Thomas Charles Everett: Tabor City
1990 – 2018 Thomas Charles Everett of Tabor City died Friday, Sept. 14. He was 28. Born July 13, 1990 in Niagara Falls, New York, he was the son of Ronnie Alan Benoche and Sharon Marie Everett Benoche. In addition to his parents, he is survived by three sisters, Christina Marie Hetrick of Niagara Falls,…
Read MoreTC man sentenced to 55 years in deadly Loris store robbery
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Three Columbus County men have been handed long prison terms for their roles in the killing of a Loris store owner during a 2016 armed robbery and a second hold-up at the U.S. Post Office in Clarendon, U.S. Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced Friday. Sentencing for Jonathan Stefan Vanderhorst, 24, of…
Read MorePower restored, paper deliveries are underway
Friday morning Power was restored to our printer in Whiteville Thursday night, this week’s Tabor-Loris Tribune on the press after 10 p.m. Deliveries to news racks and area Post Offices, where possible, are underway this morning (Friday) and will be completed soon. We have extra newsboys in downtown Tabor City this morning, helping to raise…
Read MoreTwo die in flooded sheriff’s transport van
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Two “detainees” in the custody of the Horry County Sheriff’s Office died Tuesday night when a transport vehicle carrying them to Darlington was “overtaken by flood waters” that left them trapped inside the locked van, a sheriff’s office news release said. Heading from Conway west on U.S. 76, the transport van…
Read MoreColumbus largely sealed off; Loris City Hall roof collapses; water rise slows in one river town
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Tuesday 7 p.m. Columbus County was largely sealed off on Tuesday, North Carolina National Guard troops stationed on major highway entrances to the north, east and west barring entry to all but county residents, county spokeswoman Michelle Tatum said. Troops were also deployed to shut down entrances from South Carolina on…
Read MoreBetty Jean Kerr Kosick: Tabor City
1926 – 2018 Betty Jean Kerr Kosick of Tabor City died Tuesday, Sept. 18, in her home with her family by her side. She was 92. She was born Jan. 12, 1926, in Venice, California. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 72 years, John “Jack” Kosick. Betty would like you all…
Read MoreGlenda Pearl Norris Holden Clarendon Clarendon
1949 – 2018 Glenda Pearl Norris Holden of Clarendon died Sunday, Sept. 16, in the Columbus Regional Medical Center, Whiteville. She was 68. Born Oct. 4, 1949 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Herman Norris and Gladys Faye Thompkins Norris and the widow of Wilbur Ray Holden. She is survived by…
Read MoreMark Carter King: Loris
1954 – 2018 Mark Carter King of Loris passed away at his home with his soulmate, Debbie Collins Rion, on Sept. 14. He was 63. Mr. King was born in Loris, a son of the late Joseph D. and Elizabeth “Betty” King. He was employed with Bell & Bell Buick GMC. In addition to his…
Read MoreDebbie Collins Rion: Loris
1957 – 2018 Debbie Collins Rion of Loris passed away at her home with her soulmate, Mark Carter King, on Friday, Sept. 14. She was 61. Mrs. Rion was born in Mullins, a daughter of Dale Collins and the late Jacquelyn Worley Collins. She was a school teacher at Daisy Elementary School and retired after…
Read MoreJames “Buddy” Gore: Loris
James “Buddy” Gore 1960 – 2018 James “Buddy” Gore of Loris, age 57, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. He was 57. Mr. Gore was born in Loris, a son of the late J. C. and Gladys Gore. He was a volunteer fireman with Horry County Fire Rescue Station 19, Cherry Hill, for 23 years.…
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