Community youth outreach meeting Feb. 23
By JOYCE GRAHAM A follow-up meeting to a recent gathering of community leaders addressing issues of gangs and drugs is planned for Thursday, Feb. 23, in Loris. Scheduled for 6 p.m., the meeting will take place in the Public Safety Building in Loris. A guest speaker is expected to discuss gang awareness…
Read MoreDonnie Bell Norris: Tabor City
1931 – 2017 Donnie Bell Norris of Tabor City died Wednesday, Feb. 15, in McLeod Loris hospital. She was 85. Born Aug. 30, 1931 in Tabor City, she was the daughter of the late Lewis E. and Dollie Nealy Norris. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by four sisters: Gly…
Read MorePost Office robber takes cash, money orders, machine
By DEUCE NIVEN Cash, money orders and a check writing machine were taken during an armed robbery at the U.S. Post Office in Clarendon Wednesday. A lone man wearing a ski mask walked into the Post Office on Ten Mile Road about 11:30 a.m. and “displayed a handgun” pointing at the lone clerk…
Read MoreMissing teens sought
Two Whiteville area teens are missing, and the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help from the public in locating them. A news release on the case was issued after 6 p.m. Tuesday. It says: On Monday, February 13, 2017, at around 3:15pm, William Indiana Jones and James Dean Jones were…
Read MoreIla V. Fipps: Tabor City
1934 – 2017 Ila V. Fipps of Tabor City died Tuesday, Feb. 14, in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and Life Care Center, Whiteville. She was 83. Born Jan. 20, 1934 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Numpy A. and Sessie Magnolia Fowler Fipps. She is survived by three…
Read MoreLeroy “Coach” Ward: Nakina
1941 – 2017 Leroy “Coach” Ward of Nakina died Friday, Feb. 10. He was 75. Born Aug. 19, 1941 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Lee Ward and Mary Beck Ward. Leroy was a graduate of East Carolina University with BS, MS and EdS degrees. After graduating…
Read MoreShirley Allen George Martin: Loris
1934 – 2017 Shirley Allen George Martin of Loris, age 82, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 11 at Compass Health Care in Conway. She was 82. Mrs. Martin was born on Nov. 21, 1934 in Whiteville, a daughter of the late Dewey Jessie Allen and the late Rosalie Simmons Allen. Shirley was a…
Read MoreFrances Long Jolly: Mt. Olive Community
1933 – 2017 Frances Long Jolly of the Mt. Olive Community in Horry County died Sunday, Feb. 12, at Loris McLeod hospital after a brief illness. She was 84. She was the widow of the late Cheffo Jolly. Mrs. Jolly was a long time member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church where she was…
Read MoreLarry Earl Ward: Ash
1958 – 2017 Larry Earl Ward of Ash died Sunday, Feb. 12, in the SECU Hospice House of Brunswick, Bolivia. He was 58. Born Nov. 17, 1958 in Brunswick County, he was the son of the late Ralph and Doris Smith Ward. He is survived by one son, Jarrett Adam Ward of…
Read MoreBlaze claims downtown building
Story & Photos By DEUCE NIVEN “Fire was coming from everywhere” inside a West 5th Street building in the heart of Tabor City’s downtown business district as the first fire crews arrived about 3:30 a.m. Saturday, Fire Chief Jerry Hodges said. By the time the fire was contained, about 90-minutes later, firefighters from…
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