Carl Jack Snyder: Green Sea
1963 – 2017 Carl Jack Snyder of Green Sea died Wednesday, July 26, in the Grand Strand Medical Center, Myrtle Beach. He was 54. Born May 2, 1963 in Tucson, Arizona, he was the son of the late James Dorian Snyder and Peggy Ann Wheeler Vandyke. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Hope Snyder…
Read MoreDr. Oliver Jay Gould Barnett Jr.: Loris
1932 – 2017 Dr. Oliver Jay Gould Barnett Jr., of Loris passed away Thursday, July 20 at his home. He was 84. Dr. Barnett was born on Dec. 29, 1932 in Norfolk, Virginia, the son of the late Oliver Jay Gould Barnett, Sr. and the late Lou Glynn Cox Barnett. Dr. Barnett served his country…
Read MoreLoris area man dies after overnight shooting
By DEUCE NIVEN A Loris area man has died after reportedly being shot early Thursday east of the city, the Horry County Police Department has reported. William R. Simmons of Loris died about 6 a.m. as a result of the gunshot wound, Horry County Coroner Robert Edge Jr. said.. Police were summoned to the…
Read MoreDixie Debs Louisiana bound
North Carolina champions Columbus County Dixie Debs are on the way to Louisiana for World Series play starting this weekend. Players and coaches preparing for the trip Thursday morning included, from left, Kailey Paul, coach Travis Paul, Morgan Nye, Kelsey Carroll, Callie Sumner, coach Gary Sykes, Alex Chestnutt, Linsey Jones, Lauren Smith. Not present were…
Read MoreDean Wayne Foley: Whiteville
1966 – 2017 Dean W. Foley of Whiteville died Tuesday, July 25, in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. He was 50. He is survived by his mother, Inez Foley; wife Teresa of Whiteville; four daughters, Jessica, Lindsey, Charidy, and Alexis; two sons, Andrew and Alexander; brothers Alan, Brian, and Eric; a sister, Chris; and…
Read MoreFormer TCPD Capt. Dean Foley dies
By DEUCE NIVEN Dean Wayne Foley, a former Tabor City Police Department officer and law enforcement veteran most recently living near Whiteville, died Tuesday. He was 50. Born in Warren, Ohio, Foley Grew up in the Loris area, attended Loris High School, and attended divinity school at Baptist College in Charleston. He served the Tabor…
Read MoreJerry Lee Wyman: Tabor City
1962 – 2017 Jerry Lee Wyman of Tabor City passed away on Tuesday, July 18, in Fayetteville. He was 54. He is survived by his son, Jerry Lee Wyman Jr., of Tabor City; his mother, Lou Alice Simmons of Tabor City; step-mother Ruby Hickman of Irvington, New Jersey; sisters Dr. Priscilla Huggins of Hope Mills,…
Read MoreLoris man jailed after overnight standoff
By DEUCE NIVEN Gunfire and threats of violence prompted a standoff with Horry County Police in the Loris area that lasted seven hours, with a local man jailed and facing multiple charges early Monday. Linford Onen McCormick, 59, was taken into custody with no one injured following the standoff at his home on Hwy 348…
Read MoreRex Allen Wright: Tabor City
1962 – 2017 Rex Allen Wright of Tabor City died Saturday, July 22, in McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence. He was 55. Born in Horry County, he was the son of the late Cedric A. Wright. He is survived by his mother, Dorothy Wilson Wright of Roseboro; wife, Susan A. Wright of Tabor City; a…
Read MoreCouncilmen Grate, Rogers eye free ride in November
By DEUCE NIVEN Incumbent Tabor City councilmen Lamont Grate and Sam Rogers may be humming the 1972 Edgar Winter’s classic “Free Ride” this week, getting past Friday’s filing deadline unopposed for this November’s general election. Others in the county should enjoy the same refrain, including mayors Terry Mann of Whiteville, Billy Hammond of Fair Bluff,…
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