Frances Ann Hawes Benton: Nakina
1937 – 2020 Frances Ann Hawes Benton of Nakina died Thursday, April 9, in Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, Myrtle Beach. She was 83. Born March 12, 1937 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Julius Neal Hawes and Lucy Lympus Faulk Hawes and the widow of Norman Cordis Benton. She was…
Read MoreCOVID-19 cases surge by 18 in Horry, five in Columbus
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Just a day after toping the 100 mark in COVID-19 confirmed cases, Horry County added another 18 on Friday, bringing the total to 124. That came on the same day Columbus County recorded its biggest single day increase of the pandemic, adding five new confirmed cases. This post will cover these…
Read MoreStore distancing order in NC; Horry COVID-19 count tops 100
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com New social distancing regulations, effective at 5 p.m. Monday, are among the areas targeted in a new Executive Order announced by Gov. Roy Cooper Thursday. As the North Carolina governor spoke data released by South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) showed Horry County…
Read MoreKenneth Wesley Adkins: Florence
1926 – 2020 Kenneth Wesley Adkins passed away on Sunday, April 5, at his home in Florence. He was 93. Mr. Adkins was born on Dec. 30, 1926 in Sarcoxie, Missouri, to the late Edison G. Adkins and the late Inez Capitola White Adkins. Mr. Adkins served his country with courage, honor, and dignity in…
Read MoreSeventh death, seven new COVID-19 cases in Horry
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A seventh death and seven new COVID-19 cases for Horry County were reported by South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental Control Wednesday afternoon. This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Seventh death, seven new COVID-19 cases in Horry Columbus reports three new COVID-19 cases Call ahead to…
Read MoreHome care agency mourns COVID-19 death; business social distancing order is coming; 15 new cases in Horry
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com As a home health agency in Columbus County mourns the loss of one of their own to the coronavirus COVID-19 on Monday, two new cases were reported in the county Tuesday. Gov. Roy Cooper also announced new social distancing guidelines for stores that will be addressed in an Executive Order later…
Read MoreWilliam ‘Andy’ Carlyle Spivey: Atkinson
1952 – 2020 William ‘Andy’ Carlyle Spivey of Atkinson died Monday, April 6, in Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Center, Wilmington. He was 67. Born Nov. 29, 1952 in Horry County, he was the son of the late Carvin and Blanchie Grainger Spivey. He is survived by his wife, Daphne W. Spivey of the home; two…
Read MoreHome-Work order for South Carolina; sixth COVID-19 death in Horry as state estimates show the unseen scope of the pandemic
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com South Carolinians are ordered to stay at home or work, with some exceptions, beginning at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Gov. Henry McMaster said in a Monday afternoon news conference. A sixth death resulting from the coronavirus COVID-19 was confirmed in Horry County Monday, with another dozen new cases and new estimates that…
Read MoreKaine Leigh Strickland: Green Sea
1989 – 2020 Kaine Leigh Strickland of Green Sea died Sunday, April 5, in an automobile accident. He was 30. Born July 20, 1989 in Horry County, he was the son of Kip Lundy Strickland of Loris and the late Cindy Lynn Fowler. In addition to his father, he is survived by two brothers, Will…
Read MoreMary Ann Huggins Shoenemann Jay: Houston, Texas
1943 -2020 Mary Ann Huggins Shoenemann Jay of Houston, Texas passed away on Thursday, April 2, after battling cancer. She was 76. Born Oct. 5, 1943, in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Jay was the daughter of the late John H. Huggins and Esther Moore Huggins of Loris. Mrs. Jay was a graduate of Green Sea High,…
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