Federal Grand Jury indicts on CresCom robbery, murders
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A federal indictment has been returned against Brandon Michael Council in last month’s bank robbery and double murder in Conway, U.S. Attorney Beth Drake said Wednesday. A Federal Grand Jury sitting in Columbia returned the three-count indictment Wednesday, charging Council with armed bank robbery resulting in death, us of a firearm…
Read MoreRicky Long: Tabor City
1960 – 2017 Ricky Long died in his home in Tabor City on Saturday, Sept. 16. He was 57. He was preceded in death by his parents, Vera Lee Spivey and Paul Long. Survivors include sons James Drewett of Athens, Georgia, Justin Long and Samuel Long of Rocky Mount, Virginia; sisters Peggy Sellars of Tabor…
Read MoreMary Lou Simmons Sullivan Ward: Sunset Beach
1934 – 2017 Mary Lou Simmons Sullivan Ward of Sunset Beach went to be with her Lord on Sunday, Sept. 17. She was 83. Mary Lou was born on April 11, 1934, to the late Robert Priest and Frances (Fannie) Simmons in Ash. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her…
Read MoreRuthene Shirley Sykes: Clarendon
1941 – 2017 Ruthene Shirley Sykes of Clarendon died Sunday, Sept. 17 in her home. She was 76. Born May 4, 1941 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Culbert and Della Beck Fowler and the widow of Rev. Brooks Carlyle Sykes. She was a member of Pireway Original Free Will Baptist…
Read MoreUPDATE: Gunshots kill TC man
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Tuesday Update Gunshots killed a local man whose body was found inside his Tabor City area home following a Saturday night disturbance, Capt. Jason Soles of the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. Ricky Long was pronounced dead in the home on PD Ranch Drive, a narrow dirt lane off of…
Read MoreDoris B. Hardee: Longs
1931 – 2017 Doris B. Hardee of Longs passed away Friday, Sept. 15. She was 85. Mrs. Hardee was born in Horry County, a daughter of the late Troy and Alene McDowell Blanton. She was predeceased by her husband, Eugene Hardee and two sons, Dennis M. Hardee and Kerry R. Hardee. Survivors include one son,…
Read MoreSix-man home invasion leaves one shot near Loris
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A knock at the door followed by six masked, armed men coming through the door was followed by a single gunshot injuring a Loris area resident Tuesday evening, an Horry County Police Department report says. Several people were in the home on Buena Vista Drive, south of Loris, when the knock…
Read MoreArraignment Thursday for accused double murderer
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Brandon Michael Council, the accused killer of CresCom Bank Conway branch employees Kathryn Skeen and Donna Major, will appear in U.S. District Court in Florence Thursday to face arraignment on federal charges stemming from the Aug. 28 slayings and robbery, 15th Circuit Solicitor Jimmy Richardson announced Tuesday afternoon. Previously…
Read MoreLorena Hardee Fowler: Florence
1928 – 2017 Lorena Hardee Fowler passed away Saturday, Sept. 9, in her home in Florence. She was 89. Born Feb. 25, 1928 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Henry Monroe Hardee and Hettie Dozier Hardee and the widow of Alvard Russell Fowler. She is survived by two sons, Greg Fowler…
Read MoreArson, animal cruelty charges after dog dies in fire
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Arson and animal cruelty charges were leveled against a Tabor City man accused of setting his rental home ablaze with his dog inside Monday night. Sandy Lewis Rhue, 45, who also shows an address on Spivey Ward Drive, Tabor City, was arrested after fire destroyed his rental home on Ray Street,…
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