Noreen Joan Goff Moretti: Loris
1942 – 2020 Noreen Joan Goff Moretti of Loris passed away on Thursday, May 7, at Grand Strand Medical Center in Myrtle Beach. She was 78. Mrs. Noreen was born March 3, 1942 in Syracuse, New York to the late Raymond Goff and the late Loretta Flaherty Goff. Mrs. Noreen was a loving wife, mother,…
Read MoreRestaurants, rivers reopening in SC; curfew, COVID restrictions expring in Columbus where free testing is on the way; Tabor Commons records its first deaths as infections climb in CC, Horry; McLeod relaxes some visitation policies
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Changes that may signal a begin to a return to normal are taking place across the area, with Palmetto State rivers reopening now, restaurants Monday. Meanwhile the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a toll, case counts rising in Horry and Columbus counties, Tabor Commons Assisted Living recording its first two coronavirus…
Read MoreBetty Ward Causey: Tabor City
1936 – 2020 Betty Ward Causey of Tabor City died Thursday, May 7, in McLeod Loris Hospital. She was 83. Born Aug. 11, 1936 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Sam Burris and Maggie Blackburn Ward and the widow of Lacey Odell Causey. She is survived by one son, Michael Causey…
Read MoreStallion salute for the Class of 2020
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com South Columbus High’s Class of 2020 will clearly view their senior year through a variety of lenses. Principal Adam Thompson says he hopes they see the value faculty and staff have placed on this class with 20/20 vision. Despite pandemic that forced students from them classrooms early as they joined legions…
Read MoreTwo new COVID deaths in Columbus on National Day of Prayer; four new cases in Horry; televisit with McLeod physicians; sign up quickly for Horry Schools meals program
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Two additional local residents have died of COVID-19 complications, the Columbus County Health Department reported on Thursday as case counts also rose in Horry on the National Day of Prayer. That prayerful observance joins the long list of routines changed by the COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s not going unobserved at…
Read MoreDrive-through commencement, new COVID cases in Columbus; DHEC plans nursing home tests as Loris area records new infections
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com As high school seniors in Columbus County prepare for drive-through commencement and COVID-19 case counts rise in Columbus and Horry counties, South Carolina health officials have set out to test every resident and staff member at every nurse home in the state. This post will cover these topics and may be…
Read MoreSally M. Strickland Tyler: Loris
1941 – 2020 Sally M. Strickland Tyler of Loris passed away on Saturday, May 2. She was 79. Mrs. Tyler was born on April 26, 1941 in Loris to the late James Alton Mincey and the late Dolly Beatrice McDaniels Mincey. She was a loving homemaker and blessing to all who knew her. Survivors include…
Read MoreCOVID cases up in Columbus, Horry; restrictions ease in NC Friday where more than half are at higher risk; Chef & Frog to give away meals
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Another seven people in Columbus County, six more in Horry, were confirmed with COVID-19 Tuesday, as North Carolina health officials said more than half of the state’s adult population is at higher risk if infected with the coronavirus. North Carolina will begin a slow-walk towards a new normal at 5 p.m.…
Read MoreTech issue scuttles county meeting, it’s reset for May 11
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Practice did not make perfect as the Columbus County Commissioners’ first attempt at a virtual meeting, its members scattered in other locations, failed to take off Monday night. That meeting, with limited attendance due to COVID-19 related social distancing regulations and Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive order, was rescheduled for 6:30 p.m.…
Read MoreEleventh pandemic death in Columbus, 18th in Horry, as COVID relief laws and DMV deadlines are extended in NC
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Columbus and Horry counties each recorded a COVID-19 related death among its residents Monday, with confirmed case totals climbing slightly in both. Elsewhere North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed a pair of pandemic relief bills into law while extending a number of DMV renewal deadlines in the state. This post will…
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