School delays set in CC, not yet in Horry
By DEUCE NIVEN Columbus County Schools and Whiteville City Schools will be on a two-hour delay for students, faculty and staff Tuesday because of the forecast impact of potential tropical storm ten, marching up the U.S. east coast and bringing heavy rain with the potential of significant flooding near the coast, a lesser risk inland.…
Read MoreSuspect held in Columbus in Lewis’ Horry County murder
By DEUCE NIVEN A suspect in the murder of a Tabor City woman in Horry County is in custody in Columbus County on a fugitive warrant. Jakeem Jerome Bryant Sr., 27, who shows addresses on James Street and Courtney Lane, Tabor City, is charged in Horry County Police Department warrants with murder and possession of…
Read MoreRobert Edward Spivey: Tabor City
1958 – 2017 Robert Edward Spivey of Tabor City died Wednesday, Aug. 23 in McLeod Loris hospital. He was 58. Born Nov. 8, 1958 in Columbus County, he was the son of Bob Spivey of Tabor City and the late Lizzie Mae McLamb Spivey. In addition to his father, he is survived by his wife,…
Read MoreLarry Kochenderfer: Loris
1942 – 2017 Larry “Grandpa Larry” Kochenderfer of Loris passed away Wednesday, Aug. 16. He was 75. Mr. Kochenderfer was born in Ashland, Ohio, a son of the late Donald and Beatrice H. Kochenderfer. He was a member of Cherry Hill Baptist Church and owner of Grandpa Larry’s Workshop in Murrells Inlet. Mr. Kochenderfer was…
Read MoreUPDATE: Murder, other charges await Council
By DEUCE NIVEN UPDATE: Late afternoon Wednesday Criminal charges including two counts of murder, armed robbery and weapons violations will be brought against Brandon Michael Council, initially described as a “person of interest” in Monday’s killings inside a Conway bank, 15th Circuit Solicitor Jimmy Richardson said Wednesday. Council, 32, of Wilson, was taken into custody…
Read MoreDaniel Leon Rorie: Tabor City
1953 – 2017 Daniel Leon Rorie of the Dothan Community, Tabor City, passed on Saturday, Aug. 19, at McLeod Loris hospital, Loris. He was 64. Surviving to cherish his memory is his wife, Yolonda L. Rorie, three daughters, A. Michelle Porter and Jessica D. Rorie of Greensboro, and Ginia Dozier of the home; one son,…
Read MoreBank robbery murder victims from Green Sea, Conway
By DEUCE NIVEN A two-state manhunt was underway Tuesday, a day after two employees at a Conway CresCom bank branch were murdered during an armed robbery, the Conway Police Department reported. Kathryn Davis Skeen, 36, of Green Sea and Donna DeVuyst Major, 59, of Conway, were shot and killed during the hold-up at the CresCom…
Read MoreTotality in Kingstree
Kingstree in Williamsburg County proved a good spot to experience today’s total eclipse of the sun, though some clouds and a distant thunderstorm gave the countdown a bit of excitement. Totality meant darkness, street lights turning on, and some oohs and ahhs from a couple of dozen people gathered in a Williamsburg Technical College…
Read MoreGround broken for Matthew 25
Ground was broken for the Matthew 25 Center at Tabor City on Sunday, with several dozen people celebrating an ongoing effort to provide families of those incarcerated at Tabor Correctional Institution and other area jails and prisons with a safe place to stay when visiting their loved ones. See the story, more photos…
Read MoreErma Louella Baer: Lake Waccamaw
1937 – 2017 Erma Louella Baer of Lake Waccamaw died Wednesday, Aug. 16, in Premier Living and Rehab Center in Lake Waccamaw. She was 80. Born Feb. 15, 1937 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Ira Grissinger and Lilly Mae Molt Grissinger and the widow of William James Baer. She is…
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