Tammie René West Cox: Longs
1960 – 2018 Tammie René West Cox of Longs passed away on Monday, Dec. 3, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center following an illness. She was 58. Mrs. Cox was born on Sept. 3, 1960 in Charleston, to John Turner West, Sr. and Versie Carter West. Mrs. Cox was a member of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church,…
Read MoreEdward Michael Burke: Longs
1959 – 2018 Edward Michael Burke of Longs passed away on Monday, Dec. 3, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center following an illness. He was 59. Mr. Burke was born on March 9, 1959 in Mineola, New York, to the late John Harold Burke and the late, Janet Hubbard Bossler Burke. Survivors include his son,…
Read MorePatricia Sarah Housman Gray: Loris
1928 – 2018 Patricia Sarah Housman Gray of Loris passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 28, at McLeod Loris hospital following an illness. She was 89. Mrs. Gray was born on Dec. 9, 1928 in Westwood, New Jersey, to the late Mortimer J. Housman and the late, Hazel Collignon Housman. Mrs. Gray was predeceased by her…
Read MoreThomas Mitchell Tyler: Loris
1941 – 2018 Thomas Mitchell Tyler of Loris passed away on Monday, Nov. 26, at Grand Strand Rehab & Nursing Center following an illness. He was 77. Mr. Tyler was born on July 1, 1941 in Loris, to the late Clifton W. Tyler and the late Fannie Bell Tyler. Mr. Tyler was a telephone office…
Read MoreTribune mail delivery will be delayed
Funeral services Wednesday for President George H.W. Bush will prompt the closing of non-essential federal offices across the country, including the U.S. Postal Service. That will result in a delay in receiving this week’s Tabor-Loris Tribune for mail subscribers. We will publish as usual Wednesday morning, and post this week’s edition for e-subscribers as usual.…
Read MoreFrances W. Winstead: Hendersonville
1934 – 2018 Frances W. Winstead of Hendersonville passed away at her home Tuesday, Nov. 27. She was 84. She was born Oct. 17, 1934 in Gainesville, Georgia to the late Carlton Graves and Frances Lott Westmoreland. Following her completion of high school at Tabor City, she graduated from Women’s College of UNC at Greensboro.…
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Read MoreSchool systems merger unwise, study shows
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A merger of the Columbus County Schools and the Whiteville City Schools would cost more than $1 million in state funding for public education in the county with only minimal cost savings, a merger study report presented to Columbus County Commissioners concludes. “A merger would not be in the best interest…
Read MoreHallet Larrimer Wallace: Longs
1935 – 2018 Hallett “Hal” Larrimer Wallace of Longs passed away on Thursday, Nov. 29, at his home following an illness. He was 83. Mr. Wallace was born on Oct. 9, 1935 in San Antonio, Texas to the late Robert Wallace and the late Francis Ellsworth Wallace. Mr. Wallace retired as an electronic warfare engineer…
Read MoreElection results stand, county board rules
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Update Friday 5 p.m. The sole petition challenging Columbus County’s election for sheriff and Tabor City’s liquor by the drink vote has been dismissed by the Columbus County Board of Elections, with formal “findings of fact” to be prepared by county attorney Amanda Prince and presented to the board for approval…
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