Know him? Sheriff’s Office wants to ID burglary, shooting suspect
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Surveillance images have been obtained of a suspect in last week’s shooting of a Tabor City area man after he interrupted a break-in at his home “We need the public’s help in identifying this guy,” Columbus County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Michelle Tatum said Monday. Detectives believe the man approached the Dothan…
Read MoreRobert “Bob” Nicola Gabriele: Loris
1943 – 2017 Robert “Bob” Nicola Gabriele of Loris passed away on Saturday, Sept. 23 in Loris. He was 73. Born Nov. 17, 1943 in Boston, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late James Gabriele and the late Viola Cutting Gabriele. Mr. Gabriele served his country with courage, honor, and distinction in both the…
Read MoreSusan Lynn Kufchak: Loris
1952 – 2017 Susan Lynn Kufchak of Loris, age 65, loving wife of Geoffry W. Kufchak, passed away Saturday, Sept. 23, at her residence. She was 65. Mrs. Kufchak was born May 26, 1952 in Medina, Ohio, a daughter of the late Paul and Lavina Sanford Selzer. In addition to her parents, she was also…
Read MoreHomeowner shot in his car after driving up on burglar
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A Tabor City area man apparently interrupting a break-in at his home was shot Friday afternoon. Montgomery Lowery, 31, was shot in the right arm during the confrontation at about 2:45 p.m. on Dothan Road, Columbus County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Michelle Tatum said in a news release. He was taken to…
Read MoreMan on a mower run over
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A man on a small tractor and mower was injured when an SUV drove into the back of the equipment on Complex Street Friday afternoon. Good Samaritan’s who came upon the crash scene pulled the John Deere equipment off of the man, and provided shade from the afternoon sun as emergency…
Read MoreDavid Daniel Graham: Loris
1936 – 2017 David Daniel Graham of Loris passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 20, at McLeod Loris hospital. He was 81. Born on April 1, 1936 in Loris, he was the son of the late Charlie Vollie Graham and the late Isadora Johnson Graham. Mr. Graham served his country with courage and honor in the…
Read MoreMary “Lorene” Norris Spivey: North Myrtle Beach
1935 – 2017 Mary “Lorene” Norris Spivey of North Myrtle Beach passed away on Sept. 19. She was 81. Born Dec. 1, 1935 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Arthur J. Norris and Pearlie Russ Norris. Mrs. Spivey was a native of Tabor City and attended the Tabor City schools. She…
Read MoreRichard Wayne Martin: Nakina
1957 – 2017 Richard Wayne Martin of Nakina died Tuesday, Sept. 19, in his home. He was 60. Born March 6, 1957 in Conway, he was the son of Liz Alexander of Lancaster, SC and the late Homer Alexander. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Frankie Lynn Long Martin of…
Read More‘Incendiary device’ found at ECHS, juvenile charged
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A young East Columbus High School student has been charged with possession of a weapon on mass destruction on educational property after a “homemade incendiary device” and a “large steak knife” were found on the Lake Waccamaw campus Thursday. Detectives believe the 14 year-old female student intended to harm two fellow…
Read MoreMurder suspects in custody in Oklahoma
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Suspects in the weekend murder of Ricky Long in his Tabor City home are in custody in Oklahoma, the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday. William Matthew Fortney, 39, of Coweta, Oklahoma and Amber Nicole Hitchcock, 32, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, were taken into custody Wednesday by the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive…
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