Rains bring record floods, rescues. ‘It just didn’t quit.’
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com & JENN BOYD tribjenn@tabor-loris.com Monday 12:45 p.m. It seemed, late Sunday, that Hurricane Florence, had been relatively kind to the Tabor-Loris Community, by then downgraded to a tropical depression, her center far from the area. She had other ideas. “I have never in 66 years seen anything like it,” Loris Fire…
Read MoreBetty Jo Allen: Loris
1938 – 2018 Betty Jo Allen of Loris died Sunday, Sept. 9, in McLeod Loris hospital. She was 80. Born in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Luther and Nadean Avant Allen. She was the widow of Robert Earl Allen Sr. She is survived by two sons, Rodney of Loris, and Robbie…
Read MoreFlorence takes aim on the Carolinas
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Tuesday 6 p.m. update Hurricane Florence continued her march towards the Tabor-Loris Community Tuesday, her forward speed slowing, estimated landfall moved to Friday afternoon. Her impact will be felt much sooner, a 5:30 p.m. update on Major Hurricane Florence issued by the National Weather Service. Hurricane warnings are in effect for…
Read MoreClosings
Government, school and other closings will be widespread as a result of Hurricane Florence. This list will be updated as information is provided. Schools Horry County Schools – Closed effective Tuesday, Sept. 11 for the rest of the week, with a decision on Monday classes expected Sunday. Columbus County Schools – Closed effective Wednesday, Sept.…
Read MoreShelters
American Red Cross shelters opened at noon Tuesday in Horry County, open at 9 a.m. Wednesday in Columbus. Shelter sites include:’ Columbus South Columbus High School – 40 Stallion Drive, Tabor City West Columbus High School – 7294 Andrew Jackson Highway Southwest, Cerro Gordo East Columbus High School – 32 Gator Lane, Lake Waccamaw…
Read MoreDavid Buster McCray: Tabor City
David Buster McCray of Tabor City passed on Sunday, Sept. 2 at Premier Living in Lake Waccamaw. He was 91. Surviving to cherish her memory is his sister, Hazel Daniels of Tabor City, children, Catherine Wiggins of Marion, Dora Motley of Florence, William McCrae and Nerissia McCray of Florence, Clarence Bellamy of Loris, Liz Bellamy of…
Read MoreErnest Clyde Johnson: Tabor City
Ernest Clyde Johnson of Tabor City passed on Friday, Aug. 31, at Columbus Regional Healthcare in Whiteville. He was 78. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at Mitchell Sea Missionary Baptist Church, Green Sea. Burial followed in the Hills Chapel Cemetery, Duford. A guest register is available here.
Read MoreRed Devil Day, networking event are Florence casualties
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Red Devil Day has become the first local casualty of Hurricane Florence, no matter where the storm strikes later this week. A networking social event sponsored by the Greater Tabor City Chamber of Commerce and scheduled for 6 p.m. today (Monday) at The Todd House has also been cancelled, to…
Read MoreAlice Hucks Prince: Loris
1940 – 2018 Alice Hucks Prince of Loris passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 5, at home following an illness. She was 77. Ms. Prince was born Dec. 31, 1940 in Conway to the late Oscar Kirby Hucks and the late Edna Josephine Todd. Ms. Prince was a nursing assistant at Loris Nursing Home and a…
Read MoreFirefighters receive state honors from NC Insurance Commissioner
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com State honors were given to two Columbus County firefighters Thursday, one for heroism after pulling a neighbor from his fire-filled mobile home early this year, the other for a lifetime of service with multiple agencies. Tony Miller was handed The Order of the Guardian from NC Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey inside…
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