Evelyn Aline Rogers: Loris
1945 – 2017 Evelyn Aline Rogers of Trotter Ridge Road, Loris, died Monday, May 22, in her home. She was 72. Born April 15, 1945 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Ottiwell and Evelyn Soles Watts. She is survived by her husband, Billy Rogers of Loris; daughters Norma…
Read MoreRoger Dale Singletary: Tabor City
1955 – 2017 Roger Dale Singletary of Tabor City died Monday, May 22 in Margaret Mary Health in Batesville, Indiana. He was 62. Born Feb. 26, 1955 in Loris, he was the son of Maggie Pearl Faulk Singletary and the late John Ellis Singletary. He is survived by his wife, Gayle Jones…
Read MoreMary Ellen Fowler Sarvis: Loris
1915 – 2017 Mary Ellen Fowler Sarvis of the Dogwood Hill Community, Loris, passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home, surrounded by her loving family, on May 20. She was 101. Mrs. Sarvis was a homemaker and was the oldest member of Dogwood Hill Baptist Church. She rocked many babies at the Tabor…
Read MoreHubert Dale Tompkins: Tabor City
1936 – 2017 Hubert Dale Tompkins of Tabor City died Wednesday, May 17, at his home with his loving wife Brenda by his side. He was 80. Mr. Tompkins was preceded in death by his parents, Donnie and Bertie Tompkins of Tabor City, and his son Jeffrey Dale of Fayetteville.? He was a…
Read MoreCrash victim airlifted from Guideway
A single vehicle crash in the Guideway area prompted the airlifting of one man whose truck was on its side in a ditch. Injuries to the man, alone in the four-door pick-up truck just west of Fowler Grocery on NC 904, did not appear life threatening. Nakina Fire/Rescue crews were backed up by the Tabor…
Read MoreOran Hugie Long: Loris
1943 – 201 Oran Hugie Long of Loris passed away Tuesday, May 16 at Conway Manor. He was 73. Born Nov. 8, 1943 in Loris, he was the son of the late Hugie Oree Long and the late Mary Grace Rowell Dowling Long. Mr. Long served his country in the United States…
Read MoreCan’t hear me now? Verizon wants to know
By DEUCE NIVEN Verizon cell phone customers who have experienced reception issues since Hurricane Matthew blew through the region last October should tell the provider, Columbus County Commissioner Trent Burroughs says he’s been told. County leaders and residents have been asking Verizon for answers for months, Burroughs said, without any satisfactory response. County Manager Bill…
Read MoreDorothy Buffkin: Nichols
1936 – 2017 Dorothy Buffkin of Nichols age 81 died Wednesday May 17, in her home surrounded by family. She was 81. Born in Horry County, she was the daughter of Dalton Graham and Letha Todd. She was the widow of Alton Buffkin. She is survived by two sons, Tony Buffkin of…
Read MoreNC motorcyclist dies in Horry crash
A motorcycle rider died after slamming into a SUV that pulled from a driveway on SC 9 in Longs Tuesday afternoon, Corp. Sonny Collins of the South Carolina Highway Patrol said. Mario Douglas, 31, of Fayetteville was identified as the driver of the Kawasaki motorcycle by Horry County Deputy Coroner Michelle McSpadden. Douglas was travelling…
Read MoreGuilty pleas, consent decree in animal cases
By DEUCE NIVEN Guilty pleas were entered in a criminal animal abandonment case involving two Tabor City women Tuesday, while a civil complaint related to an animal cruelty case was also resolved, Columbus County Animal Control Director Joey Prince said. Casey Duncan Gore, 36 and her spouse Morgan Blaire Gore, 24, accepted deferred prosecution plea…
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