Ruby Ethel Duncan Ward: Shallotte
1933 – 2018 Ruby Ethel Duncan Ward of Shallotte passed away on Sunday, April 29, at her daughter’s home. She was 84. Mrs. Ward was born on Aug 6, 1933 in Longs, daughter of the late Vestor Duncan and the late Minnie Cribb Duncan. Mrs. Ward was a homemaker and a longtime member of Pleasant…
Read MoreFour escape injury as ‘numerous’ shots fired into home
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Following a barrage of gunfire striking an area home on Monday, a Tabor City man was taken into custody and jailed, Columbus County Sheriff’s Office records show. Mitchel James Fowler Jr., 27, of Jessie Street, Tabor City, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and…
Read MoreJamie “Darrell” Faircloth: Tabor City
1957 – 2018 Jamie “Darrell” Faircloth of Tabor City passed away Sunday, April 29. He was 61. Mr. Faircloth was born in Horry County, a son of the late James Horace and Gracie Faircloth. Survivors include his wife of 27 years, Bobbie “B. J.” Faircloth of the home; two daughters, Heather Faircloth of Tabor City,…
Read MoreRilla Mae Johnson: Tabor City
Rilla Mae Johnson of Tabor City passed Saturday, April 21, at McLeod Seacoast hospital in Little River. She was 87. She is survived by her three daughters, Hilda F. Johnson and Leatha M. Johnson, both of Tabor City, and Regina J. Irvin of Charlotte; one son, Michael L. Johnson of Tabor City. Funeral services were…
Read MoreUPDATE: McDonald’s reopens, heating unit said the source of odor
UPDATE: A heating unit on the roof of the McDonald’s in Tabor City was the apparent source of a smoke odor that closed the business about 7 a.m. Monday, Tabor City Fire Chief Jerry Hodges said. “They opened up just a minute ago,” Hodges said shortly after 7:30 a.m. Initial post An odor of…
Read MoreRenee Davis Duncan: Little River
1959 – 2018 Renee Davis Duncan of Little River passed away on Friday, April 27, at her home following an illness. She was 59. Mrs. Duncan was born March 10, 1959 in Sanford, daughter of the late, Wilbur Jennings Davis and the late, Virginia Smith Davis. She was a homemaker and a longtime member of…
Read MoreLynsey Coleman Walters: Tabor City
1989 – 2018 Lynsey Coleman Walters of Tabor City died Friday, April 27, in her home. She was 29. Born in Biloxi, Mississippi, she was the daughter of Lance Edwin Walters Jr. and Lisa Coleman Walters. She is survived by a sister, Aubrey Brown Stox of Greenville, North Carolina; a brother, Carson Keith Williams of…
Read MoreLonnie Earl Strickland: Green Sea
1940 – 2018 Lonnie Earl Strickland of Green Sea died Thursday, April 26, in his home. He was 78. Born Feb. 20, 1940 in Horry County, he was the son of the late Ralph and Sanatha Johnson Strickland. He is survived by his wife, Betty Pearl Small Strickland of Green Sea; two sons, Danny Earl…
Read MoreAnn Housand: Loris
1934 – 2018 Ann Housand of Loris passed away Thursday, April 26, at her home following an illness. She was 83. Ann was born in Brunswick County, a daughter of the late Lonnie Benjamin Thompkins, Sr. and the late Mary Belle Hardee Thompkins. She was predeceased by one sister, Sydneth Earle Permenter, and four brothers,…
Read MoreSuspect sought in murder on Loris street
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Murder on a Loris street earlier this week has led to a local man now sought for that killing. Tyshawn Antwaun Brown, 25, of Loris is wanted for murder in Tuesday’s shooting death of Charles Edward Durant II, 20, slain while sitting in his small pick-up truck at the intersection of…
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