Fire claims Cherry Grove Baptist sanctuary
By DEUCE NIVEN Lightning may be to blame for fire that claimed the four-year-old sanctuary at Cherry Grove Baptist Church Friday evening, fire officials said. Firefighters from across Columbus County, Brunswick County and Horry County, South Carolina battled the blaze beginning at about 4:30 p.m., fire mostly contained before 10:30 p.m., Columbus County…
Read MoreClara Watts: Loris
1933 – 2016 Clara Watts of Loris passed away Wednesday, July 13. She was 83. Mrs. Watts was born in Tabor City, a daughter of the late Winslow McCoy and Amanda Carsettia Phipps. She loved to travel and especially loved Nashville. Mrs. Watts enjoyed caring for other people, reading, and eating fried fish. She…
Read MoreRuby Luizer Hinson: Clarendon
1933 – 2016 Ruby Luizer Hinson of Clarendon died Wednesday, July 13 in McLeod Loris hospital. She was 83. Born June 25, 1933 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late George Lacy Hinson and Mattie Mae Cribb Hinson and the widow of Jason Rudolph “Jake” Hinson. She is survived…
Read MoreIvey C. Duncan: Leland
1924 – 2016 Ivey C. Duncan of Leland died Monday, July 11 in the Lower Cape Fear Hospice and Life Care Center in Bolivia. He was 91. Born Aug. 24, 1924 in Socastee, he was the son of the late Luther Duncan and Hannah Stalvy Duncan and the widower of Helen Rymkiewicz Duncan.…
Read MorePETA offers $5K reward in case of dog tied to bridge
By DEUCE NIVEN With no leads in the case of a young dog found tied to a rural bridge early this month, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is offering a reward of up to $5,000 in the case. That reward is payable “for information leading to the arrest and conviction…
Read MoreRicky Dale Bass Turbeville: Green Sea
1967 – 2016 Ricky Dale Bass Turbeville of Green Sea died Thursday, July 7. He was 48. Born in Horry County, he was the son of the late George and Gracie Strickland Turbeville. He is survived by a daughter, Lucinda Kaye Turbeville of Dillon; a brother, Laverne Bass of Tabor City, and…
Read MoreSara Jordan Watts: Quinby
1924 – 2016 Sara Jordan Watts of Quinby, passed away on Tuesday, July 5. She was 92. Mrs. Watts was born in Florence, a daughter of the late Preston Chesley Jordan and Mary Purvis Jordan. She worked with Jack’s Soda Shop and was a homemaker. She loved her flowers and tending her garden.…
Read MoreHeroin, cocaine trafficking charged
By DEUCE NIVEN Drug trafficking charges face two men arrested near Tabor City Thursday afternoon, Columbus County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Michelle Tatum said Friday. Those arrests followed a six-month investigation by the sheriff’s Vice-Narcotics Unit into the distribution of cocaine and heroin in the southern region of Columbus County, including Tabor City, Nakina,…
Read MoreClarkson leads First Reliant’s Horry expansion
By DEUCE NIVEN Former Horry County State Bank CEO, a founder of the Loris based bank, has been named to head the expansion of a Florence based bank into Horry County. First Reliance Bank is moving to the Loris, Conway and North Myrtle Beach markets, with initial plans to open a loan production…
Read MoreSouth Columbus Angels advance to World Series
South Columbus Dixie Angels are the North Carolina Dixie Softball Angels X-Play champions following a decisive 12-0 victory in three innings over Duplin County in state tournament action in Brunswick County on Wednesday. They will join the Dixie Debs from Columbus County at the Dixie Softball World Series starting Friday, July 29, in…
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