Leroy “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…
Read MoreTed Brigman: Loris
1929 – 2017 Ted Brigman of Loris, died Wednesday, Feb. 8 in his home. He was 87. Born in Nicholls, Georgia, he was the son the late George Brigman and Ida Jane Turbeville Brigman. He was a Veteran of the of the U.S. Army. He is survived by one daughter,…
Read MoreReece Coats: Loris
1939 – 2017 Reece Coats of Loris, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 5, at his home. He was 77. Mr. Coats was born on March 6, 1939 in Loris, a son of the late Phillip Braxton Coats and the late Maggie Louise Johnson Coats Jordan. Mr. Coats owned and operated…
Read MoreRonald Delane Cribb: Chadbourn
1949 – 2017 Ronald Delane Cribb of Chadbourn died Sunday, Feb. 5, in his home. He was 67. Born in Columbus County he was the son of the late William Ray Cribb and Sessie Cartrette Cribb. He is survived by two daughters, Katrina Lou Walker of Whiteville, Karen Lou Cribb…
Read MoreFish were biting…
…at least before a two-car crash on Ten Mile Road, just off of U.S. 701 in Tabor City Monday morning, fishermen on both sides of the roadway said. Two men with what appeared to be minor injuries were taken by Tabor City Emergency Services ambulance to McLeod Loris hospital. (Deuce Niven, TLT)
Read MoreLee Odell Manning: Tabor City
1919 – 2017 Lee Odell Manning of Tabor City died Wednesday, Feb. 1, in McLeod Loris hospital, Loris. He was 97. He was preceded in death by his wife, Minnie Hardison Manning; four brothers, Guy Manning, Lester Manning, Sammy Manning, and Otha Manning; one sister, Mary Beard. He was a Veteran of…
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