Obituaries
Rosie Lee (Hodge) Cumber
March 10, 1956 ~ October 30, 2023 (age 67) Rosie Lee Hodge Cumber age 67, of Tabor City, NC died Monday, October 30, 2023 in McLeod Loris Hospital, Loris, SC. Born in Bennettsville, SC, she [Read More]
Month: October 2023
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Billy Eugene Brown
April 5, 1948 ~ October 29, 2023 (age 75) Billy Eugene Brown, age 75, of Tabor City, NC, died Sunday, October 29, 2023 in the McLeod Loris Hospital. Born April 5, 1948 in Gastonia, NC, [Read More]
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Louis Earl Causey
December 4, 1946 ~ October 28, 2023 (age 76) Louis Earl Causey, age 76, of Tabor City, NC, died Saturday, October 28, 2023 in his home. Born in Horry County, SC he was the son [Read More]
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Olliemish (Bellamy) Hawkins
October 9, 1921 ~ October 29, 2023 (age 102) Olliemish Bellamy Hawkins, 102, of Whiteville, died Sunday, October 29, 2023, at home. The funeral will be 1:00 PM Friday, November 3, at Diamond Branch Missionary [Read More]
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Barbara Ann (Elleby) Smith
November 4, 1945 ~ October 27, 2023 (age 77) Barbara Ann Elleby Smith, 77, of Whiteville, died Friday, October 27, 2023, at home. She was the daughter of the late James and Anna Dewitt Elleby [Read More]
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Franklin D Soles
November 5, 1936 ~ October 27, 2023 (age 86) Franklin D. Soles age 86, of Goose Creek, SC, died Friday, October 27, 2023, in Trident Medical Center, Charleston, SC. Born in Columbus County, NC, he [Read More]
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John Paul Gass
June 30, 1946 ~ October 26, 2023 (age 77) John Paul Gass, 77, of Lake Waccamaw, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 27, 2023, at Premier Living Nursing & Rehabilitation. John [Read More]
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Hestella Faulk
February 23, 1944 ~ October 26, 2023 (age 79) Hestella Faulk, 79, formerly of Chadbourn, NC, died Thursday, October 26, 2023, at Jersey City Medical Center. The funeral will be 11:00 AM Saturday, November 4, [Read More]
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Eunice Alene Pyatt
May 6, 1947 ~ October 27, 2023 (age 76) Eunice Alene Pyatt, 76, of Bolton, NC, died Friday, October 27, 2023, at Columbus Regional healthcare System. The funeral will be 3:00 PM Saturday, November 4, [Read More]
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Pamela Adair Marian
June 25, 1945 ~ October 25, 2023 (age 78) Pamela Adair Marian, age 78, of Whiteville, NC, passed away at her residence on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. Pamela was born in Guilford County on June [Read More]
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James Thompson
January 4, 1942 ~ October 25, 2023 (age 81) Mr. James Earl Thompson of Whiteville, NC passed on October 25, 2023. He was born in Robeson County, NC the son of the late George Thompson [Read More]
Front Page
The Good News for Oct. 27
While Halloween and the Yam Festival are dominating everyone’s plans this weekend, there’s even more going on in our county. Yam Festival is in Tabor City Saturday. The parade is at 10 a.m., and we’ll [Read More]
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County to Take Over for Nakina, Unless Leadership Changes
Columbus County will handle emergency medical calls to Nakina for the immediate future, a press release from the county said today (Friday). County commissioners voted Oct. 18 to cancel Nakina Fire and Rescue’s EMS contract [Read More]
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Yam Festival Saturday in Tabor City
The lowly staple food of many a farming family in Columbus County is taking center stage this weekend in Tabor City. The 52nd annual Yam Festival starts Saturday morning with the parade at 10. The [Read More]
Business
Floyd Brothers Sentenced in $20 Million Dollar Investment Scam
Note: An earlier version of the story contained inaccurate information. We apologize for any confusion caused by the error. Two Whiteville men who bilked millions of dollars out of several dozen investors have been sentenced [Read More]
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Pireway Boating Fatalities Lead to First Case Under 2016 Law
The man convicted of killing three Columbus County residents in a boat wreck on the county line in 2020 was the first person convicted under tougher law. Matthew Ferster was convicted of death by impaired [Read More]