Lucille Roberta Mishoe Gore: Tabor City
1931 – 2019 Lucille Roberta Mishoe Gore of Tabor City died Friday, Nov. 29, in McLeod Loris hospital. She was 88. Born Aug. 24, 1931 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Pert and Mattie Smith Mishoe. She is survived by her husband, Royce Gore of the home; a son, Al Gore…
Read MoreLower State Champs
By TARA JACOBS sports@tabor-loris.com Green Sea Floyds claimed the Lower State Varsity Football title on Friday with a 29-18 win over a tough Lake View squad, earning a chance to repeat as state 1A champions next Friday. Trojan players, coaches and fans will be at Benedict College this Friday, the GSF squad facing the Ridge…
Read MoreCoin toss returns Lee to Tabor City Council
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Heads, the fourth in a row in a series of coin tosses, returned Nelson Lee to Tabor City Council nearly three weeks after the final votes were cast in that race. With a recount effort that began Friday, and ended late Monday afternoon, Lee and challenger Ronnie Graham joined Sandyfield Town…
Read MoreErnest Ward: Green Sea
1947 – 2019 Ernest Ward of Green Sea died Friday Nov. 22, in McLeod Loris hospital. He was 72. Born in Horry County, he was the son of the late James Gurtha Ward and Lettie Johnson Ward. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army where he served in Vietnam. He is survived by his…
Read MoreTC council recount halted seven hours in, tentatively set to resume at 2 p.m. Monday
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A recount process involving the second seat on Tabor City Council was abruptly halted more than seven hours in late Friday afternoon after State Board of Elections staff became aware that two of the five Columbus County Board of Elections members had left during the process. That process was tentatively scheduled…
Read MorePatricia Ann Stewart: Chadbourn
1949 – 2019 Patricia Ann Stewart of Chadbourn died Tuesday, Nov. 19, in her home. She was 70. Born June 26, 1949 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Dewitt Fowler and Annie Mae Sellers Fowler. She is survived by her husband, Larry Dale Stewart of the home; a son, Timmy…
Read MoreElizabeth Ann Scott: Whiteville
1945 – 2019 Elizabeth Ann Scott of Whiteville died Wednesday, Nov. 20 in her home. She was 74. Born June 2, 1945 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Dallie Wear Nealey and Elizabeth Arture Locklear Nealey. She is survived by one son, Kenneth “Corky” Fowler of Hallsboro; three daughters, Sandy Lynn…
Read MoreAnn Katherine Smith Ruble: Kentucky
1942 – 2019 Ann Katherine Smith Ruble of Shelbyville, Kentucky died Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019 in Louisville. She was 77. Born January 8, 1942 in Tabor City, Mrs. Ruble was the daughter of the late Lorena & R. W. Smith. She was a member of Hempridge Baptist Church and retired from Kentucky State Police with…
Read MoreCarlene Cribb Long: Delco
1938 – 2019 Carlene Cribb Long of Delco of Delco died Tuesday, Nov. 19, at Premier Living and Rehab Center, Lake Waccamaw. She was 81. She was a caring and trustworthy person and all who knew her loved and respected her. She was a member of Livingston Baptist Church in Delco. She was the daughter…
Read MoreWorley named to Extension Hall of Fame
By JENN CAUSEY & DEUCE NIVEN Chandler Worley, a Fair Bluff area farmer whose family has made a living from the land for years, was honored as the newest member of the Columbus County Extension Hall of Fame during the 2019 Farm City Week Dinner held Tuesday at South Columbus High School. Cape Fear Farm…
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