UPDATE: CC Schools will be closed Feb. 20, no remote learning
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com UPDATE Columbus County Schools will be closed Thursday, Feb. 20, the district announced in a correction to its automated notification system Wednesday afternoon. That correction came nearly an hour after the notification at about 4:45 p.m. that the district’s remote learning plan would be in place Thursday. Original post Dismissed at…
Read MoreChamber honors Mincey, Lovette
Story & Photos By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Erin Mincey was honored as Outstanding Citizen of the Year and Charity Lovette was named Volunteer of the Year during the 79th annual banquet of the Greater Tabor City Chamber of Commerce Tuesday. Town Manager Josh Ward was the evenings featured speaker at The Todd House Wedding &…
Read MoreWeather worry impacts Columbus schools, sports
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A winter weather advisory that includes a broad region of southeastern North Carolina and northeastern South Carolina has prompted early dismissal for the Columbus County Schools on Wednesday, cancellation of after-school activities including the Waccamaw 1A/2A basketball conference playoffs. County schools will release students at noon Wednesday, a district announcement said,…
Read MoreCrystal Gail Chestnut Ward: Loris
1977 – 2025 Crystal Gail Chestnut Ward of Loris passed away on Monday, Feb. 10, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was 47. Born Feb. 18, 1977, in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Homer Tyson Chestnut and the late Betty Ann Stevens Chestnut. Survivors include her loving children, Haley Renee…
Read MoreDonald Ray Martin: Loris
1946 – 2025 Donald Ray Martin of Loris passed away on Feb. 15 He was 78. A proud US Army Vietnam veteran, Ray was a lineman. He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Lyndia Martin; his parents, Fernie and Mary Martin; and siblings Norma, Flossie, Pat, and Randy. Funeral services were…
Read MoreBillie Jean Worrell Suggs: Tabor City
1945 – 2025 Billie Jean Worrell Suggs of Tabor City died Thursday, Feb. 13, in Shoreland Health Care, Whiteville. She was 79. Born Nov. 7, 1945 in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Thomas M. Worrell and Dorothy Lucille Smith Worrell. She is survived by her husband, Robert Edward Suggs of the…
Read MoreBernice Grimsley Ray: Ash
1935 – 2025 Bernice Grimsley Ray of Ash died Wednesday, Feb. 12, in Brunswick Health & Rehab, in Ash. She was 90. Born Sept. 2, 1935, she was the daughter of the late William Alton Grimsley and Lillie Fipps Grimsley. She is survived by three daughters, Shelia Roberts of Tabor City Diane Fowler (Vernie), and…
Read MoreLucille Cliff: Loris
1926 – 2025 Lucille Cliff of Loris passed away on Feb. 12. She was 98. She was predeceased by her mother Thelma Ganous, her father Pink Ganous, and her husband Rudolph Cliff Sr. She leaves behind her son, Rudolph “Rudy” Cliff Jr.; a daughter, Suzanne Cliff Allen; six grandchildren; several great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren;…
Read MoreDistrict 1 water line rupture prompts boil water advisory, quality issues
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A boil water advisory has been issued for Columbus County Water and Sewer District I water customers in an area east of Tabor City, a Feb. 11 news release from the county’s Public Utilities department. Customers from 17 Kenny Jordan Road to 22430 Peacock Road and all water customers on Woodview…
Read MoreDavid Robert Harless: Chadbourn
1944 – 2025 David Robert “Bobby” Harless of Chadbourn, age 80, died Monday, Feb. 10, in Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. He was 80. Born Feb. 21, 1944 in Gallagher, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Chalmer Harless and Edith Cunningham Harless. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and a…
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