UPDATE: ‘Full confession’ in Loris bank robbery tied to Whiteville case
By DEUCE NIVEN & JENN CAUSEY Saturday update Victoria Neal will face charges related to the Feb. 14 robbery of the BB&T branch in Loris, Chief Gary Buley of the Loris Police department said Saturday. Det. Eric Stevens “got a full confession from the girl,” Buley said Saturday. “It was a team effort between Whiteville…
Read MoreCarey Belton “Coot” Soles: Clarendon
1939 – 2019 Carey Belton “Coot” Soles of Clarendon, died Thursday, Feb. 21, in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. He was 80. Born Feb. 8, 1939 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Belton Manning Soles and Alla Mae Nealey Soles and the widower of Barbara Ann Durrette Soles. Mr.…
Read MoreMcLeod Loris celebrates with oldest volunteer at 100
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com McLeod Loris’ oldest volunteer celebrated her 100th birthday with a surprise celebration at the hospital Tuesday. Sallie Kapps was surrounded by hospital staff, physicians and administration for the 100 themed party in the hospital cafeteria, a McLeod Health news release said Thursday. “Ms. Sallie is an inspiration to us all,” said…
Read MoreFelon with a gun gets seven years
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Fleeing from deputies in a stolen car, then dropping a stolen handgun during a short foot pursuit will put a convicted felon from Tabor City in federal prison for seven years, U.S. Attorney Robert J. Higdon Jr. announced Wednesday. US District Court Judge James C. Dever III sentenced Brian David Riggins,…
Read MoreWatts is TC’s Citizen of the Year
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Tabor City’s oldest active businessman, barber Stewart Watts, was named Citizen of the year during Tuesday’s 73rd annual banquet of the Greater Tabor City Chamber of Commerce. Chamber Director Joe Small, left, made the presentation. Others honored included Business of the Year First Bank, Mary Bow with a Community Service Award,…
Read MoreBrenda Joyce Wade Long: Loris
1949 – 2019 Brenda Joyce Wade Long of Loris passed away Sunday, Feb. 17, at her home following an illness. She was 69. Ms. Long was born on Oct. 29, 1949, in Loris to the late Willie “Bill” James Wade and the late Rosa Evelyn McCormick Wade. Ms. Long was of the Primitive Baptist faith.…
Read MoreClara Iree Grainger: Green Sea
1926 – 2019 Clara Iree Grainger of Green Sea, died Monday, Feb. 18, in the McLeod Loris hospital. She was 92. Born March 2, 1926 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Turner West and Rosa Gause West and the widow of Ralph Reppert Grainger. She is survived by three daughters, Patricia…
Read MoreFlora Berniece Garrell Dunnagan: Myrtle Beach
1926 – 2019 Flora Berniece Garrell Dunnagan of Myrtle Beach died on Feb. 12. She was 92. She was born on Dec. 28, 1926 to Clarence Dow Garrell and Bertha Elizabeth Garrell of Tabor City. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry Dutton Dunnagan; brother Clarence Dow “Dick” Garrell, Jr. of Murrells Inlet;…
Read MoreUPDATE: BB&T robbery suspect image released
By JENN CAUSEY & DEUCE NIVEN UPDATE, Friday An investigation into the robbery of the BB&T branch in Loris continues Friday with the release of a surveillance image to the robber, Chief Cary Buley said. Police have released no new details on the robbery, which took place about 1:30 p.m. Thursday when a person, believed…
Read MoreSaw thief sought
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A thief who took a saw from a Williams Township area business this week was caught by store surveillance, leaving Columbus County Sheriff’s Office investigators asking for help to identify the man. The man walked out of Singletary Small Engines, 9511 James B White Hwy South, Whiteville, just after 5 p.m.…
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