Eleventh 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…
Read MoreSue Ann Norris: Myrtle Beach
1943 – 2020 Sue Ann Norris of Myrtle Beach died Saturday, May 2, in her home. She was 77. She was born in Tabor City to Davis Floyd Norris and Jennie Estalean Norris. She graduated from Tabor City High School and East Carolina University. Ms. Norris taught school and retired from Loris Elementary School and…
Read MoreHorry records new COVID death, case rate slows in the area
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Moderate COVID-19 increase in Columbus and Horry counties were reported Sunday, the relatively good news tempered by an additional death in Horry. This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Two new COVID cases in Columbus, 2nd day in a row Horry records 17th death, three more coronavirus cases…
Read MoreCOVID cases slow in Columbus, pause in Horry, as they soar in NC
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com COVID-19 case counts rose just slightly in Columbus County on Saturday, not at all in Horry, while totals were up in the Carolinas, dramatically in North Carolina. This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Columbus records two new COVID cases as state rate soars Pandemic numbers unchanged in…
Read MoreEasing into a new normal in SC as new COVID cases reported in CC, a death in Horry, NC offers Zip Code data, Loris Council postpones
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com South Carolina’s work-or-home order transitions to a recommendation Monday, as restaurants will be allowed to allow outdoor dining, Gov. Henry McMaster announced Friday. Meanwhile in Columbus County ten more people have tested positive for COVID-19, North Carolina has begun releasing Zip Code specific coronavirus information, a pandemic death and eight new…
Read MoreOff-duty prison guard justified in shooting death of burglar, DA says
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com An off duty Tabor Correctional Institution Officer was justified in shooting and killing a burglar he found inside his home last month, District Attorney Jon David said Friday. Cameron Keyon Green, 20, of Woodrow Street in Tabor City was shot and killed during an April 21 burglary in the 1000 block…
Read MoreRoger Delane McPherson: Chadbourn
1945 – 2020 Roger Delane McPherson of the Beaverdam community, Chadbourn, died Friday, May 1, in his home. He was 74. Born June 6, 1945 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Dock Shelton and Mattie Godwin McPherson. He is survived by his wife, Brenda N. McPherson of the home; two sons,…
Read MorePeggy Harrelson Clemons: Green Sea
1932 – 2020 Peggy Harrelson Clemons of Green Sea went to be with her heavenly father on Tuesday, April 28, after an extended illness. She was 87. Mrs. Clemons was born Dec. 18, 1932 in Loris to the late Harmon Quincy Harrelson and the late Minnie Pridgen Harrelson. She was a member of Green Sea…
Read MoreTenth COVID death, 12 new cases in CC; 40 infections at Tabor Commons; four more in Horry; governor’s hopeful as Columbus extends emergency order
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A tenth Columbus County resident has died from COVID-19 complications, a dozen more have been newly confirmed positive for the coronavirus including residents of a Tabor City assisted living facility where 40 are known to be infected. In Horry County four new COVID infections were reported Thursday. Columbus County, also on…
Read MoreDana Michele Clark-Strickland: Las Vegas
1966 – 2020 Dana Michele Clark-Strickland of Las Vegas, Nevada died Tuesday, April 14. She was the daughter of Jon and Diana Holten of Las Vegas, Nevada. She was a 1984 gradate of Bishop Gorman High School and she went on to receive her Doctorate of Nurse Practitioning from Grand Canyon University in 2017. Dana…
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