Rosie Tyler: Loris
1937 – 2018 Rosie Tyler of Loris passed away Sunday, March 18. She was 80. Mrs. Tyler was born in Mullins a daughter of the late Woodrow and Mabel McDonald Martin. Mrs. Tyler was a member of Dogwood Hill Baptist Church. Mrs. Tyler was predeceased by three brothers, Bill Martin, James Martin, and Roy Martin; and…
Read MoreAudrey James Edge: Florence
1926 – 2018 “A.J.” Audrey James Edge of Florence passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 17, at the McLeod Hospice House. He was 91. Mr. Edge was born in Tabor City, the son of the late Joseph Franklin and Rachel Powell Edge. Surviving are his wife of thirty-six years, Daphen Yarborough Edge; a son, Ricky…
Read MoreMildred Nealey Adams: McBee
1934 – 2018 Mildred Nealey Adams of McBee went to her Heavenly Home on March 13. She was 84. Mrs. Adams was born in Loris a daughter of the late Jeffrey and Dorothy Henniford Nealey. Surviving are her husband, Thomas E. Adams, McBee; one daughter, Belinda Morgan of Wilmington; one step-daughter, Cindy Hartmann of Eureka,…
Read MoreTwo pleas end cases in businessman’s arson murder
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Guilty pleas from two men Thursday end prosecutions against three in the brutal 2014 of an Aynor man, the case with ties to Tabor City, Columbus and Bladen counties. Mitchell Douglas Cheatham, 23 of Council, entered a guilty plea to murderin the April 29, 2014 arson murder of Aynor area businessman…
Read MoreRobert F. Larkin: North Myrtle Beach
1945 – 2018 Robert F. “Bob” Larkin of North Myrtle Beach passed away Saturday, March 10. He was 72. Born April 17, 1945 in Millinocket, Maine, Larkin was a son of the late Francis Henry and Josephine Leavitt Larkin. He was predeceased by one sister, Ginger Larkin. Survivors include his wife of 24 years, Patsy…
Read MoreBrothers, woman face drug & gun charges
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Two brothers from Loris and a Brunswick County woman are facing drug and weapon charges following “successfully executed a narcotics search warrant” services east of Loris last week. Drugs, guns, vehicles and $45,000 cash were seized by police, HCPD spokeswoman Krystal Dotson said in a news release Monday. Horry County Police…
Read MoreRhythm in Blue USAF jazz ensemble at SCHS tonight
Rhythm in Blue, the dynamic jazz ensemble of the United States Air Force Heritage of America Band, will perform a free, public concert at South Columbus High School tonight. Starting at 7 p.m., the 90-minute performance will feature 15 talented musicians presenting exciting and uplifting music to inspire patriotism and tell the Air Force story.…
Read MoreEvelyn Chestnut Cox Cooke: Conway
1930 – 2018 Evelyn Chestnut Cox Cooke of Conway passed away Friday, March 9. She was 87. Born March 11, 1930 in Conway, she was the daughter of the late Orbin and Blanche Boyd Chestnut. Evelyn was a member of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church and was employed with Southland Nursery for more 30 years. Along…
Read MoreUPDATE: Store robbers fired shots into the ceiling
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Friday afternoon Armed robbers fired two shots into the ceiling of the Loris IGA as they entered the store Thursday night, an Horry County Police Department report says. County police responding to the 10 p.m. hold-up were told the robbery was in progress, and the first arriving officers began to set…
Read MoreSon of former state Rep. facing drug charges
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A traffic stop near Tabor City has resulted in felony drug charges for a Brunswick County man with a familiar name in politics. David Austin Redwine, 32, of Longwood Road NW in Ocean Isle Beach, was charged with possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver a schedule 3 controlled substance…
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