Diana Lynn Boyd: Loris
1981 – 2019 Diana Lynn Boyd of Loris passed away Monday, Aug. 19, at her home. She was 38. Ms. Boyd was born on April 9, 1981 in Myrtle Beach.She was a loving homemaker and a member of New Home Baptist Church. Survivors include her parents, Glenn Boyd and Judy Hardee Boyd; brother, Stephen Boyd;…
Read MoreManslaughter charge follows deadly dispute
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A “verbal altercation” escalated into a deadly fight Monday night resulting in a manslaughter arrest near Loris on Tuesday. William Richard Kelly Schultz, 34, of Quartermaster Drive south of Loris was charged Tuesday afternoon, booked at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center without bond, jail records show. Schultz is charged in…
Read MoreElderly woman shaken after home invaders apparently leave a hat behind
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A hat apparently left behind during a home invasion burglary in the edge of Horry County may be a key in identifying those responsible, Chief Donald Dowless of the Tabor City Police Department said Monday. An elderly woman, 93, was home alone about 4:30 a.m. Friday when her carport door was…
Read MoreCarolyn King Gore: Tabor City
1952 – 2019 Carolyn King Gore of Tabor City died Saturday Aug. 17, in her home. She was 66. Born in Mullins, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin F. King and Mattie Caulder King. She was the widow of John Alan Gore. She was member of Olyphic Baptist Church and was employed by…
Read MoreAlice “Faye” Hayes: Cerro Gordo
1950 – 2019 Alice “Faye” Hayes of Cerro Gordo died Thursday, Aug. 15, in her home. She was 69. Born in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Davis Graham and Alice C. Graham. She is survived by her husband, Claude Hayes, of the home; one son, Scott (Angie) Pfennig of Newton Grove;…
Read MorePhilip Tanner Buffkin: Green Sea
2005 – 2019 Philip Tanner Buffkin of Green Sea died Wednesday, Aug. 14, in the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston. He was 14. Born Feb. 17, 2005 in Robeson County, he was the son of Philip and Kammy Buffkin. Tanner was a student at Green Sea Floyds Middle/High School. In addition to his parents,…
Read MoreSteven Edward Rivenbark: Tabor City
1958 – 2019 Steven Edward Rivenbark of Tabor City died Tuesday, August 13. He was 61. Born March 18, 1958 in Horry County, he was the son of the late Edward Lee and Elizabeth Gore Rivenbark. He is survived by his daughter, Sandra Rivenbark Boyter and her husband Scot of Loris; one son, Steven Kenneth…
Read MoreAmanda Jones Lewis: Loris
1974 – 2019 Amanda Jones Lewis of Loris passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 14. She was 44. Ms. Lewis was born on Oct. 23, 1974. She was a homemaker and attended the Conway Church of God. Survivors include her fiancé, John McCumbee of Whiteville; her mother and father, Patsy and Roger Oot of Whiteville; her…
Read MoreUPDATE: Missing man found safe
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com UPDATE Greg Tyler, reported missing by concerned friends on Wednesday, has been located, Maj. Greg Sibbett of the Tabor City Police Department said Thursday. “I spoke to Greg just a few minutes ago,” Sibbett said, expressing gratitude to local newspapers and social media in the effort to locate Tyler. Look for…
Read MoreAll 33 G-Shine drug and gun violence defendants plead guilty
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Every suspect rounded up in a massive local, state and federal investigation into drug trafficking and related gun violence in Horry County have taken guilty pleas in U.S. District Court, U.S. Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced Thursday. Suspects from Loris, Longs and mostly along the Grand Strand, 33 in all, were…
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