Public access closed to Fair Bluff
By DEUCE NIVEN Public access to the town of Fair Buff has been eliminated, with checkpoints established for all roads leading into the town, a news release from Columbus County government said. “Only emergency responders and local residents will be allowed past checkpoints,” the news release said. “Local residents need to be prepared…
Read MoreColumbus schools re-open at 10 a.m. Tuesday
By DEUCE NIVEN Columbus County Schools, closed all of last week and Monday of this week as a result of Hurricane Matthew, will re-open at 10 a.m. Tuesday, the school district just announced. School workers have been back on campus today, making things ready for students and staff. That includes clearing spoiled food…
Read MoreMatthew: Shelter relocates to Fair Bluff
By DEUCE NIVEN Some 90 men, women and children, already displaced by Hurricane Matthew, were relocated six miles west Sunday from West Columbus High School in Cerro Gordo to the gym at the Columbus Career & College Academy (CCCA) in Fair Bluff. That move sets the stage for classes to resume Tuesday throughout…
Read MoreMark Johnson Holmes: Loris
1964 – 2016 Mark Johnson Holmes of Loris passed away Tuesday, Oct. 11. He was 51. Born Nov. 24, 1964 in Loris, Mr. Holmes was a son of Myrtle Johnson Holmes and the late Ira Thomas Holmes. Survivors include his mother, Myrtle Holmes and her special friend, Lester Blanton of Loris; two…
Read MoreDanny Gale Chestnutt: Tabor City
1946 – 2016 Danny Gale Chestnutt of Tabor City went to be with his Lord on Sunday, Oct. 9. He was 70. He was born April 13, 1946 in Columbus County, a son of the late Ozie B. and Zula Mae Faulk Chestnutt. Danny was a lifetime farmer and logger, and…
Read MoreRupert Hickman: Loris
1938 – 2016 Rupert Hickman of Loris passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at McLeod Loris hospital following a sudden illness. He was 78. Mr. Hickman was born June 3, 1938 in Tabor City. He was the son of the late William Jesse Hickman and the late Letha Eugenia Stanley Hickman. Mr.…
Read MoreEulene Frances Fowler Blanton: Lexington, SC
1935 – 2016 Eulene Frances Fowler Blanton of Lexington, South Carolina died Friday, Oct. 7, in Lexington Medical Center. She was 81. Born in Columbus County, she was daughter of the late Seymour Fowler and Armenda Fipps Fowler. She was the widow of Harvey Paul Blanton. She is survived by one son, Terry…
Read MoreDoug Vaught: Loris
1969 – 2016 Doug Vaught of Loris passed away Tuesday, Oct. 4. He was 47. Mr. Vaught was a pharmacist, avid fisherman, hunter, and loved cooking. He was predeceased by his grandparents, Laddie and Lounell Vaught; and an uncle, Michael Vaught. Survivors include his mother, Linda V. Mills of Loris; one son, Logan…
Read MoreWrongly accused murder suspect released, another man charged
By DEUCE NIVEN A new suspect in the brutal murder of a Tabor City man in the street just blocks from his home last month was arrested late Tuesday, hours after one of the initial suspects was freed, charges dropped, Tabor City Police Chief Donald Dowless said. William Jerome Dixon, 33, of Bermuda…
Read MoreMaxine B. Jacobs: Loris
1946 – 2016 Maxine B. Jacobs of Loris passed away Monday, Oct. 3, at McLeod Loris hospital. She was 70. Mrs. Jacobs was born in Conway, a daughter of the late Grier Mack Brown and Hazel Katherine Woodbury Brown. Prior to her retirement, she was employed for more than 32 years with…
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