Patricia Lynn Brown Tyler: Loris
1944 – 2020 Patricia Lynn Brown Tyler of Loris passed away on Monday, April 20, at her home. She was 75. Mrs. Tyler was born on Aug. 7, 1944 in Loris, to the late Solomon C. Brown and the late Deaette Miller Brown. Mrs. Tyler worked with Hardee’s IGA and Tiny Tot’s Daycare and was…
Read MoreNC schools will remain closed; six more COVID cases from CC family gathering; two more Horry cases include one from Loris area; Horry reviews graduation options
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Public schools buildings across North Carolina will remain closed for the rest of the current academic year, Gov. Roy Cooper and state education leaders announced in Raleigh Friday. Another six people have been confirmed positive for COVID-19 in Columbus County, all connected to a family gathering with four confirmed with the…
Read MoreEunice Pearl Edwards Martin: Loris
1927 – 2020 Eunice Pearl Edwards Martin, widow of H. L. Martin of the Lawndale section of Loris passed away Wednesday, April 22, at Conway Medical Center. Born July 10, 1927 in Loris, she was the daughter of Lewis A. Edwards and Emma Jean Rogers Edwards. In addition to her husband of 65 years and…
Read MoreGovernor extends NC Stay At Home order; four of five new Columbus COVID cases tied to ‘large family gathering’’; Horry reports three new infections
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Governor Roy Cooper has extended North Carolina’s Stay At Home order while detailing a plan to re-open the state. Cooper’s announcement came after news that a “large family gathering” is connected four new COVID-19 cases. Horry County Schools, meanwhile, is adopting to the pandemic with virtual graduations planned and other measures.…
Read MoreJimmy Wayne Fowle: Chadbourn
1936 – 2020 Jimmy Wayne Fowler of the Cribbtown community near Chadbourn, died Tuesday, April 21, in his home. He was 84. Born Jan. 21, 1936 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Robert L. Fowler and Mable Phipps Fowler. He was a member of Welcome Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church. He…
Read MoreFifth COVID death in Columbus, cases climb; Horry, SC schools will stay closed
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A fifth Columbus County resident has died from complications of the coronavirus COVID-19, the Columbus County Health Department reported Wednesday; while in Horry County there were three new confirmed cases, no new deaths. This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Fifth COVID death in Columbus, seven more cases…
Read MoreMarie Hazel Blanton: Tabor City
1935 – 2020 Marie Hazel Blanton of Tabor City died Monday, April 20. She was 84. Born June 16, 1935 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Sam Causey and Lucy Wilson Causey and the widow of Odell Blanton. She is survived by three daughters, Theresa Owens, Connie Williamson, and Wanda Hardee…
Read MoreFourth COVID-19 death for Columbus County Tuesday, cases grow as some Horry beaches re-open
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A fourth death of a Columbus County resident infected with the coronavirus COVID-19 was reported by the Columbus County Health Department Tuesday evening, hours after it disclosed another eight infected people in the county and an effort to find volunteer to sew protective gowns was launched. Horry County reported three new…
Read MoreEnoch Ivey Lee: Whiteville
1934 – 2020 Enoch Ivey Lee of Whiteville died Monday, April 20, in Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Center in Whiteville. He was 85. Born Sept. 20, 1934 in Camden County, he was the son of the late Robert E. Lee and Irdell Wilson Lee and the widower of Nellie McPherson Lee. He was a veteran…
Read MoreBeaches, some businesses may be re-opening in SC; inmates moved to TCI as part of NC’s COVID-19 response
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Some beaches in South Carolina may be re-opening, some businesses will be, South Carolina’s governor said Monday. Across the state line the global impact of the coronavirus pandemic was felt close to home as more than 100 inmates who are not believed infected with COVID-19 have been transferred to Tabor Correctional…
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