Public utilities is council hot topic
By JOYCE GRAHAM Complaints involving public works and interim director Robert Turner dominated a well-attended meeting of Loris City Council Monday. Both Pastor Maurice Jones and Kimberly Rudelitch complained about public works issues, one focused on costs, the other on a sinking manhole issue on Red Bluff Road. Before the meeting ended…
Read MoreBarnhill admits guilt in crop fraud scheme
By DEUCE NIVEN A guilty plea entered after jury selection Tuesday ended the trial of a Tabor City area man charged with orchestrating a long-running crop insurance fraud and money-laundering scheme, U.S. Attorney Thomas G. Walker said. Milton Russ Barnhill entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Raleigh, a news release from…
Read MoreMark Joseph Taylor: Tabor City
Mark Joseph Taylor of Tabor City died peacefully Sunday evening Aug. 2, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Whiteville. He was 58. He was born Feb. 6, 1957 at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland before moving and making his home in Tabor City in his early teens. He enjoyed living in…
Read MoreTristan Brantlee Fowler: Tabor City
Infant Tristan Brantlee Fowler of Tabor City, died Sunday, Aug. 2 in his home. Born July 16, 2015, he was the son of Jackie Lauvan and Karie Denise Strickland Fowler. In addition to his parents, he is survived by one brother, Joseph Texas “JT” Fowler; four sisters, Adrianna Sue Fowler, Gracie Nichole…
Read MoreMargaret Louise Prince Marlowe: Loris
Margaret Louise Prince Marlowe of Loris, passed away Saturday, July 25 at her home following an illness. She was 71. Born on May 1, 1944 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Mr. Ransom Mannie Prince, Sr. and the late Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Tyler Prince. Survivors include her sons, Van…
Read MoreLonnie “Rock” Roscoe Gasque, Sr.: Conway
Lonnie “Rock” Roscoe Gasque, Sr. of Conway passed away Tuesday, July 28 at his home following an illness. He was 62. Mr. Gasque was born on Oct. 27, 1952 in Conway, a son of the late Mr. Ernest Gasque and the late Mrs. Blanch Poston Gasque. Survivors include his wife, Barbara…
Read MoreJune Carol Cox Knight: Loris
June Carol Cox Knight of Loris passed away Sunday, July 26 at Anderson Oaks Assisted Living Center in Conway following an illness. She was 78. Mrs. Knight was born on March 27, 1937 in Tabor City, a daughter of the late Mr. Hazelton Cox and the late Mrs. Bertha Milligan Cox. Survivors…
Read MoreSterling E. Hinson: Tabor City
Sterling E. Hinson of Tabor City passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2015. He was 70. Mr. Hinson was born in Columbus County, a son of the late Daniel Hinson and the late Stella Hardee Hinson. He was the former owner of Tabor City Shoe Shop and enjoyed fishing. Mr. Hinson was predeceased…
Read MoreIsadell Floyd Cummings: Tabor City
Isadell Floyd Cummings of Tabor City died Wednesday, July 29, in Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. She was 85. Born Dec. 5, 1929 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Sam Floyd and Lessie Duboise Floyd. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Herman Wallace Fowler…
Read MoreDisbarred lawyer pretends to be another
By DEUCE NIVEN A disbarred attorney was arrested in a Columbus County court Tuesday after allegedly impersonating another lawyer, Clerk of Court Jess Hill said Wednesday. Nicholas Andrew Stratas, 57, of Leland, was held briefly at the Columbus County Detention Center following his arrest on a charge of criminal contempt, and released after…
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