Fire claims home off of Green Sea Road
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Fire gutted a home just off of Green Sea Road south of Tabor City Monday morning, flames consuming almost everything inside minutes after its loan occupant escaped. For more on this story, and the state employees who rushed in and aided the man who escaped with injuries that did not appear…
Read MoreWillie Hardee Carter: Longs
1924 – 2017 Willie Hardee Carter of Longs passed away Saturday, Dec. 9, at the Loris Rehab and Nursing Center. He was 92. Mrs. Carter was born in Horry County, a daughter of the late William Hardee and the late Isla Lee Hardee Matthews. She was retired from Santee Cooper and was a devoted member…
Read MoreInez Foley Brown: Fair Bluff
1924 – 2017 Inez Foley Brown of Fair Bluff passed away Thursday, Dec. 7, at the Angel House Hospice Care Center in Whiteville. She was 93. Mrs. Brown was born in Horry County, a daughter of the late Oscar Bradley Foley and the late Rebecca Orrilla Suggs Foley. She was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist…
Read MoreRobert Lee Williams: Clarendon
1942 – 2017 Robert Lee Williams of Clarendon, age 75, died Friday, Dec. 8, in his home. He was 75. Born Feb. 8, 1942 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Cephus and Smithie Cartrette Williams. He is survived by his wife, Ethel Jacobs Williams of the home; one daughter, Robin Williams…
Read MoreFinal suspect in 2013 Wright murder gets life
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A guilty verdict was reached Friday for Whiteville area man in the 2013 murder of Lee Travis Wright near Tabor City. Demoncrick Hunter, 27, found guilty of first-degree murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon, and robbery with a dangerous weapon, was sentenced to life in prison…
Read MoreBonita Mollic Davis: Loris
1944 – 2017 Bonita Mollic Davis of Loris passed away on Thursday, Nov. 16, at her home in Loris. She was 73. Born Sept. 19, 1944 in New Castle, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Anthony Mollic and the late Viola Bjanitch Mollic. She is survived by her loving husband Frank Gerald Davis…
Read MoreSamuel Joseph Faircloth: Tabor City
1926 – 2017 Samuel Joseph Faircloth of Tabor City, age 91, died Thursday, Dec. 7, in Shoreland Healthcare and Retirement Center, Whiteville. He was 91. Born June 21, 1926 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Oliver Zeno Faircloth and Cynthia Prudence Anderson Faircloth. He was a Veteran of the United States…
Read MoreJames P. “Jamey” Stevens, III: Loris
1973 – 2017 James P. “Jamey” Stevens, III of Loris passed away on Saturday, Dec. 2. He was 44. Jamey was born July 16, 1973 in Columbia. He graduated from Loris High School, attended Wingate College and worked as a paralegal with Stevens Law Firm. Jamey was currently serving on the board of directors for…
Read MoreRev. Bruce William Lanier: Tabor City
1930 – 2017 Rev. Bruce William Lanier of Tabor City, age 87, died Tuesday, Dec. 5, in his home. He was 87. Born July 24, 1930 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Lunas and Maude Gore Lanier. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He attended American Bible School…
Read MorePolice say ‘suspicious suspect’ had lots of drugs in his vehicle
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A “suspicious suspect” sought by Tabor City police after a brick was tossed through a bank window and the man was seen outside a local day care is in jail, charged with possession of an estimated 2,500 prescription medication pills, Capt. Greg Sibbett said Wednesday night. Louis Ellis Hodge, 36, of…
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