TC’s ‘ready to explore’ rail tourism potential
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com With work already underway by Tabor City leaders on railroad tourism, the town is “ready to explore the potential,” a detailed study completed late last week says. There is a more than sufficient market for a tourism railroad in Tabor City, apparent access to the rail system owned by R.J. Corman…
Read MoreIt’s Hatcher vs. Greene for sheriff in November
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Sheriff Lewis Hatcher will face a tough political opponent as he seeks re-election in the November general election, based on the results of Tuesday’s Democrat and Republican primaries. Meanwhile incumbent Columbus County Commissioner and current chairman Amon McKenzie suffered defeat in the Democrat primary, falling to Jerome McMillian in a three-man…
Read MoreSallie Ann Graham Riggins: Loris
1954 – 2018 Sallie Ann Graham Riggins of Loris died on Sunday, May 6. She was 64. She was born in Loris on March 15, 1954, the daughter of the late Sam T. Graham and Magaline Johnson Graham. She was married to Jestee Riggins for nearly 30 years before his death in 2004. In addition…
Read MoreBen Donnie Galloway: Conway
1931 – 2018 Ben Donnie Galloway of Conway died Sunday, May 6, in Conway Manor, Conway. He was 86. Born Nov. 14, 1931 in Horry County, he was the son of the late Isaac Benjamin Galloway and Maggie Todd Galloway and the widower of Inez Hewitt Galloway. He is survived by two daughters, Jeanette Perritt of…
Read MoreJamie Chris Baldwin: Supply
1950 – 2018 Jamie Chris Baldwin of Supply died Sunday, May 6, in the Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter in Wilmington. She was 67. Born July 21, 1950 in Birmingham, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late James Hogan and Mary Ann Fox Hogan. She is survived by her husband, Albert Ronnie Baldwin…
Read MoreLawn mowers, too
One woman was taken to a hospital with injuries that did not appear life threatening following a noon crash on U.S. 701 at NC 410 in Tabor City Monday. Both the woman’s daughter, a passenger in this mini-van, and the driver of the car seen in the background, declined medical attention. One or two lawn…
Read MoreHorace Worley: Chadbourn
1942 – 2018 Horace Worley of the Beaverdam community, Chadbourn, died Saturday, May 5 in his home surrounded by his family and friends. He was 76. Born May 5, 1942 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late William Augustus and Clardia Cartrette Worley . He is survived by his wife, Mae Cribb…
Read MoreOfficers hurt in incident involving prison inmates
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com At least two Tabor Correctional Officers were injured in an incident involving at least eight inmates late Thursday at Tabor Correctional Institution, Capt. Greg Sibbett at the Tabor City Police Department said Friday. None of the injuries were life threatening, though one of the Correctional Officers was treated for injuries at…
Read MoreChrista Lynn Jones: Tabor City
1970 – 2018 Christa Lynn Jones of Tabor City passed on Saturday, April 28, at McLeod Loris hospital. She was 47. She is survived by her mother, Elouise J. Brown of Tabor City; a daughter, Quonisha Jones of Tabor City; a son, Tiaun Williams of Tabor City; six sisters, Terry Gonzalez of Lawton, Oklahoma, Sharon…
Read MoreJames Louis Gilford: Tabor City
1923 – 2018 James Louis Gilford of Tabor City passed on Tuesday, May 1, at Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehab Center in Whiteville. He was 94. He is survived by two daughters, Marcella Grady of Tabor City and JoAnn Baxter of Elizabethtown; two step-children, Elizabeth Hill and Willie Gerald both of Tabor City. Viewing was…
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