By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      No matter what happens, and he’s contractually prohibited from offering even a hint, Dustin Chapman says earning a spot in this year’s American Idol competition on the ABC television network is a dream come true.      Also, a dream delayed.      “I was originally supposed to be cast about four years ago,” Dustin…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics announced Tuesday by McLeod Health can’t come soon enough for many, as the coronavirus continues to claim lives and infect people throughout the region.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: McLeod Health sets mass vaccination clinics Seven COVID deaths, 134 new cases for…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Fire quickly consumed most of a Tabor City area mobile home Tuesday morning, leaving little but smoldering debris for investigators from the Columbus County Fire Marshal’s Office and the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office to investigate.      A neighbor called in the blaze on Woodview Drive east of Tabor City just before 7…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      An armed robbery at a grocery store in Tabor City is rare, Capt. Chris Hilburn of the Tabor City Police Department says.      Perhaps more rare is an armed robbery with a female suspect.      That’s what happened at Tabor City’s Food Lion at about 9 p.m. Saturday.      Store personnel identified the robber…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Perhaps too soon to be considered a trend, but COVID-19 deaths are noticeably higher in Columbus County, cases spiking in Horry counties as this week ends.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: COVID takes a deadly turn in Columbus Virus claims 8, infects nearly 300 in Horry…