Curfew nears; councils consider COVID options
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A curfew effective at 10 tonight for unincorporated areas of Columbus County is an effort to “do what is best for our citizens during these trying times,” County Manager Mike Stephens said in an e-mailed statement today. Responding to the challenges facing everyone as the coronavirus COVID-19 marches across America also…
Read MoreFranklin Dale “Jimmy” Gore: Ocean Isle Beach
1936 – 2020 Franklin Dale “Jimmy” Gore of Ocean Isle Beach died Tuesday, March 31, in New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. He was 83. Born Nov. 26, 1936 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Clayton Gore and Allene Batten Gore. He was a Veteran of the United States Navy.…
Read MoreErnestine Williams Bell: Loris
1940 – 2020 Ernestine Williams Bell passed away Tuesday, March 31, at her home with her family by her side. She was 80. Mrs. Bell was born March 26, 1940 in Loris, a daughter of the late Donald and Willie Mae Causey Williams. She was the wife of the late W.T. Bell. Mrs. Bell was…
Read MoreNon-essential businesses to close in SC, NC utility cut-offs prohibited: TLC COVID-19 update
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Executive orders from governors in Columbia and Raleigh Tuesday will impact life in the Tabor-Loris Community (TLC), with non-essential businesses in South Carolina ordered to close effective Wednesday, a 60-day prohibition on utility cutoffs in North Carolina effective immediately. Those orders came just ahead of the report of five additional COVID-19…
Read MoreGeraldine Eddings Muller: Peachtree City, Georgia
1942 – 2020 Geraldine Eddings Muller of Peachtree City, Georgia died after an acute and prolonged illness at 2:11 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, surrounded by Steven, her husband of 45 years, and her son David. Born on Oct. 28, 1942, in Mullins, to Charles and Clara Eddings of Tabor City, Gerri graduated from Tabor…
Read MoreCurfews ordered in Columbus; beach and waterway access closed in SC: COVID-19 update
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A 10 p.m. through 5 a.m. curfew begins Wednesday in Columbus County, two days after Gov. Henry McMaster closed beaches and waterways in South Carolina. This post will cover these topics and will be updated: Curfew order and new restrictions for Columbus Fair Bluff curfew begins tonight Beach, waterway access…
Read MoreJames “Kenny” Kenneth Jernigan: Green Sea
1955 – 2020 James “Kenny” Kenneth Jernigan of Green Sea died Saturday, March 28, in the McLeod Loris hospital. He was 65. Born Jan. 1, 1955 in Horry County, he was the son of the late James Carson and Kathleen Ray Jernigan. He is survived by his wife, Frances Shelley Jernigan of the home; two…
Read MoreWarrants served in shooting of pregnant woman; victim offers domestic abuse advice
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A suspect in a January shooting that left a pregnant woman “gravely injured” on a Green Sea area roadway is in custody in Horry County, charged with attempted murder in a domestic violence case, the Horry County Police Department revealed Monday. Dustin Anthony Butler, 34, of Forestbrook Road in Myrtle Beach,…
Read MoreTwo dead, search resumes for third in Waccamaw River boating collision
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Two Columbus County residents are dead, and a search for a third involved in a two-boat collision on the Waccamaw River near Pireway late Sunday afternoon resumed this (Monday) morning, a N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission supervisor said. Two boats came around “the same curve at the same time and collided,” Sgt.…
Read MoreThird COVID-19 death in Horry; church in a parking lot
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A third death resulting from the coronavirus COVID-19 was confirmed in Horry County Sunday, as Columbus County added one to its total of confirmed cases of the disease, now at three. This post will be updated during the day and cover these topics: Third COVID-19 death in Horry Second COVID-19 death…
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