Stolen hurricane handgun recovered during LPD traffic stop
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A gun reported stolen after Hurricane Matthew left a Longs area gun shop without electrical power and a functioning alarm nearly two years ago was recovered during a Loris Police Department traffic stop last week. Malcolm Kashif Bellamy, 33, of Jackson Street, Chadbourn, was charged with possession of the stolen Glock…
Read MoreCrash claims area man in Iron Hill Tuesday
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A local man died following a single vehicle auto crash east of Tabor City Tuesday afternoon. Steven Edward Rivenbark, 61, of Tabor City died after his pick-up truck went off the left side of the road, crashing into a ditch and striking a culvert in the 22000 block of Peacock Road…
Read MoreDeputy Fire Marshal charged with embezzlement from fire department he served
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A fire department officer and Columbus County Deputy Fire Marshal has been charged with embezzling funds from the Brunswick Fire Department. David Heath Porter, 31, of Lebanon Church Road, Whiteville was arrested early Monday afternoon, charged with 32 counts of embezzlement and 32 counts of obtaining property by false pretense, Sheriff…
Read MoreTCI officer tried to bring cell phones into prison, police and NCDPS say
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A Tabor Correctional Institution employee found with two small cell phones concealed in a vest apparently won’t face criminal charges because she was not caught providing either to an inmate, a Tabor City Police Department report says. Adrianne Marie Parsons, 37, of Shallotte was reporting for work at about 5:30 p.m.…
Read MoreRoger Dale Watts: Tabor City
1948 – 2019 Roger Dale Watts of Tabor City died Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019 peacefully at home. He was 70. Born Nov. 11, 1948 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Coley Blease Watts and Estie Mae Strickland Watts. He is survived by his wife, Linda Diane Benoche Watts of the home;…
Read MoreRebecca Ann Cox: Clarendon
1948 – 2019 Rebecca Ann Cox of Clarendon died Saturday Aug. 10, in her home. She was 71. Born in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Dayton Fowler and Ila Hattaway Fowler. She is survived by one daughter, Sheila Ann Kingsmore and husband Van of Clarendon; two brothers, Earl Franklin Fowler and…
Read MoreAn arrest in Loris murder
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com An arrest has been made in a Loris shooting just off of Loris’ main highway that left a local man dead last month, the Horry County Police Department reports. William Henry Jones II, 26, of Loris was arrested Thursday afternoon and charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a…
Read MoreSeven charged, one from Loris, in Little River drug trafficking probe
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A Loris man is among seven people facing drug trafficking charges following “an extensive drug investigation” in the Little River area. Cocaine, heroin, handguns and nearly $28,000 in cash were seized as search warrants simultaneously on Malcom Drive and Little River Inn Lane on Tuesday, an Horry County Police Department news…
Read MoreNorma Stevens Westbury: Myrtle Beach
1944 – 2019 Norma Stevens Westbury of Myrtle Beach passed away Monday, Aug. 5, 2019 at MUSC, Charleston. She was 75. Born April 24, 1944 in Conway, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Lessie Stevens. Along with her parents, Mrs. Westbury was predeceased by her husband, James “Jay” Kisler Westbury, Sr.; her…
Read MoreJoshia Perdee “J.P.” Blanton: Loris
1931 – 2019 Joshia Perdee “J.P.” Blanton of Loris passed away on Sunday, Aug. 4, at McLeod Loris hospital. He was 88. Mr. Blanton was born on Feb. 12, 1931 in Loris, to the late Samuel Overson Blanton and the late Matha Skipper Blanton. Mr. Blanton served his country with honor and courage during the…
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