Clyde F. “Bud” Edwards: Charlotte
1933 – 2020 Clyde F. “Bud” Edwards of Charlotte died Saturday, Feb. 22, at his home. He was 86. A native of Columbus County, Bud was born to the late Daniel Elijah Edwards and Nettie Irene Strickland Edwards on Nov. 3, 1933. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served as a…
Read MoreStep-mom charged with murder of boy missing in Colorado
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com His body still missing, the step-mother of 11-year-old Gannon Stauch stands charged with his murder and related crimes involving his disappearance five weeks ago, El Paso, Colorado Sheriff Bill Elder said during a news conference there Monday afternoon. Letecia Leann Stauch, 36, was arrested in Horry County about 8 a.m. Monday,…
Read MoreIla Pearl Soles Wilson: Fair Bluff
1947 – 2020 Ila Pearl Soles Wilson of Fair Bluff died Saturday, Feb. 29, in her home. She was 72. Born Dec. 6, 1947 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Alvie Soles and Geneva Fowler Soles. She was a member of Hinson Crossroads Baptist Church, Fair Bluff. She is survived by…
Read MoreDorothy Walton Ivey: Charlotte
1937 – 2020 Dorothy Walton Ivey of Charlotte died Saturday, Feb. 29, in her home. She was 82. Born June 27, 1937 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late David James “Jim” Walton and Maude McPherson Walton and the widow of David Earl Ivey. She is survived by one son, David Steven…
Read MoreTC man charged with 2016 Myrtle Beach Mall murder
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Murder and related charges have been filed against a Tabor City man in a four-year-old Grand Strand murder case, the Horry County Police Department announced Friday. Dominique Hemingway, 26, of Tabor City, has been charged with murder and felon in possession of a handgun in connection with the Jan. 8, 2016…
Read MoreAdult, teen charged in murders of couple and young son
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com An adult and a juvenile have been charged in the murder of a Whiteville area couple and their young son last September, a North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation news release said Wednesday afternoon. Arrests were made by the SBI and the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office on Monday and Tuesday in…
Read MoreWendy Marie Norris: Tabor City
1972 – 2020 Wendy Marie Norris of Tabor City died Tuesday, Feb. 25, in Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Center, Whiteville. She was 47. Born Nov. 5, 1972 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Norman Neil and Linda Faye Ward Norris. She is survived by her brother, Neal Norris of Tabor City;…
Read MoreSonny Bellamy: Loris
1948 – 2020 Sonny Bellamy of Loris passed away Sunday, Feb. 23, at the Warriors Walk Hospice House at Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia. He was 71. Sonny was born June 18, 1948, a son of the late Robert L. and Claudie Bellamy. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and served…
Read MoreGrant will fund Wall Street improvements, aid in Atlantic expansion
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Funding to extend curbing and guttering on Wall Street was approved by North Carolina’s Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) on Tuesday. Approval of the $150,000 grant under the state’s federally-funded Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) – Economic Development program was among 17 grants to local governments totaling $5,535,271 announced by Gov. Roy Cooper. Public…
Read MoreColumbus County Schools closed Friday: Other weather closings, delays
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Forecasts of some winter weather Thursday evening into Friday have prompted the following schedule adjustments. Frozen precipitation isn’t expected into the area before Thursday evening, with expectations of some frozen, slushy accumulation that should dissipate after daybreak Friday morning. Announced schedule changes include: UPDATE: Columbus County Schools will be closed Friday.…
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