Search over for missing MB, TC man
By DEUCE NIVEN UPDATE: Dan Gore has been found, Lt. Raul Denis said about two hours after the man with Tabor City and Myrtle Beach ties was announced as missing. Gore was found safe and sound, Lt. Denis said. No further details were provided. Look for updates here, and in the next…
Read MoreWade Pierce: Whiteville
1942 – 2017 Wade Pierce of Whiteville, formerly of Wilmington, died Sunday, Jan. 8, in Shoreland Health Care Center. He was 74. Born Dec. 18, 1942 in New Hanover County, he was the son of the late John Oscar Pierce and Lula Margaret Gore Pierce. He was also predeceased by his sister, Barbara…
Read MoreJeanne Pinner Hood: Rock Hill
1930 – 2017 Jeanne Pinner Hood of Rock Hill passed away on Sunday, Jan. 8, at Harbor Chase Memory Care, Rock Hill. She was 86. Born in Mt. Olive, Mrs. Hood was a daughter of the late Charles Harlan Pinner and the late Wilma West Pinner. She graduated from Mars Hill Junior College and then…
Read MoreSteven Earl Hinson: Clarendon
1963 – 2017 Steven Earl Hinson of Clarendon died Sunday, Jan. 8, in the Columbus Regional Healthcare Center, Whiteville. He was 53. Born March 12, 1963 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Earl and Ruth Duncan Hinson. He is survived by his half brother, Robert Hinson of…
Read MoreBrrrr
Temperatures dipped a bit below projections in the Tabor-Loris Community overnight Sunday into Monday, with the First Bank thermometer in Tabor City showing 15 degrees before dawn. In the Carolinas, the old joke goes, if you don’t like the weather, just wait a bit. Forecasts call for highs of about 40 today, well…
Read MoreFrigid temps prompt school delays for Monday
Temperature forecasts into the teens Sunday night have prompted a two-hour delay in school openings Monday for the Columbus County and Whiteville City school systems. Spokesmen for both systems said the decisions were made in an abundance of caution. A decision on possible delays for the Horry County Schools is expected by…
Read MoreJohn Donnie Cox, Sr.: Tabor City
1923 – 2017 John “Don” Donnie Cox, Sr. of Tabor City passed away Friday, Jan. 6, at his home. He was 93. Mr. Cox was born April 4, 1923 in Tabor City, a son of the late John Graddie and Mary Caroline Gore Cox. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy where…
Read MoreSexual battery charged, Sheriff seeks other victims
By DEUCE NIVEN A Clarendon man arrested on assault and sexual battery charges Friday may have acted in more than the four instances in which he was charged, prompting a plea to the public for help. Alvin Eulice Leggett,47, was arrested at a medical clinic in Cerro Gordo where he was being treated,…
Read MoreState Rep. Brenden Jones sworn
Brenden Jones, left, of Tabor City was formally sworn to the North Carolina House of Representatives during a ceremony Thursday morning in the Columbus County Courthouse. Associate NC Supreme Court Justice Paul M. Newby administered the oath, with Jones’ wife Angela and daughters Savannah Grace and Ella holding the Bible. (Joyce Graham, TLT)
Read MoreWilliam Carlyle Prince: Tabor City
1939 – 2016 William Carlyle Prince of Tabor City died Thursday, Jan. 5, in the Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. He was 77. Born Sept. 2, 1939 in Horry County, he was the son of the late Joseph Carl and Cora Lee Harrelson Prince. He is survived by his wife,…
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