By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Passing through Tabor City just minutes after officers were given a BOLO (be on the lookout) notice related to a series of break-ins in Columbus and Horry counties ended with a low-speed vehicle pursuit and a short-lived foot chase with a local man in custody after being tazed Wednesday evenings.      Xavier…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A private landowner has a claim to an alley adjacent to his downtown Loris business, through action by Mayor Todd Harrelson earlier this year, and no city council member recalls being informed.      It’s a complicated matter involving a Quit Claim Deed granting the transfer of ownership of a 30 foot wide…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Arriving on a crash scene to find a woman entrapped in her overturned and burning car, Officer Nick Forster of the Tabor City was able to extinguish the both in the engine compartment and passenger area before other first responders arrived, Maj. Russell Conway said.      “He did a great job,” Conway…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Hurricane Elsa is on its way to the Tabor-Loris Community, expected to “weaken to a weak tropical storm by the time it reaches the Carolinas,” the National Weather Service reported in a Wednesday morning update.      Elsa’s impacts will be felt locally later today with heavy rain that may produce isolated flash…

Story & Photos By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Fireworks capped a patriotic program with hot dogs and watermelon just right for the area’s first Fourth of July celebration, three days early, at South Columbus High School Thursday.      Those taking part enjoyed music from the Columbus County Community Band, the Kevin Sanson Band, and much more.      Rain…