UPDATE: Debs win in round 2, too
Sunday afternoon Columbus County Dixie Debs claimed an 8-6 win over South Carolina in the second round of the Dixie Softball World Series in Alexandria, Louisiana Sunday afternoon. A highlight for the Debs was Ariel Sykes’ over the fence home-run, her first ever. Third round action for the N.C. Debs continues at…
Read MoreStandoff ends near state line bar
By DEUCE NIVEN A quiet standoff behind Sambo’s, a state line bar, was resolved with a man in the custody of the Horry County Police Department shortly after 9 p.m. Friday. Witnesses said police were there to arrest the young man earlier in the evening, around 6 p.m., and that he sought refuge…
Read MoreJohn William “Billy” Benoche: Green Sea
1934 – 2016 John William “Billy” Benoche of Green Sea died Thursday, July 28, in his home. He was 81. Born August 26, 1934 in Fayetteville, he was the son of the late John H. and Geneva Russell Benoche. He is survived by his wife, Ann Marie Benoche of Green Sea; a…
Read MoreGrant will fuel rail improvements
By DEUCE NIVEN Significant improvements to rail lines in Columbus County and two adjacent South Carolina counties are coming through a $9.7 million grant from the U.S. Transportation Department. U.S. Sen. Tom Rice, a Republican whose 7th Congressional District includes Horry County, South Carolina announced the grant award, which will improve track between…
Read MoreDixie Girls are La. bound
South Columbus Dixie Softball Angels X-Play and Columbus County Dixie Softball Debs, both representing North Carolina after state tournament wins earlier this month, left Tabor City Thursday morning for Alexandria, Louisiana and the Dixie Softball World Series. Both teams begin play in double-elimination tournaments starting Saturday, with hopes of playing through he finals…
Read MoreFormer TCPD Chief Roy Norris dies
By DEUCE NIVEN Roy Norris, a Columbus County law enforcement veteran of 33 years who served three years as Chief of the Tabor City Police Department, died Wednesday morning at his Iron Hill area home. He was 62. Norris retired from the Tabor City Police Department in 2007, returning to the Columbus County…
Read MoreRoy Norris: Tabor City
1953 – 2016 Roy Norris died Wednesday July 27, in his residence. He was 62. Born Nov. 6, 1953 in Horry County, he was the son of the late Shelton Norris and Moulcie Cribb Norris. He is survived by his wife, Pat K. Norris of Tabor City; a son, Quentin Norris of…
Read MoreGunshot victim taken to EMS station
By DEUCE NIVEN UPDATED: A man shot in the back was brought to the Tabor City Emergency Services (TCEmS) building Tuesday. Justin Boyd Williamson, 28, of Tabor City suffered serious injuries, and was transferred by helicopter to Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach after a Fair Bluff Fire/Rescue crew rushed him…
Read MoreArthur M. Godwin: Clarendon
1936 – 2016 Arthur Milton Godwin Jr. of Clarendon died Tuesday, July 26 in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. He was 79. Born Oct. 26, 1936 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Arthur Milton Godwin, Sr. and Helen Duncan Godwin and the widower of Meriam Soles Godwin.…
Read MoreMarie G. Sellers: Whiteville
1940 – 2016 Marie G. Sellers of Whiteville died Saturday, July 23, in McLeod Loris hospital. She was 75. Born July 27, 1940 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late James Godwin and Lillie Fowler Godwin and the widow of John Kelly Sellers Jr. She is survived by two…
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