Murder in Green Acres poolroom
By DEUCE NIVEN A single gunshot to the head apparently killed a local man inside a poolroom in the Green Acres subdivision, Columbus County Assistant Coroner William Hannah said Tuesday. Columbus County Sheriff’s deputies responding to a report of a person shot at 661 Pine Circle Drive discovered the body about 12:30 a.m.…
Read MoreDerek Laverne Bass: Loris
1989 – 2016 Derek Leverne Bass, of Loris passed away Monday, June 20, in the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, Georgia. He was 26. Born July 19, 1989 in Horry County, he was the son of Marvin Laverne Bass of Tabor City and Bonnie Thompkins Guyton of Bladenboro. In addition to his…
Read MoreEdith Boyd Buffkin: Green Sea
1940 – 2016 Edith Boyd Buffkin of Green Sea died Sunday, June 19, in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. She was 76. Born in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Willie and Eva Norris Boyd. She was the widow of Cleo Braxton Buffkin. She is survived by…
Read MoreHowell Elmer Caines: Tabor City
1928 – 2016 Howell Elmer Caines of Tabor City died Friday, June 17 in McLeod Loris hospital. Born Nov. 4, 1928 in Horry County, he was the son of the late Zenus D. and Zemma Fowler Caines. He was a graduate of Tabor City High School and East Carolina University, a lifetime public…
Read MoreCrash, fire delays start of busy weekend traffic
What appeared to be a relatively minor rear-ender crash on NC 410 approaching U.S. 701 in Tabor City turned fiery with the engine of the rear car erupting in flames about 1 p.m. Friday. Occupants of both cars were out, and said they were OK as Tabor City Police Department and Fire Department…
Read MoreMargaret Harrelson Rabon Byrd: Rockingham
1931 – 2016 Margaret Harrelson Rabon Byrd of Rockingham, passed away Friday, June 10 at Pruitt Health in Rockingham following an illness. She was 85. Born on April 30, 1931 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Olin Cleveland Harrelson and the late Luddie Bertha Suggs Harrelson. Mrs. Byrd was…
Read MoreJames David Anderson Sr.: Loris
1928 – 2016 James David “Jim” Anderson, Sr., of Loris passed away Sunday, June 12 at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center following an illness. He was 87. Born on Oct. 8, 1928 in Loris, he was the son of the late Herbert H. Anderson and the late Lutie Booth Anderson. Mr. Anderson…
Read MoreNorris Gore Hunt: Tabor City
1944 – 2016 Norris Gore Hunt of Tabor City passed away on June 15. She was 71. She was the loving wife of Gilbert Harrison Hunt, mother of Jacqueline Norris (Glenn Richard Vose) Vose, Christine Elizabeth McDonald, and Jude Justin (Dreama Dowden) Hunt; three beloved grandchildren, Jordan Dean Hunt, Justin Drew Hunt and…
Read MoreDistrict Dixie softball tourney starts Thurs. in TC
Dixie Girls Softball Region IX tournament action returns to Tabor City this week, local league president Melissa Sykes. Action begins Thursday, June 16, with 22 teams in five divisions in action at the Tabor City Sports Complex. Dixie Girls age brackets are Sweetees (age 5-6), Darlings (7-8), Angels (9-10), Ponytails (11-12), and…
Read MoreBariccaded man surrenders to police
By DEUCE NIVEN A wanted man considered armed and dangerous barricaded himself inside a Justin Lane home on Thursday, prompting a standoff with law officers that eventually ended with his arrest on numerous felony charges, the Horry County Police Department disclosed Monday. Vincent Gerald Bellamy, 28, was wanted on charges stemming from a…
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