School bond issue could bring $9-12M to county: House Speaker at SCHS
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com School building needs in Columbus County would get from $9 million to $12 million if a proposed $1.9 billion school construction bond issue is approved by voters state wide, Speaker of the NC House of Representatives Rep. Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) said during a stop at South Columbus High School Friday. Moore…
Read MoreHarold Lloyd Suggs: Loris
1934 – 2019 Harold Lloyd Suggs of Loris passed away on Sunday, Jan. 20, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach following an illness. He was 84. Mr. Suggs was born on Feb. 7, 1934 in Loris, to the late Worth Bagley Suggs and the late Lillian Lucille Singleton Suggs. Mr. Suggs was…
Read MoreIsla Dawn Nickle: Raeford
Isla Dawn Nickle, infant daughter of Christopher and Tiffany Lovett Nickle of Raeford, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Fayetteville. In addition to her parents, she is survived by one brother, Lakyn Nickle; one sister, Kinsley Nickle; maternal grandparents, Michelle Tedder of Tabor City, Pat and Tammy Lovett of Tabor City;…
Read MoreRonald Lee Rowe: Green Sea
1943 – 2019 Ronald Lee Rowe of Green Sea died at his residence on Tuesday, Jan. 22. He was 75. He was born in Columbus County on Oct. 16, 1943 to the late Corbet and Adell Ammons Rowe. Mr. Rowe was a retired maintenance supervisor with the McCall’s Farms. Mr. Rowe is preceded in death…
Read MoreBilly Blanton: Carrollton, Va.
1935 – 2019 Billy Blanton of Carrollton, Virginia, born May 25, 1935 in Loris, and raised in Horry County, died Monday, Jan. 21, in his home. He was 83. He was the son of the late Sammy and Matha Blanton. He is survived by his wife, Faye Blanton; two daughters, Debbie Cratch and husband Samuel…
Read MoreLawmakers to talk school construction bonds at SCHS this Friday
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com State legislative leaders including Tabor City’s member of the NC House of Representatives have scheduled to discuss a meeting at South Columbus High School this Friday to discuss a proposed school construction bond with area educators. Speaker of the NC House of Representatives Rep. Tim Moore (R-Cleveland and Deputy House Majority…
Read MoreShirley Mae Stevens Causey: Loris
1942 – 2019 Shirley Mae Stevens Causey of Loris passed away on Friday, Jan. 18, at her home following an illness. She was 76. Mrs. Causey was born on July 7, 1942 in Loris, to the late Luther Evan Stevens and the late Sallie Edna Ward Stevens. Mrs. Causey retired from Horry Electric Cooperative and was…
Read MoreBarbara Ann Godfrey Nixon: Loris
1944 – 2019 Barbara Ann Godfrey Nixon of Loris passed away on Friday, Jan. 18, at McLeod Loris hospital following an illness. She was 74. Mrs. Nixon was born on July 30, 1944 in Maxton, to the late Allen Godfrey and the late Gailya Barton Godfrey. Mrs. Nixon was a homemaker and a longtime member…
Read MoreService over self is theme as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebrated in Tabor City
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com “If I can help somebody, as I pass along…then my living shall not be in vain.” Borrowing from Mahalia Jackson’s “If I Can Help Somebody,” Rev. Toni Vereen set a tone of service over self during Monday’s annual observance of the birth of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in…
Read MoreJames Donald Lee: Gainesville, Fla.
1958 – 2018 James Donald Lee of Gainesville, Florida died Monday Dec. 3, in U.F. Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida. He was 60. Born in Horry County, he was the son of the late Maude Ivory Lee Woodcock. He is survived by three half brothers, Andrew Ben Lee of Loris, H. L. Henry of Olar, Carl…
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