Letha McDowell Smith Saber: Tabor City
1912 – 2016 Letha McDowell Smith Saber of Tabor City died Monday, Aug. 29 in her home. She was 103. Born Dec. 30, 1912 in Dillon County, she was the daughter of the late Monroe McDowell and Ella Belle Alford McDowell. She is survived by two sons, Cecil Smith of Clarendon, Carlisle…
Read MoreSheriff seeks help finding fugitive
By DEUCE NIVEN Law enforcement is asking for help from the public in locating an accused thief. Columbus County Sheriff’s Office deputies have been looking, but so far unable to locate Mhalik Jhamal Graham, 18, whose last known address was 705 South Franklin Street, sheriff’s spokeswoman Michelle Tatum said Friday. Warrants charge…
Read MoreRosie Mincey Hardee Barnhill: Loris
1935 – 2016 Rosie Mincey Hardee Barnhill of Loris passed away Tuesday, Aug. 23, at McLeod Loris hospital following an illness. She was 81. Born on July 5, 1935 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Fletcher Marion Mincey and the late Mary Frances Norris Mincey. Mrs. Barnhill was a homemaker…
Read MoreTwo hurt in Clarendon wreck
Story & Photo By DEUCE NIVEN Two people were hurt in a head-on wreck on Clarendon-Chadbourn Road in the Clarendon area Friday morningl. Ambulances from Tabor City and Chadbourn transported two with apparently serious injuries to area hospitals. Roseland Fire members were helping to clear the roadway as a Trooper conducted the…
Read MoreJoey Robert Floyd: Loris
1953 – 2016 Joey Robert Floyd of Loris, passed away on Monday, Aug. 22 at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center following an illness. He was 62. Born on Dec. 8, 1953 in Loris, he was the son of the late Grover Robert Floyd and the late Gracie Lee Gore Floyd. Mr. Floyd…
Read MorePeter Walter Perog: Little River
1938 – 2016 Peter Walter Perog of Little River died peacefully in his sleep from a short-term illness surrounded by his children on Monday, Aug. 22. He was 78. Mr. Perog was born in Yonkers, New York on April 15, 1938, son of the late Walter Julius and Olga Bybel Perog. He served…
Read More‘Case of cat hoarding’ strains shelter resources
By DEUCE NIVEN A “case of cat hoarding” has Columbus County Animal Control officers struggling to find space and supplies for an estimated 100 cats at the home of a county woman, Director Joey Prince said Wednesday. Prince has issued an appeal for help, asking for rescue groups and others to take in…
Read MoreKatalin Rabi Hajba: Loris
1931 – 2016 Katalin Rabi Hajba of Loris passed away on Friday, Aug. 19, at her home following an illness. She was 84. Mrs. Hajba was born on December 10, 1931 in Mosonmagyarovar, Hungary, daughter of the late Mr. Joszef Rabi and the late Mrs. Elizabeth Schwartz Rabi. Mrs. Hajba was a homemaker…
Read MoreBoyd “Paul” Prince: Ash
1938 – 2016 Boyd “Paul” Prince of Ash, a Longs native, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Aug. 18, after a courageous fight with an extended illness. Born to the late Gordon and Annie Belle Prince on July 10, 1938, he became the fourth child of a loving and…
Read MorePanicked pup sets trench rescue in motion
Story & Photo By DEUCE NIVEN A lengthy trench operation that ended with the successful rescue of a Loris area teen might have had a much different outcome if not a “mutt” of a dog, family members said. Jarad Johnson, 17, was pulled from a deep hole on family property off of Red…
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