Yam Fest is off to a sweet start for students
By DEUCE NIVEN Hurricane Matthew changed lives with its visit two weeks ago, but folks in Columbus, Horry and surrounding counties carry on in the face of all types of adversity. This year’s North Carolina Yam Festival at Tabor City enjoys its biggest day tomorrow, but students from Tabor City Elementary School and…
Read MoreEthel Carol Rhodes Armakovitch: Tabor City
1937 – 2016 Ethel Carol Rhodes Armakovitch of Tabor City passed away Tuesday, Oct. 18 at Liberty Commons Nursing Center in Whiteville. She was 79. Ms. Armakovitch was born on March 10, 1937 in Whiteville, a daughter of the late Ernest McNeil Rhodes and the late Myrtle Belle Ward Rhodes. Survivors include…
Read MoreClifford Horry Mishoe: Loris
1924 – 2016 Clifford Horry Mishoe of Loris, age 91, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 11 at Conway Medical Center following an illness. He was 91. Born Oct. 14, 1924 in Loris, he was the son of the late Pert Mishoe and the late Mattie Smith Mishoe. Mr. Mishoe served his country with…
Read MoreTimothy Aves Coleman: Tabor City
1971 – 2016 Timothy Aves Coleman of Tabor City died Thursday, Oct. 20. He was 45. Born July 19, 1971 in Horry County, he was the son of Donald D. Coleman of Lexington and Shirley Ann Strickland Suggs of Tabor City. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife,…
Read MoreBroken water main has big impact on Whiteville
By DEUCE NIVEN A water main break on one of Whiteville’s main lines Thursday afternoon has prompted a city-wide boil water notice, an urgent request for water conservation, early dismissal of city schools, and cancellation of surgeries at Columbus Regional Healthcare. A contractor bored through a 12-inch water main on Warrior Trail at…
Read MoreFiber cut impacts 911, cell phone service
By DEUCE NIVEN A fiber-optic line has been cut by a “third party construction crew” impacting 911 and Verizon wireless services in Columbus County, a CenturyLink spokeswoman said Thursday evening. “In the event of an emergency, Verizon customers should use a landline or go to the nearest police or fire station, the representative…
Read MoreUPDATE: SBI joins probe after missing man’s body found in Lake Tabor
UPDATE: Friday By DEUCE NIVEN Investigators are exhausting every effort to determine what caused the death of a local business owner whose body was recovered in Lake Tabor Thursday morning, Capt. Greg Sibbett of the Tabor City Police Department said. Agents of the State Bureau of Investigation joined the investigation soon after the…
Read MoreRoad repairs in Columbus could take a year
By DEUCE NIVEN Word that U.S. 74 was open again at the Columbus and Robeson county border was a bright beginning in what will be a slow process rebuilding roads damaged by Hurricane Matthew, NC Department of Transportation District Engineer Drew Cox said Tuesday. Transportation officials have created a new traffic pattern on…
Read MoreVerbee Cribb Cartrette: Whiteville
1932 – 2016 Verbee Cribb Cartrette of Whiteville died Friday, Oct. 14. at home surrounded by her loving family. She was 84. She was born April 23, 1932 in Columbus County, a daughter of the late Dow and Vernie Duncan Cribb. Survivors include her daughters, Margie Carol McLeod of Green Sea and…
Read MoreSusan Marie Barnes Arnette: Smsithfield, Virginia
1930 – 2016 Susan Marie Barnes Arnette of Smsithfield, Virginia 86, passed away Friday. Oct. 14. She was 86. Born in Columbus, North Carolina, Marie was the daughter of the late Jenavy Cooper and Lossie C. Barnes. She had lived in the area for 16 years, coming here to be close to…
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