Ninth death, 38 case COVID spike in Columbus as Horry goes a day without newly confirmed infections
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A ninth Columbus County resident has died of complications of COVID-19, while 38 more people have tested positive for the coronavirus, the Columbus County Health Department reported Wednesday. Across the state line there were no new COVID related deaths or case confirmations, South Carolina’s Department of Health & Environmental Control reported.…
Read MoreWilliam “Bill” Norman Herring: Tabor City
1933 – 2020 William “Bill” Norman Herring of Tabor City died Tuesday, April 28, in his home. He was 87. Born March 16, 1933 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Donnie Daniel and Curlie Soles Herring. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Carolyn Duncan Herring of the home;…
Read MoreDrive-through COVID-19 testing starts Wednesday at CRHS
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A drive-through option for COVID-19 testing launches Wednesday at Columbus Regional Healthcare in Whiteville. Testing will be by appointment only, “part of a larger COVID-19 testing strategy to help identify and treat those with the virus,” a CRHS news release said Tuesday. Testing will take place in the main circle entrance…
Read MoreThree new COVID deaths in Horry; more ‘family gathering’ cases in Columbus prompt education effort; Welcome Back Committee set up; food distribution volunteers sought
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com An urgent plea to practice social distancing and sanitation measures to combat COVID-19 in Columbus County comes as nine more people have been confirmed with the disease in the county, including six more from a previously reported “large family gathering.” Meanwhile, three new deaths and five new coronavirus cases in Horry…
Read MoreFour COVID deaths reported in Columbus nursing homes as state releases new data; eighth death in CC as more cases linked to ‘family gathering’
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Four people from nursing homes in Columbus County have died due to the COVID-19 pandemic, data from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services shows. That information came after an eighth COVID-19 death in Columbus County was reported by the Columbus County Health Department, with three of four newly…
Read MoreJunior Godwin: Chadbourn
1930 – 2020 Junior Godwin of Chadbourn died Sunday, April 26, in his home. He was 90. Born Feb. 9, 1930 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Arthur Milton Godwin Sr. and Helen Duncan Godwin. He was a mason and a member of Chadbourn Lodge 190. He is survived by four…
Read MoreShelby Jean Bryan: Whiteville
1939 – 2020 Shelby Jean Bryan of Whiteville died Saturday, April 25, in the Lower Cape Fear LifeCareCenter of Whiteville. She was 80. Born in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Carson Jernigan and Dulah Mae Hardee Jernigan. She was the widow of Kent Bryan. She is survived by one daughter,…
Read MoreElizabeth Anne Wright: Sunset Beach
1934 – 2020 Elizabeth Anne Wright of Sunset Beach passed away peacefully on April 23 at McLeod Seacoast, Little River. She was 85. Born Sept. 15, 1934 in Tabor City, she was the daughter of the late Allard and Flossie McMillan Jernigan. Mrs. Wright is survived by her husband of 64 years, Duncan C. Wright;…
Read MoreSeventh COVID death in Columbus; two new cases in Horry as school district plans to restart meals program
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A seventh COVID-19 death in Columbus County Sunday came with no new confirmed coronavirus infections; while Horry County Schools said its meals program for students would restart Monday as the county added two new people confirmed COVID positive. This post will cover these topics and will be updated: Seventh death, no…
Read MoreTabor Commons reports first three COVID cases; Columbus marks sixth death, three new confirmations; another three in Horry includes one in Loris area
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A sixth COVID-19 death in Columbus County came as Tabor Commons Assisted Living in Tabor City reported its first case, both Columbus and Horry counties marked three new confirmations, one in the Loris area. This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Tabor Commons reports first three coronavirus cases…
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