Mediation ended Hatcher lawsuit, it’s unclear when change in command will take place
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Neither Jody Greene nor Lewis Hatcher will be running the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office for the time being, but the confidential agreement hammered out between the men during mediation Thursday was likely better for both than scheduled litigation would Monday would have been, Superior Court Judge A. Graham Shirley said during…
Read MoreSharon Lee Rogers Pelt: Mount Pleasant
1946 – 2019 Sharon Lee Rogers Pelt of Mount Pleasant, wife of Julius Grey Pelt, died Monday, Feb. 4, in a Charleston hospital surrounded by her family. She was 72. A graveside service was planned for 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, in Mt. Pleasant Memorial Gardens, Mt. Pleasant. A memorial service was planned for 1…
Read MoreDixie Emma Lane: Florence
1933 – 2019 Dixie Emma Lane of Florence passed away on Wed., January 30, in Florence. Dixie was born in Pamplico, on Dec. 5, 1933 to Earle Bolton Lane and Eunice Purvis Lane. Dixie’s dream was to live in a house built on a farm that had been in her family for generations, to raise…
Read MoreKatherine M. Wooster: Tabor City
1951 – 2019 Katherine M. Wooster of Tabor City died Friday, Feb. 1 at Grand Strand Medical Center in Myrtle Beach. She was 67. Born Sept. 29, 1951 in Washington, she was the daughter of the late Robert Ernest Matthews and Catherine Latham Matthews. She is survived by her husband, Robert Wooster Sr.; a son,…
Read MoreUPDATE: Lawsuit’s end? Hearing this afternoon
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com UPDATE: Friday morning Formal action ending former Sheriff Lewis Hatcher’s lawsuit against new Sheriff Jody Greene and Columbus County could happen in a Whiteville courtroom this afternoon. Superior Court Judge A. Graham Shirley of Wake County is expected to keep a scheduled 2:30 p.m. hearing schedule in Columbus County Superior Court…
Read More35 years for Levi Moody murder
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Killing a Loris teen who had been a standout athlete will send a Longs man to prison for 35 years, a judge and jury in Conway ruled Thursday. Devonta Edward Williams, 21, was convicted of murder and two counts of attempted murder in a Nov. 12, 2016 altercation that claimed Levi…
Read MoreDale’s Seafood to reopen today
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Uncertainty over just when Tabor City’s landmark eatery Dale’s Seafood would re-open, eight months after fire gutted the U.S. 701 Bypass business last summer, ends today. Dale’s will re-open at 4 p.m. today, co-owner Sue Gore Tyson said, with early plans for a more organized re-opening schedule scuttled by uncertainty on…
Read MoreDavid E. Graham: Loris
1942 – 2019 David E. Graham of Loris passed away Wednesday, Feb. 6, at Conway Manor. He was 76. Mr. Graham was born in Horry County, a son of the late A. E. and Begonia M. Graham. He was predeceased by his wife of 54 years, Linda A. Graham; a brother, Daniel Graham; and three…
Read MoreAdministrator says his signature ‘appears to be’ on shredding order, but that he’s never seen it
By JENN CAUSEY tribjenn@tabor-loris.com Loris Administrator Damon Kempski’s signature “appears to be” on an invoice and service agreement related to the shredding of more than a ton of City of Loris documents in the fall of 2016, though he says he’s never seen it. Former City Clerk/Treasurer Bridgett Fowler provided the document this week, and…
Read MoreJudge, not jury to hear Hatcher lawsuit in CC
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A decision on who should be sheriff in Columbus County won’t be made by a Pender County jury, with what had been expected to be a distant jury trial now scheduled for a bench trial in Whiteville next week. Columbus County Clerk of Court Jess Hill said Tuesday that Superior Court…
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