Festival underway, see the Yam Bowl live tonight
Pageant queens crowned? Check. Yam Auction in the books, with more than $10,000 raised? Check Taste of Tabor tasty, and entertaining? Check. This year’s 30th anniversary North Carolina Yam Festival at Tabor City is well underway, with much of the best still to come. That includes the Yam Bowl at South…
Read MoreMan hurt when his car slams into Horry semi
Story & Photo By DEUCE NIVEN Family members said a Tabor City area man whose car slammed into the rear of an Horry County Public Works tractor-trailer rig hauling a full size backhoe was lucky to be alive. That man was clearly hurt, but conscious as he was pulled from the mangled wreckage…
Read MoreAntoinette “Toni” Harrold: Loris
1942 – 2015 Antoinette “Toni” Harrold of Loris passed away Monday, Oct. 19. She was 73 She was the wife of Carroll E. Harrold. Mrs. Harrold was born in Atlanta, Georgia, a daughter of the late Victor and Nell Gramigna. She raised Norfolk Terriers. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Harrold…
Read MoreJerome John Hake
Born in a farmhouse near Montrose, Missouri on the coldest day in the history of Henry County to Herman Henry Hake and Clara Kaumans Hake, who had five children: Harold, Jerome (“Jerry”), Maryan, David, and Arthur. He is survived by his son Bruce Anthony Hake of Union Bridge, Maryland; his wife Margaret Small…
Read MoreJimmy Strickland: Green Sea
Jimmy Strickland of the Carolina Community, Green Sea, died Sunday, Oct. 18, in his home. He was 76. Born in Horry County, he was the son of the late Juilus Strickland and Esther Fowler Strickland. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He is survived by his wife, Sharon A. Strickland;…
Read MoreJames “Jimmy” Tyler: Tabor City
James “Jimmy” Tyler of Tabor City died Saturday, Oct. 17, in his home. He was 69. Born in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Daniel Elisha Tyler and Mary Katherine Brewer Tyler. He is survived by his wife Margie Tyler of the home; a daughter and son, Rhonda Tyler…
Read MoreLD Porter: Tabor City
1933-2015 LD Porter of Tabor City passed away Thursday, Oct. 15 at Loris Hospital. He was 81. LD was born Dec. 8, 1933 in Tabor City to the late William Purvel Porter and Eva Mae Stephens Porter. He was a 1953 graduate of Tabor City High School and served in…
Read MoreLloyd Davis Bryant Sr.: North Myrtle Beach
1934 – 2015 Lloyd Davis Bryant Sr. of North Myrtle Beach age 81 died Monday, Oct. 12 in McLeod Seacoast hospital, Little River. He was 81. Born April 29, 1934 in Horry County, he was the son of the late James Harley Bryant and Neona Holt Bryant. In addition to…
Read MoreCindy Faulk: Loris
1961 – 2015 Cindy Faulk of Loris, age 53, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 6. She was 53. Mrs. Faulk was born in Loris, a daughter of the late Homer Coleman and Bonita Todd Chestnut. Mrs. Faulk was predeceased by one brother, Homer Legrand Chestnut. Survivors include her husband of 35…
Read MoreLaura James Spivey: Myrtle Beach
1963 – 2015 Laura James Spivey of Myrtle Beach passed away Wednesday, Oct. 7, at MUSC in Charleston, with her loving family by her side. She was 52. Mrs. Spivey was born on Aug. 5, 1963 in Loris. After graduating from Southeastern Community College, Mrs. Spivey worked as a nurse at McLeod Seacoast…
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