Trojan football brings second state title in a row home to Green Sea Floyds
Dominant. That describes Green Sea Floyds varsity football squad’s second consecutive state championship game in as many years Friday night in Columbia, the Trojans giving Ridge Spring-Monetta a 48-12 drubbing at Benedict College’s Charlie W. Johnson Stadium. It marked Head Coach Donnie Kiefer’s third season at GSF, his team crediting the quality of coaching with…
Read MoreATMC holds groundbreaking for Beaverdam Internet project
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Construction will get underway quickly for a $1.5 million project to bring high speed Internet service to more than 2,000 homes, small businesses and farms in the Beaverdam area, ATMC and state leaders said during a ground breaking Friday. “It’s a great day in the neighborhood,” ATMC Board of Directors President…
Read MoreVestus Nobles Turbeville: Thomasville
1930 – 2019 Vestus (Bessie) Nobles Turbeville of Thomasville passed away Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. She was 89. Bessie was born on Nov. 27, 1930 in Columbus County, to the late Commie Devone Nobles and Louvenia Norris Nobles. She was married Jan. 14, 1952 to the late Elary…
Read MoreShare your holiday décor with us
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Christmas decorations are filling area homes, businesses, even outdoors, and we’re certain folks would love to see them. Share your best holiday décor with us, and will share some of the best with you, our readers in print and online in our Christmas Day edition. To be honest, our Dec. 25…
Read MoreGayle Graham Henson: Loris
1941 – 2019 Gayle Graham Henson of Loris passed away on Monday, Dec. 2, at her home in Greenville, North Carolina. She was 78. Mrs. Henson was born on March 19, 1941 in Loris, to the late Herman Jennings Graham and the late Esther Lee Soles Graham. She worked for 40 years as an LPN…
Read MoreDuly sworn
Carroll D. Padgett Jr. was sworn as the newest member of Loris City Council just before its monthly meeting Tuesday, with his wife Sandra holding the Bible. Interim City Administrator Dennis Drozdak administered the oath. Look for more from Tuesday’s council meeting in Wednesday’s Tabor-Loris Tribune in print and online. (Jenn Causey, TLT)
Read MoreChallengers line up for county commissioner races
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Some competitive races for Columbus County Commissioner are shaping up early, with an early filing season beginning Monday, ending at noon Friday, Dec. 20. Commissioner Trent Burroughs of Tabor City, a Democrat holding the District 5 seat and seeking a third four-year term on the county board, will face a challenge…
Read MoreThomas Wadsworth Stanley: Clarendon
1930 – 2019 Thomas Wadsworth Stanley of Clarendon died Monday, Dec. 2, in the Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. He as 89. Born Sept. 5, 1930 in Columbus County, he is the son of the late Thomas Prosper and Eva Lula Stanley and the widower of Donna Louise Rimmer Stanley. He is survived…
Read MoreBernard Norris: Kernersville
1938 – 2019 Bernard Norris died Wednesday, Nov. 27, in Kernersville. He was 81. Born in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Ezra (Ted) Norris and Rachel Graves Norris of Tabor City. He is survived by his wife Linda Norris of the home; two sons, Timmie Norris and wife Donna of Myrtle…
Read MoreGeraldean “Gerri” Mackey: Conway
1934 – 2019 Geraldean M. “Gerri” Mackey departed this life and entered into eternal rest on Nov. 29, at her home in Conway. She was 84. Ms. Mackey was born in Conway on Dec. 22, 1934, a daughter of Frank Hayes Martin and Ruth Inez Hucks Martin. A member of Buck Creek Baptist Church, she…
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