Jean Suggs: Tabor City
1953 – 2020 Jean Suggs of Tabor City, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Center in Whiteville, with family by her side. She was 66. Jean was born on Dec. 11, 1953 to the late Monroe Hardin and Ruth Thompson Hardin. She is survived by two daughters, Terrie Soles Holden and her…
Read MoreRecent SCHS grad shot, killed on Horry highway
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A recent graduate from South Columbus High School was killed in what Horry County Police are calling a “traffic-related shooting incident” east of Loris early Saturday. Rashawn D. Smith, 18, of Tabor City, was being mourned on multiple social media pages Saturday, by family and friends, as police continued their investigation.…
Read MoreRoseland ready for BBQ
Preparation Saturday’s Roseland Volunteer Fire Department barbecue plate fundraiser was well underway at the fire station Friday. Sales for the annual event begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, and will continue until the food is gone. Cost is $8 per plate, eat in or take out. Each plate will include barbecue, slaw, sweet potato fries, and…
Read MoreSome flooding, winds the legacy of overnight storm
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Swamp flooding in the Green Sea area early Friday, on the heels of a night of heavy rain that also brought high winds to the area, appeared to be the most serious of the local impacts from a weather system that brought far worse destruction, and loss of life in other…
Read MoreVigil for Gannon unites community; dive teams join search
By JENN CAUSEY tribjenn@tabor-loris.com Thousands of miles removed from a desperate search for Gannon Stauch, his grandmother Loronda Bullard joined more than 100 people in a prayer vigil in downtown Loris Wednesday evening. Bullard’s daughter, Landon Hiott, has been in the Colorado Springs, Colorado area for more than a week now, arriving as soon as…
Read MoreForecast prompts school schedule changes, Columbus County offices to close early
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com UPDATE Columbus County government offices are closing at 4 p.m. today, and all afterschool activities for the Columbus County Schools have been ordered to end no later than 6 p.m., the latest reactions to forecasts of potential serious weather later today. Southeastern Community College is closing at 5 p.m., with…
Read MoreBilly Joe Blackburn: Loris
1938 – 2020 Billy Joe Blackburn of Loris passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at McLeod Loris hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was 81. Mr. Blackburn was born March 9, 1938 in Loris, to the late Fred Devoe Blackburn and the late Virgie Lee Esther Suggs Blackburn. Mr. Blackburn served his country with…
Read MoreSchool board approves consolidation plan
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Consolidation in the Columbus County School District, controversial in several areas, none so more than in southeastern Columbus County where Guideway Elementary School is slated to close, was approved in a unanimous vote of the Columbus County Board of Education Monday. Eleven residents of the area spoke during the public comment…
Read MoreRaymond Aubrey McLain Sr., Joan McLain: Loris
1937 – 2020 Raymond Aubrey McLain Sr. of Loris passed away from injuries sustained in an automobile crash on Jan. 30. Both were 82. Raymond was born Aug. 2, 1937 in Falls Church, Virginia, a son of the late Preston Skidmore and Margaret Burgess McLain. Prior to retirement, he was a Senior Personnel Management Specialist…
Read MoreRev. Roger Dale Small: Tabor City
1943 – 2020 Rev. Roger Dale Small of Tabor City died Sunday, Feb. 2, in Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Center, Whiteville. He was 76. Born Nov. 27, 1943 in Horry County, he was the son of the late Ernest Horace Small and Gracie Inez Stanley Small. He is survived by his wife Kay Phipps Small…
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