UPDATE: Columbus solid waste transfer station will take household garbage Saturday
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Friday 5 p.m. update Columbus County’s solid waste transfer station will be open Saturday and accepting residential garbage free of charge for residents whose trash was not picked up this week due to Hurricane Dorian. Located at 113 Landfill Road, Whiteville, the station will be open from 7:30 a.m. to noon.…
Read MoreEsther Daphene Suggs: Tabor City
1937 – 2019 Esther Daphene Suggs of Tabor City died Sunday, Sept. 1, in Tabor Commons. She was 82. Born Feb. 12, 1937 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Isaac Jason and Cleo Clubb Suggs. Her sister Margie Suggs Candler also predeceased her. Miss Suggs was a dedicated school teacher for…
Read MoreUPDATE: Curfews in place, 911 advice
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Thursday 8:30 p.m. Curfew orders are in place in Columbus and Horry counties, with an additional open-ended curfew ordered for Loris. Curfews for Loris and Horry County begin at 7 p.m., with the county’s order to expire at 7 a.m. Friday, the Loris order stating “until further notice.” In Columbus County…
Read MoreErnest Monroe Elliott, Jr.: Nichols
1928 – 2019 Ernest Monroe Elliott, Jr, of Nichols passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 3, at his home. He was 91. Mr. Elliott was born on June 19, 1928 in Nichols to the late Ernest Monroe Elliott, Sr. and the late Flauda Mincey Elliott. Mr. Elliott worked as a mechanic on combines, tractors, and other…
Read MoreWilbur Kelly Arnette: Loris
1937 – 2019 Wilbur Kelly Arnette of Loris passed away on Saturday, Aug. 31, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Angel House in Whiteville, following an illness. He was 82. Mr. Arnette was born on March 20, 1937 in Conway to the late Van John Arnette and the late Alice Williams Arnette. Mr. Arnette served his…
Read MoreUPDATE: Farmers race the winds as Dorian eyes area
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Tuesday 7 p.m. update Hurricane Dorian continued to track towards the Carolinas late Tuesday, with a hurricane warning in place for coastal counties including Horry, a tropical storm warning for inland counties including Columbus. Forecasters from the National Weather Service in Wilmington warned that the forecast track was subject to change,…
Read MoreBilly B. Buffkin: Tabor City
1941 – 2019 Billy B. Buffkin of Tabor City died Sunday, Sept. 1 in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. He was 78. Born in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Clayton Roy Buffkin and Hazel Norris Buffkin. He is survived by five daughters, Theresa Faircloth of Chadbourn, Betty Brown of…
Read MoreHazel Cartrette Hinson: Tabor City
1930 – 2019 Hazel Cartrette Hinson of Tabor City died Friday, Aug. 30 in McLeod Loris hospital. She was 88. Born Nov. 17, 1930 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late William Eddie Cartrette and Lennie Fowler Cartrette and the widow of Kermit Grant Hinson. She is survived by two daughters, Brenda…
Read MoreDowntown sax man
Saxophone artist Steve Orr took his talents to downtown Tabor City during lunch Friday, entertaining anyone passing by in the area of Fowler’s Grill. An Alabama native and a preacher, Orr has been in the area for about nine years and works in auto and diesel repair. (Jenn Causey, TLT)
Read MoreLucinda ‘Cindy’ Powell Struve Faircloth: Tabor City
1941 – 2019 Lucinda “Cindy” Powell Struve Faircloth of Tabor City passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 27, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Angel House in Whiteville following an extended illness. She was 78. Her family was by her side. Lucinda was born on Aug. 18, 1941, in Loris to the late Charlie Mack Powell and…
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