Janis Cannon Suggs: Loris
Janis Cannon Suggs of Loris passed away Sunday, Aug. 23 at Conway Medical Center following an illness. She was 65. Born Oct. 1, 1949 in Loris, she was the daughter of Mr. Hasty Olvelee Cannon and Mrs. Gertrude Todd Cannon. Mrs. Suggs was a loving homemaker, retired farmer and a…
Read MoreDorothy Ward Floyd: Loris
Dorothy Ward Floyd of Loris, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 26. She was 74. Mrs. Floyd was born in Florence County a daughter of the late J. D. and Lucille Timmons. She was predeceased by her first husband, Cleve Ward; and three brothers, Herbert Timmons, Bill Timmons, and Johnny Timmons. Survivors…
Read MoreEstelle Fowler: Whiteville
Estelle Fowler of Whiteville died Thursday, Aug. 27, in Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. She was 89. Born June 14, 1926 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Jiley Hester Fowler and Ruby Tyler Fowler. She is survived by one son, Larry Fowler of Whiteville; one daughter, Gayle Fowler Inman…
Read MoreMitchell Wayne Phillips: Tabor City
Mitchell Wayne Phillips of Tabor City died Tuesday, Aug. 25, in McLeod Loris hospital. He was 48. Born Feb. 23, 1967 in Horry County, he was the son of the late William Burris Phillips and Effie Cornelius Ward Phillips. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers,…
Read MoreCabinet shop gutted by fire
By DEUCE NIVEN Fire gutted most of a Lebanon Church Road cabinet shop Monday afternoon. Firefighters and equipment from Tabor City and Nakina backed up the Williams Township Volunteer Fire Department, pumping thousands of gallons of water on the fire that consumed most of the southern end of the block and metal structure,…
Read MoreArrest after Sunday morning Loris murder
By DEUCE NIVEN Gunfire during the church hour in downtown Loris Sunday morning claimed the life of a local man, resulting in the arrest of another now charged with murder, Lt. Raul Denis of the Horry County Police Department said. Alvin James Johnson, 35, died of a gunshot wound to the chest, and…
Read MoreWilliam Ray “Billy” Pope: Angier
William Ray “Billy” Pope of Angier, founder of Pope’s Family Centers and True Value Stores and a real estate and property developer, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 19. He was 80. A native of Harnett County he is the son of the late Paul and Nellie Hudson Pope. He was a 1955 graduate…
Read MoreJoe Dean Blanchard: Green Sea
Joe Dean Blanchard of Green Sea died Wednesday, Aug. 19 in Conway Medical Center. He was 58. Born Oct. 25, 1946 in Alamance County, he was the son of the late Jim Blanchard and Helen Fitch Blanchard. He is survived by two daughters, Crystal Blanchard Hill of Green Sea, Tammy Marcum of…
Read MoreJune J. Cabaniss: Myrtle Beach
June J. Cabaniss of Myrtle Beach passed away Saturday, Aug. 15 at Reflections Assisted Living. She was 81. She was born May 22, 1934 in Dillon, a daughter of the late Marvin F. and Alice Pearl Moulds Moody. She was predeceased by her husbands, Robert A. Jernigan and William Cabaniss; her son, George…
Read MoreCorman concludes railroad purchase
By DEUCE NIVEN R. J. Corman Railroad Company has taken possession of the former Carolina Southern Railroad, a corporate news release from the Kentucky based railroad says. Corman has been finalizing the $13.9 million purchase for weeks, and just last week a corporate official predicted the contract signing was no more than two…
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