Elouise Rosada Fowler: Tabor City
1927 – 2017 Elouise Rosada Fowler of Tabor City died Wednesday, June 21, in Loris Rehab and Nursing Center, Loris. She was 89. Born Dec. 6, 1927 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Nassie Byrd and Retha Fowler and the widow of Walter Durwood Fowler. She is survived by one daughter,…
Read MoreMary Ellen Freeman Owens : Loris
1944 – 2017 Mary Ellen Freeman Owens of Loris passed away on Friday, June 16 at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center. She was 72. Born on Aug. 18, 1944 in Lamar, she was the daughter of the late Baston Freeman and the late Molly Ruth Freeman. Mrs. Owens was a loving homemaker who will be…
Read MoreMuriel Register Robinson: Loris
1921 – 2017 Muriel Register Robinson of Loris passed away on Thursday, June 15 at McLeod Loris hospital after a brief illness. She was 95. Mrs. Robinson was born in Herald, Virginia on Aug. 2, 1921, a daughter of the late, Lonnie Payne and the late, Nellie Winebarger Payne. Survivors include her son, Ken Freeman…
Read MoreHelena Glowacka Slusarczyk: Longs
1923 – 2017 Helena Glowacka Slusarczyk of Longs passed away on Tuesday, June 13, at her home. She was 93. Mrs. Slusarczyk was born on Oct.19, 1923 in Kiciny, Poland, daughter of the late Jozef Glowacki and the late Bronislawa Ziowkowska. Mrs. Slusarczyk was a member of SS. Cyril & Methodius Church in Hartford, Connecticut.…
Read MoreDarline Evelyn Otis Salmi: Loris
1950 – 2017 Darline Evelyn Otis Salmi of Loris passed away on Monday, June 12 at McLeod Loris hospital. She was 66. Mrs. Salmi was born on Nov. 8, 1950 in Kingston, New York, daughter of the late Robert Otis, Sr. and the late Evelyn Scism Otis. Survivors include her two sons, Garrett Salmi of Loris,…
Read MoreUPDATE: Escaped inmate found in a home near the prison
By DEUCE NIVEN THURSDAY 11 a.m. UPDATE An investigation is underway into how Ricky Robinson eluded capture after walking away from a Columbus County prison Tuesday afternoon, NC Department of Public Safety spokesman Jerry Higgins said. Robinson, 59, was captured about 1 a.m. Thursday in a home not far from the Columbus Correctional…
Read MoreHenry Clayton Harrelson: Loris
1996 – 2017 Henry Clayton Harrelson of Loris passed away Monday June 19. He was 21. Henry loved his wife, family and friends. He was a graduate of Loris High School Class of 2014, and attended the University of South Carolina and Horry Georgetown Technical College. Henry had an exceptional God given ability to love,…
Read MoreFormer deputy, accused of kicking man in handcuffs, set for September trial
By DEUCE NIVEN Trial for a former Columbus County Sheriff’s Office deputy, accused of assaulting a man in handcuffs in January, is scheduled for a special session of District Court in September after a Tabor City setting on Friday was continued. William Donald Britt, 38, resigned from his job as a patrol deputy at the…
Read MoreSherri Drew Worley: Cerro Gordo
1964 – 2017 Sherri Drew Worley of Cerro Gordo died Monday June 19, in the McLeod Loris hospial in Loris after a brief illness. She was 52. Born Oct. 5, 1964, in Robeson County, she was the daughter of Lester and Clara Mae Drew. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her husband…
Read MoreLast two Lewis Street shooting suspects caught
By DEUCE NIVEN Efforts by the U.S. Marshal’s Service Fugitive Task Force have put the last two of four suspects in a May 3 gun battle that injured three behind bars, Capt. Greg Sibbett of the Tabor City Police Department said Tuesday. D’Angelo Deran Lewis, 30, of Queen Street, Tabor City; and Maecas Chatell Mitchell,…
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