Murder charged in Forest Edge shooting
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A murder charge has been leveled against a Forest Edge Apartments resident, his girlfriend charged with misleading police after a shooting there left a Georgetown area man dead, Capt. Greg Sibbett of the Tabor City Police Department said Friday. Chaquan Cortez Bellamy, 24, was charged with second degree murder Friday afternoon,…
Read More‘Trust in the process,’ DA says
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com “Trust in the process,” District Attorney Jon David said Friday regarding prosecution in the murder of North Carolina Highway Patrol Master Trooper Kevin K. Conner early Wednesday. “Our system,” David said in a news release, “is designed to provide for a slow and deliberate process to ensure fairness.” Raheem Cole Dashanell…
Read MoreTrooper tribute
A much larger than usual crowd turned out for a special “Meet me at the Pole” observance at the Williams Township School flagpole Friday morning. Gathering in memory of and to honor Master Trooper Kevin K. Conner of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, killed in the line of duty Wednesday morning, the group prayed…
Read MoreJanette Stevens McCormick: Loris
1939 – 2018 Janette Stevens McCormick of Loris passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at McLeod Loris hospital following an illness. She was 78. Mrs. McCormick was born Dec. 30, 1939 in Loris to the late Charles Albert Stevens and the late Esta Mae Housand Stevens. Mrs. McCormick was a loving homemaker and a longtime…
Read MoreRaeford Melvin McPherson: Chadbourn
1935 – 2018 Raeford Melvin McPherson of Chadbourn died Thursday, Oct. 18, in the Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. He was 83. Born May 22, 1935 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Arthur McPherson and Letha Hinson McPherson and widower of Mildred Lucille Cribb McPherson. He is survived by…
Read MoreMaster Trooper Kevin Keith Conner: Conner
1979 – 2018 “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” Master Trooper Kevin Keith Conner of Clarendon was killed in the line of duty on Oct. 17, 2018. He was 38. He was a native of Bladenboro. Kevin was a graduate of Bladenboro High School and…
Read MoreFrances “Louise” Cox
1934 -2018 Frances “Louise” Cox, beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, died peacefully at Mary Ann Morse Nursing Home in the arms of her daughter, Kimberly L. Dacier and son-in-law Paul T. Dacier on Sunday, Oct. 14. She was 84. Louise was born in Loris, on July 31, 1934. Louise was predeceased by her husband…
Read MoreJosh D. Suggs: Loris
1990 – 2018 Josh D. Suggs of Loris passed away on Friday, Oct. 12, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach. He was 28. Josh was born April 7, 1990 in Loris, and was the owner and operator of Bail Bonds by Josh located in Conway. Survivors include his wife, Jessica Lynn Suggs…
Read MoreFuneral set for slain trooper
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Update 7:30 p.m. Funeral services for Kevin Keith Conner, the North Carolina High Patrol Trooper shot and killed in the line of duty Wednesday, have been scheduled for Sunday. Visitation will be held from 1 to 3:45 p.m. Sunday at South Columbus High School, with funeral services to begin at 4…
Read MoreMosquito dumps available at Columbus Health Dept.
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Mosquito dumps, small tablets dumped into small bodies of standing water that attack the breeding pests at the larval stage, are available for Columbus County residents at the Columbus County Board of Health. Director Kim Smith said a supply of the mosquito control tablets are available free of charge at the…
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