Escaped TC break-in suspect in custody
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com On the run since fleeing in handcuffs from the Tabor City Police Department last December, Mhalik Jhamal Graham is back behind bars, tracked down by US Marshals and the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Monday night. Graham, 21, was found inside a Covey Run apartment in Whiteville, a report by Sheriff’s Det.…
Read MoreTwo shot, one killed near Walter Todd Road
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Gunfire at a home off of Walter Todd Road claimed a local man Friday, left another injured, and prompted an ongoing Columbus County Sheriff’s Office investigation. Timothy Tyrone Riggins, 31, died after apparently being shot at his home, which has a Lowery Lane address on the corner of Walter Todd Road.…
Read MoreClifford Devon Nobles: Thomasville
1938 – 2019 Clifford Devon “Buddy” Nobles of Thomasville died Thursday, July 11, in his home. He was 80. Born Oct. 17, 1938 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Cliff Nobles and Prudie Soles Nobles. He is survived by his wife, Alice B. Nobles of the home; three sons, Billy Nobles…
Read MorePatrol car rammed during checkpoint pursuit
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Fleeing from a traffic checkpoint set up by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office HEAT Team, a Conway man led deputies on a high speed chase that ended after he rammed a patrol car, careened into a yard, slamming into the back of a truck parked there. Donald Allen Bonini, 50, of…
Read MoreThomas Olen Norwood: Loris
Thomas Olen Norwood 1933 – 2019 Thomas Olen Norwood of Loris passed away on Wednesday, July 10 at Loris McLeod hospital. He was 86. Mr. Norwood was born Feb. 14, 1933 in Elmira, New York and worked in construction as a crane operator for most of his life. Survivors include his daughters, Catherine Conley and…
Read MoreDepot grant has tourism rail on track
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Tourism rail linking Tabor City with Grand Strand tourists by way of Conway is poised to take a $250,000 step forward, with tentative approval of a US Department of Agriculture Rural Business Development Grant presented to the Tabor City Council Tuesday. It’s a step towards a $1.4 million depot critical to…
Read MoreDavid Carroll Buffkin: Green Sea
1956 – 2019 David Carroll Buffkin of Green Sea passed away on Sunday, July 7, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was 63. David was born Feb. 9, 1956 in Loris, to the late Carroll Lester Buffkin and the late Queta Vae Sides Buffkin. David worked as site manager for SC Rock…
Read MoreWilliam Richard Lanier, Sr.: Clarendon
1944 – 2019 William Richard Lanier, Sr., of Clarendon died Sunday, July 7, in the Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter in Whiteville. He was 74. Born July 31, 1944 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late William Rossie Lanier and Gladys Lee Cribb Lanier and the widower of Violet Soles Lanier.…
Read MoreUPDATE: Body found during welfare check identified
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Tuesday update An autopsy has confirmed that the body found behind a Tabor City home Saturday night was the homeowner, Maj. Greg Sibbett of the Tabor City Police Department said Tuesday. Grover Steadman Elleby, who lived at the home, apparently died just beyond the steps to his back door at least…
Read MoreAnnie Ruth James: Tabor City
1943 – 2019 Annie Ruth James of Tabor City died Saturday, July 6, in Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. She was 75. Born in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late William Dock Phillips and Rosa Belle Richardson Phillips. She is survived by her husband, William Clyde James of Tabor City; one son, Donald…
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