Water line repairs prompt boil water advisory, possible quality issues
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A boil water advisory has been issued for Columbus County Water and Sewer District V water customers in an area east of Tabor City, a Jan. 30 news release from the county’s Public Utilities department. Customers from 8699 Swamp Fox Highway East to 9719 Swamp Fox Highway East, and Clemmons Drive…
Read MoreErvin William Wade, Jr.: Loris
1946 – 2025 Ervin William Wade, Jr. of Loris passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 28, at McLeod Loris hospital. He was 78. Born July 16, 1946, in Conway, he was the son of the late Ervin William Wade, Sr. and the late Idell Piver Wade. Mr. Wade was a devout Christian and a longtime member…
Read MoreWilliam Harold Young, Sr.: Loris
1940 – 2025 William “Bill” Harold Young, Sr., of Loris age 80, passed away on Monday, Jan. 27, at McLeod Loris hospital. He was 80. Born May 12, 1940, in Worcester, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late John Preston Young, Sr. and the late Anne Theresa Prohovich Young. Mr. Young was the retired…
Read MoreThomas Wayne Spivey: Cibolo, Tex.
1941 – 2025 Thomas Wayne Spivey (TSgt, USAF Ret.) of Cibolo, Texas, passed away on Jan. 26 at home, surrounded by his family, after a long battle with cancer. He was 83. Tom was born on Aug. 6, 1941, to Carvin and Blanchie Spivey in Tabor City. Tom enlisted in the United States Air Force…
Read MoreJoan Mills Graham: Loris
1944 – 2025 Joan Mills Graham passed away on Jan. 23 at her residence in Loris. She was 81. Born Jan. 12, 1944, in Laurens, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Alexander Mills and the late Ruth Lynch Mills. Mrs. Graham worked as an office manager for Dr. Barrett until her retirement and…
Read MorePaul Joseph Blouin: Whiteville
1951 – 2025 Paul Joseph Blouin of Whiteville died on Jan. 25 in his home. He was 73. Services will be held at a later date. Sign a guest register here.
Read MoreTexford Ray Watts: Tabor City
1957 – 2025 Texford Ray Watts of Tabor City died Monday Jan. 27, in his home. He was 67. Born in Lexington, he was the son of the late Sherwood and Effie Gray Watts. He is survived by one son, Danny R. Watts of Tabor City; a brother, Tony Cleveland Watts of Tabor City; four…
Read MoreMarietta McNeal Pierce: Hallsboro
1942 – 2025 Marietta McNeal Pierce of Hallsboro died Tuesday, Jan. 21, at Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. She was 82. A native of Savannah, Georgia, Pierce moved to New York City as a teen, and lived in Maryland for a time before she moved with her husband to his home town, Hallsboro, in 1983. She…
Read MoreSesley Gore Blanton: Loris
1956 – 2025 Sesley Gore Blanton of Loris died Sunday, Jan. 26, in McLeod Regional Hospital, Florence. She was 68. Born in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late B. C. and Louise Gore. She was the widow of Johnnie Blanton. She is survived by two daughters, Misty Blanton Jones (Chris) of Conway…
Read MoreWilliam Clyde James: Tabor City
1937 – 2025 William Clyde James of Tabor City died Monday, Jan. 27, in Loris Rehab and Nursing Center. He was 87. Born Aug. 22, 1937 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Buster James and Annie Lee Fowler James. He is survived by one son, Donald Earl James and wife Debbie…
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