Dennis Franklin Moore: Whiteville
1946 – 2024 Dennis Franklin Moore of Whiteville died Saturday, Aug. 17, in McLeod Loris hospital. He was 77. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late John Moore and Mary Harris Moore. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force where he served in the Vietnam War. He is survived…
Read MoreMelvin Douglas Grainger: Tabor City
1945 – 2024 Melvin Douglas Grainger of Tabor City died Friday, Aug. 16, in McLeod Loris hospital. He was 79. He was the son of the late Homer John Grainger and Anastacia Dyson Grainger. He was a veteran of the U.S Army. He is survived by a nephew, Eric Prout (Mirenda) of Tabor City; a…
Read MoreSix from Tabor City now in custody in Loris slaying
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Six Tabor City area residents, three men and three women, have been charged in an Aug. 7 shooting that left a Greensboro woman dead, another woman injured, Lt. Larry Williams of the Loris Police Department said Friday. Four of the six were arrested Thursday, Aug. 15, two by Loris police, two…
Read MoreLarry Dean Thompson: Conway
1945 – 2024 Larry Dean Thompson of Conway died Wednesday, Aug. 14, in McLeod Loris hospital. He was 79. Born Aug. 1, 1945, he was the son of the late Carl L. Thompson and Katherine “Kate” Bellamy Thompson. Larry was a Master Mason of Conway Lodge 65 and a veteran of the United States Army.…
Read MoreKevin Darrell Powell: Tabor City
1977 – 2024 Kevin Darrell Powell of Tabor City died Wednesday, Aug. 14, in McLeod Seacoast, Little River. He was 47. Born Jan. 19, 1977 in Horry County, he was the son of Darrell Monroe Powell and Shelia Buck Powell. In addition to his parents, he is survived by one sister, Stephanie Powell, and…
Read MoreDewey Edward Fowler: North Myrtle Beach
1948 – 2024 Dewey Edward Fowler died Tuesday, Aug. 13, in his home in North Myrtle Beach. He was 76. Born July 7, 1948, in Horry County, he was the son of the late Polie Lee Fowler and Mary Elizabeth Hayes Fowler. Survivors include his wife, Linda Blanton Fowler; two daughters, Darla Fowler and Angela…
Read MoreJerry Edward Grainger: Tabor City
1943 – 2024 Jerry Edward Grainger of Tabor City died on Saturday, Aug. 10, in UNC Health Southeastern, Lumberton. He was 80. Born Nov. 14, 1943, he was the son of the late Ruffin Levi Grainger and Addie Grainger. He attended Southeastern Church of God where he played the guitar. He is survived by two…
Read MorePhyllis Norreen Adkins: Clarendon
1944 – 2024 Phyllis Norreen Adkins of Clarendon died Friday, Aug. 9, in McLeod Loris hospital. She was 80. Born in Charleston, she was the daughter of the late Seibert and Devera Lucille Faircloth Adkins. She is survived by one son, Michael Wayne Adkins and fiancée Betty Jean Chestnut of Clarendon; a daughter, Kimberly Hawley…
Read MoreBoat racer hurt in practice mishap at Lake Tabor
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A late afternoon accident on the waters of Lake Tabor left a boat racer with serious injuries, witnesses on the scene said. Emergency personnel were called to the lake just before 5:30 p.m. for the boating accident, the victim taken by ambulance to Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach,…
Read MoreAs Debby moves away, ‘We really dodged a bullet’
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Some street flooding and little wind impacts were the legacy of Tropical Storm Debby as she moved through the Tabor-Loris Community Wednesday night and into Thursday. “We really dodged a bullet,” Tabor City Fire Chief Jeff Fowler said. Firefighters worked until about 2 a.m. Thursday, responding to high water calls and…
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