Guitly plea in Ridgeland Acres double murder
By DEUCE NIVEN A guilty plea in a five-year-old murder case will send a Tabor City man to prison for up to 20 years, District Attorney Jon David announced Wednesday. Dryan Escabedo Vereen, 26, entered the guilty plea before Resident Superior Court Judge Doug Sasser in Whiteville on Wednesday, admitting his role in…
Read MoreRobert Eugene Hardee: Myrtle Beach
1934 – 2015 Robert Eugene Hardee of Myrtle Beach passed away Monday, Nov. 30 at MUSC in Charleston. He was 81. Mr. Hardee was born on July 26, 1934 in Loris, son of the late Preston Devon Hardee and the late Bessie Mae Springs Hardee. He served his country with courage and honor…
Read MoreUdell McLamb Cribb: Chadbourn
1937 – 2015 Udell McLamb Cribb of Chadbourn died Tuesday, Dec. 1, in McLeod Loris hospital. She was 78. Born Aug. 1, 1937 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Homer Love McLamb and Minnie Magnolia McLamb. She is survived by three daughters, Gwen Dell Carroll of Chadbourn, Kim…
Read MoreVoters’ day: Runoff likely in Loris Mayoral race, Grayam’s out
Voting is over A run-off between Michael Suggs and Henry Nichols appears likely following one of the most active municipal elections in Loris in recent memory Tuesday. Incumbent city council member Joan Gause appeared to keep her seat, while fellow council member Thessalonia Graham lost in the unofficial counting. City Fire Chief Jerry…
Read MoreJoseph Wayne Todd: Tabor City
1945 – 2015 Joseph Wayne Todd of Tabor City passed away Saturday, Nov. 28 at Cape Fear Hospice in Whiteville. He was 70. Mr. Todd was born in Tabor City, a son of the late Grover and Clyde Todd. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army and retired from Penn Ventilator where…
Read MoreWilliam E. “Gene” Carter: Raeford
1939 – 2015 William E. “Gene” Carter of Raeford died Friday, Nov. 27, in FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. He was 76. Mr. Carter was born in Hoke County on Oct. 28, 1939, to the late Robert Lee Carter and Mary Cashion Carter. He was preceded in death by his siblings, Bobby…
Read MoreDoris Wright Coker: Tabor City
1935 – 2015 Doris Wright Coker of Tabor City died Saturday, Nov. 28, in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. She was 80. Born in Columbus County, she was the daughter of late Austin L. and Catherine Battle Wright. She is survived by her husband, Bobby C. Coker of Tabor City;…
Read MoreBonnie Roe Cox: Loris
Ms. Bonnie Roe Cox of Loris died Saturday in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter in Whiteville. She was 79. Born in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Dewey Belton and Luttie Small Cox. She is survived by two sisters, Ronnie Gail Cox of Loris and Lucille C. Fowler…
Read MoreBetty Garrett Stevens: Loris
1951 – 2015 Betty Garrett Stevens of Loris passed away Friday, Nov. 20 at her home following an illness. She was 64. Born on Jan. 27, 1951 in Wilmington, she was the daughter of the late Alton Garrett and the late Vivian Nealy Garrett. Mrs. Stevens had an associate’s…
Read MoreMary Small Williamson: Tabor City
1942 – 2015 Mary Small Williamson of Tabor City died Wednesday, Nov. 25 in the Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter in Whiteville. She was 73. Born Jan. 20, 1942 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Alton C. Small and Lillie Mae Etheridge Small. Mrs. Williamson was a…
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