It’s not too late to get that letter off to Santa, and the Greater Tabor City Chamber of Commerce has a special mailbox with direct access to the North Pole at the Santa House next to the Tabor City Public Library. Axel Harper dropped his letter off this week. He is the 8 year-old son…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      It’s been feeling like Christmas in the Tabor-Loris Community for more than a minute, but mother nature is having something to say about event the best laid plans with some formal starts of the season impacted by rainy weather expected this weekend.      Loris, it seems, will suffer the most serious setback…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Kevin Fowler has seen the world as a veteran special agent with the U.S. Secret Service, has served in academia as Dean of Public Safety at Southeastern Community College.      He’ll add “Chief of Police” to his resume on January 1 as he takes the helm of the Tabor City Police Department.…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      An independent investigation into alleged threats that have resulted in a high rate of turnover at the Tabor City Police Department was called for by a Town Council candidate during Tuesday’s monthly council meeting.      Council also approved a grant application for housing and sewage system improvements and agreed on trick-or-treat hours…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Fire that destroyed a West 3rd Street home just before dawn Wednesday is under investigation state and local officials, Tabor City Fire Chief Jeff Fowler said.      “It’s a total loss,” Fowler said. Fire filled the two-story structure when the first firefighters responded to the call just after 5 a.m.      “There was…