle Gore on June 28, 1953 in Tabor…
Read MoreCOVID-19 trends sharply upward in Horry
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Newly confirmed infections of COVID-19 among Horry County residents have risen dramatically during the weekend, up 111 since Thursday, with new records broken on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control data showed. A total of 618 residents of Horry County have tested positive for the…
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