Leon Pinkney Williamson: Tabor City
1942 – 2018 Leon Pinkney Williamson of Tabor City died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018 in his home. He was 76. Born June 26, 1942 in Loris, he was the son of the late Garcie and Maggie Norris Williamson. He is survived by two daughters, Linda Williamson of North Myrtle Beach and Melissa Allejos of Virginia…
Read MoreCannie Harold Ward, Sr.: Clarendon
1945 – 2018 Cannie Harold Ward, Sr. of Clarendon died Tuesday, Dec. 18, in the New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. He was 73. Born Nov. 1, 1945 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Cannie Deleslie Ward and Bessie Manthia Reeves Ward. He is survived by his wife, Lorene Dotson…
Read MoreHatcher says he’s ready to be sheriff, if called
Update, 5 p.m. Lewis Hatcher says he’s ready to serve again as Columbus County Sheriff, if called upon, as a State Board of Elections spokesman said he should not have been replaced early this month, at least not yet. Hatcher, Thursday afternoon, said he’s keeping a close eye on a state elections investigation that began…
Read MoreSocial media threat prompts increased police presence at Horry schools
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Expect an increased police presence across the Horry County School District today, a resonse made “out of an abundance of caution” to a social media post threatening five high schools, both the Horry County Police Department and the school district said in news releases late Wednesday. Those schools include Loris, Green…
Read MoreWilliam Floyd Ward: Loris
1930 – 2018 William Floyd Ward of Loris died Tuesday, Dec. 18, in the Loris Rehab and Nursing Center. He was 87. Born Dec. 23, 1930 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late William G. Ward and Eva Gertrude McLamb Ward Soles and the widower of Kathleen Durden Ward. He is survived…
Read MoreSusan Pearson Branton: Conway
1962 – 2018 Susan Pearson Branton of Conway passed away on Monday, Dec. 17, following an illness. She was 56. Mrs. Branton was born on Aug. 19, 1962 in Arlington, Virginia to the late, James Ellis Ferguson and the late, Christa Helena Collins Ferguson. Mrs. Branton was a truck driver with the CB handle, “Blondie”…
Read MoreDavid James Tyson: Tabor City
1937 – 2018 David James Tyson of Tabor City died Tuesday, Dec. 18, in his home. He was 81. Born May 30, 1937 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Julius James and Ida Bell Soles Tyson. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Roberta Soles Tyson of the home; two sons,…
Read MoreGranite tumble
Numerous large granite countertop pieces tumbled from an 18-wheeler truck on the edge of U.S. 701 at NC 410 at East Tabor just after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. It appeared that a strap may have given way, allowing the load to fall. Tabor City Fire Department members assisted the truck driver, here, sweeping some of the…
Read MoreLloyd Eugene Canady: Loris
1930 – 2018 Lloyd Eugene Canady of Loris died Monday, Dec. 17, in Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, Myrtle Beach. He was 88. Born in Horry County, he was the son of the late James Burroughs Canady and Charity Emma Tyler Canady. He is survived by one daughter, Deborah Kay Godwin of Conway; two sons,…
Read MoreThree charged in TC area drug investigation
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Cocaine, Oxycodone, marijuana and weapons were seized as Columbus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Vice-Narcotics Unit detectives and SWAT Team members executed a pair of search warrants east of Tabor City Friday morning and made three arrests. “Numerous complaints concerning suspicious activity in the 5700 block of Swamp Fox Highway East” prompted…
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