Wilbur Wendell Cox: Loris
1938 – 2017 Wilbur Wendell Cox of Loris, age 78, passed away on Saturday, March 11, at McLeod Loris hospital. He was 78. He was born on Oct. 25, 1938 in Loris, a son of the late O.V. Cox, Sr. and the late Inez Mincey Cox. After graduating from Loris High School, Mr.…
Read MoreBarbara Kay Shaw Morris: Loris
1960 – 2017 Barbara Kay Shaw Morris of Loris passed away on Friday, March 10, at her home following an illness. She was 57. Mrs. Morris was born on March 1, 1960 in Portsmouth, Ohio, daughter of the late, Russell Eugene Shaw and the late, Emma Mae Howard Shaw. Survivors include her…
Read MoreLloyd Russell Tyler: Conway
1931 – 2017 Lloyd Russell Tyler of Conway passed away Sunday, March 12, at his home. He was 85. Mr. Tyler was born Dec. 1, 1931 in Loris, son of the late Giles Ivy Tyler and the late Ruth Priscilla DeBois Tyler. Mr. Tyler served his country with courage and honor during the…
Read MoreJimmy Lee King: Loris
1946 – 2017 Jimmy Lee King of Loris passed away on Thursday, March 9, at McLeod Loris hospital. He was 71. He was born on Jan. 27, 1946 in Conway, a son of the late Leon King and the late Lula Godwin King. Mr. King served his country with dignity, courage, and…
Read MoreUPDATE: Drug, probation round-up now nets 24
By DEUCE NIVEN Wednesday Three more suspects in a round-up of drug crime suspects and probation violators were taken into custody by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office during the overnight hours ending Wednesday morning, including one from Clarendon. That brings the total, including 21 reported Tuesday, to 24 taken into custody in the…
Read MoreFrankie Jean Lanier Bridgers: Chadbourn
1973 – 2017 Frankie Jean Lanier Bridgers of Chadbourn died Saturday, March 11. She was 43. She is survived by her mother, Barbara Phipps Lanier, and father, Waylen F. Lanier, both of Chadbourn; and one son, Austin Blake Oliver of Chadbourn. Visitation was planned from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 13,…
Read MoreIt’s snowing
Snow began falling heavily after daybreak on this “spring forward” Sunday in the Tabor-Loris Community, and fairly quickly began to stick to the ground and other surfaces. Gavin Niven and family dog Lucy took time to revel in the snowfall, which coated a storage building roof. With temperatures above freezing, and expected…
Read MoreUPDATE: Green Sea woman found safe
Sunday morning UPDATE: Donna Shelley has been located, safe and sound in western North Carolina, family members said Sunday morning. Shelley, 66, had been missing since about 8 a.m. Saturday, leaving worried family members with no idea where she had gone, concerned because she has medical issues that sometimes leaves her confused.…
Read MoreRetha June Stanley Nichols: Chadbourn
1921 – 2017 Retha June Stanley Nichols of Chadbourn, age 95, died Wednesday, March 8, 2017 in her home. She was 95. Born Aug. 4, 1921 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Henry Emerson and Vira Hinson Stanley and the widow of Kenneth Leroy Nichols. She is survived…
Read MoreDetectives seek other victims in multi-state construction fraud case
By DEUCE NIVEN A Lake Waccamaw man wanted in five states for construction fraud who is believed to have committed similar crimes in Columbus County has been jailed, with law enforcement looking for other potential victims locally, the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday. Eugene Daniel Golden, 49, of Waccamaw Shores Road in…
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