Barbara Allen Gore: Longs
1935 -2019 Barbara Allen Gore of Longs passed away on Wednesday, June 12, at her home. She was 83. Mrs. Gore was born Oct. 17, 1935 in Tabor City, to the late Leo Allen and the late Edna Nealy Allen. Mrs. Gore was a believer of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her son, Eddie Kirk…
Read MoreLinda Lou Rose Tefft: Conway
1947 – 2019 Linda Lou Rose Tefft of Conway passed away on Wednesday, June 12, at her home. She was 71. Mrs. Tefft was born Dec. 12, 1947 in Clintwood, Virginia, to the late Hurley Rose and the late Beatrice Hackett Rose. Mrs. Tefft was a believer of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her husband,…
Read MoreNathaniel Goodson: Longs
1956 – 2019 Nathaniel Goodson, formerly of the Dothan Community near Tabor City, died Wednesday, June 12, at his home in Longs. Survivors include his wife, Lou Ellen Goodson; children Keyond, Monchele, and Kenneth Randall, Bridgett Goodson, Nixon, Paul, Matthew, Marcus, Christopher and Antwuan Goodson. Funeral services were planned for 1 p.m. Thursday, June 20,…
Read MoreJanice Eulean Williams Gore: Whiteville
1939 – 2019 Janice Eulean Williams Gore of Whiteville died Monday, June 17, in Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. She was 80. Born Jan. 24, 1939 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late William Pinkney Williams and Dorothy Louise Hewett Williams. She is survived by her husband, Daniel Jackson Gore of the home;…
Read MoreDanny Earl Cartrette: Loris
1946 – 2019 Danny Earl Cartrette of Loris died Sunday, June 16, in his home. He was 72. Born Dec. 7, 1946 in Marion County, he was the son of the late Earl Cartrette and Elwanda Watts Cartrette. He is survived by his wife Jane Cartrette of the home; two sons, Gregory Cartrette and Jamie…
Read MoreInfant Jasper Cole Lowery: Chadbourn
March 11, 2019 – June 14, 2019 Infant Jasper Cole Lowery died Friday June 14. Born March 11 in Columbus County, he was the son of James Cole Lowery and Ada Starr Watts Lowery of Chadbourn. In addition to his parents he is survived by a brother, Brylan Neil Floyd; maternal grandparents Ronny and Diane…
Read MoreSheriff’s office asks for help finding missing teen
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A teen has been missing from the Chadbourn area for nearly a week, and the Columbus County Sheriff’ Office is asking for help finding her. Melina Caulder, 16, was last seen on Bird Cage Estates on June 8, leaving in the middle of the night, a sheriff’s news release said. She…
Read MoreSheriff’s election, TC mixed drink vote finally certified
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Sheriff Jody Greene’s election last November was formally certified by the Columbus County Board of Election Thursday. It took the board just 14 minutes to certify the sheriff’s race, a mixed drink referendum for Tabor City, and hear public comment that included an admonishment not to repeat mistakes that delayed Greene’s…
Read MoreManhunt for drug suspect at Tabor Landing apartments
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A man wanted on drug charges connected to the arrest of his girlfriend was back at her Tabor Landing apartment Wednesday, trigging a manhunt that included a state Department of Public Safety K9 tracking team. Rain likely hampered the search, called off after a few hours, Maj. Greg Sibbett of the…
Read MoreStay denied, Sheriff Greene’s win to be certified Thursday
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Jody Greene’s election as Columbus County Sheriff is expected to be certified by the Columbus County Board of Elections Thursday, a day after a judge in Raleigh denied a request to stay certification as an election protest moves from the political to the judicial. Superior Court Judge Bryan Collins ruled against…
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