Arson, attempted murder charged
By DEUCE NIVEN An apparently long-simmering dispute ignited with an intentionally set fire east of town early Thursday, a neighbor charged with arson and four counts of attempted murder. Telesha Breoni Bellamy, 21, of the 5000 block of Swamp Fox Hwy East, was arrested just hours after the 6:25 a.m. fire was extinguished…
Read MoreJoan Ann Sheehan Baczkowski: Loris
1955 – 2016 Joan Ann Sheehan Baczkowski of Loris passed away Wednesday, April 20, at McLeod Loris hospital following a sudden illness. She was 60. Born on September 14, 1955 in Bristol, England, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Sheehan and the late Doreen Pinner Sheehan. Survivors include her husband,…
Read MoreRobert “Bob” Meares: Evergreen
1945 – 2016 Robert “Bob” Meares of Evergreen died Wednesday, April 20 in New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington. He was 70. Born Sept. 22, 1945 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Marion Taft Meares and Allie Ward Meares and the widower of Geraldine Fowler Meares. He is…
Read MoreGuy C. Williams: Loris
1935 – 2016 Guy C. Williams of Loris passed away Tuesday, April 19. He was 80. Born June 4, 1935 in Spring Hope, he was the son of the late Guy Harvey Williams and the late Eula Winstead Williams. Mr. Williams was a veteran of the United States Air Force and a…
Read MoreRecolla Heniford Stevens: Loris
April 4, 1952 – April 19, 2016 Recolla Heniford Stevens of Loris passed away Tuesday, April 19 at her residence. She was 64. She was the daughter of the late Pearl Heniford and the late Frances Fowler Heniford. Recolla is survived by her husband Dale and her brother Harold. Funeral services…
Read MoreLeroy Edward Bell: Loris
1948 – 2016 Leroy Edward Bell of the Gurley section of Horry County died Monday, April 18 at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center following an illness. He was 67. Mr. Bell was born in Conway, a son of the late Roy and Mary Vallie Suggs Bell. Mr. Bell was predeceased by a…
Read MoreDenise Stephens Spivey: Tabor City
1967 – 2016 Denise Stephens Spivey of Tabor City died Monday, April 18,, in her residence. She was 48. Born Sept. 19, 1967 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of Bernice Long Bell and the late Dennis Eugene Stephens. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, Randy…
Read MoreSally Doretha Anderson Cox: Clarendon
1919 – 2016 Sally Doretha Anderson Cox of Clarendon died Monday, April 18 at Premier Living, Lake Waccamaw. She was 96. She was the daughter of the late Willie Thomas Anderson and Bessie Oletha Jacobs Anderson and was preceded in death by a son, Charles M. Cox of Jacksonville, Florida. Mrs. Cox was a member…
Read MoreWreck at busy intersection injures two
Story & Photo By DEUCE NIVEN A mid-morning wreck at Tabor City’s busiest intersection sent a man and woman from separate vehicles to the hospital Monday. Neither of those hurt appeared to have life threatening injuries, though the man was immobilized on a spine board for his ambulance trip to McLeod Loris hospital,…
Read MoreVelma Gause Cox: Loris
1922 – 2016 Velma Gause Cox of Loris went to her Heavenly Home on Sunday morning, April 17. She was 94. Mrs. Cox was born in Horry County a daughter of the late William Davis Gause and the late Eva Floyd Gause. She was a member of Beulah Baptist Church where she…
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