Body recovered near TC identified as missing Horry man
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com UPDATE: Feb. 1 A body recovered near Tabor City less than a week ago has been identified as a missing Horry County man last seen in mid-December. Jeremiah Grissett was identified as the body recovered off of Ten Mile Road on the evening of Jan. 26, Columbus County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman…
Read MoreCouple linked by DNA to Whiteville vending machine break-ins may be in Horry
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A couple from Whiteville accused in warrants obtained through DNA evidence in a series of vending machine break-ins beginning last June may be in Horry County, Maj. Allen May of the Whiteville Police Department said Wednesday. William Francis Ling III, 40, and his wife Angela King Ling, 46, are charged in…
Read More‘Pill mill’ operators face federal prosecution
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A former Tabor City physician and his girlfriend assistant are now facing federal drug conspiracy charges in what a state prosecutor described as a “pill mill” operating out of his East 5th Street office last summer. Jong Whan Kim, 60, and Tammy Lynn Thompson, 54, were each indicted by a federal…
Read MoreRaheem Tyrone McCray: Loris
1993 – 2019 Raheem Tyrone McCray of Loris passed on Saturday, Jan. 26, at McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence. He was 25. Surviving to cherish his memories are his parents, John Timmons, Lou Mina McCray and Barbara Philius, sisters, Yonkisha McCray, Colette Lance and Shekyna McCray, brother: Jimmy Riggins. Funeral services were planned for 1…
Read MoreLuther M. Rabon: Marion
1949 – 2019 Luther M. Rabon of Marion passed away Monday, Jan. 28. He was 69. Mr. Rabon was born in Conway, a son of the late Donnie A. and Estelle G. Rabon. He was a member of Marion Baptist Church and the Oak Tree Sunday School Class. Mr. Rabon was Past Distinguished Governor of…
Read MoreMuriel Edith Norris: Tabor City
1921 – 2019 Muriel Edith Norris of Tabor City died Sunday, Jan. 27 in the Brian Center of Clayton. She was 97. Born April 15, 1921 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Luther Norris and Clara Belle Gore Norris and widow of Ralph Norris. She is survived by one daughter, Sheryl…
Read MoreTree ends a wild ride, helicopter takes woman to hospital
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com There were numerous things the older Oldsmobile could have hit after leaving U.S. 701 at Minos Meares Road Monday afternoon, but the sturdy tree that crumpled the Cutlass Ciera stood in the way of a small wooden house. Occupants of the home and passing motorists helped improve the outcome for the…
Read MoreHelen Irene Soles: Loris
1941 – 2019 Helen Irene Soles of Loris died Saturday, Jan. 26, in her home. She was 77. Born Sept. 3, 1941 in Alma, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Elzie Dillard Rigdon and Ruby Mae Lee Rigdon and the widow of Robert Boy Soles. She is survived by one daughter, Cynthia Spivey…
Read MoreCrash shows need for signal light, business owner says
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Injuries to one woman did not appear life threatening following a three-vehicle crash on US 701 at NC 410 at East Tabor at 9 a.m. Monday. Video of the crash from a surveillance system at Long’s Outdoor Equipment enhances the argument, business owner Joe Long said, that a signal light is…
Read MoreTC area man facing drug, assault, gun and stolen vehicle charges
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A long-running narcotics operation focusing on a community east of Tabor City has resulted in the arrest of a Peacock Road man on drug, assault, weapons and stolen vehicle charges. Bradley Courtland Williams, 32, was arrested after sheriff’s Vice/Narcotics detectives and SWAT Team members served a warrant on his home in…
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