By DEUCE NIVEN & JENN CAUSEY      Change and stability, existing together, define looming holiday events in the Tabor-Loris Community.      Stability is most common, a pair of Christmas parades this week, Saturday morning gatherings, and more on tap.      Change includes the line-up location for Tabor City’s Christmas Parade Under the Lights, kicking off this week’s Yule…

     Columbus County Schools is holding its first Career and Opportunity Fair this weekend.      Scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19, the fair will take place at East Columbus High School. Its purpose is to enhance the “Grow Your Own Initiative” and take the first step toward bridging the gap between community…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Dollar General’s store on East 5th Street in Tabor City was closed for safety violations Thursday, the second time this month, Tabor City Fire Chief Jeff Fowler said.      Fowler, also the town’s fire inspector, said his actions resulted from repeated violations of safety regulations, specifically aisles blocked by merchandise.      Dollar General…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Guilty pleas related to a deadly shooting in Longs and subsequent robbery in Loris has resulted in a 10-year prison sentence for a Tabor City man.      James Laverne Bellamy, 51, entered guilty pleas to accessory after the fact of murder and criminal conspiracy to commit armed robbery, said Mary-Ellen Walter,…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A re-design of the intersection at US 701 at NC 410 at East Tabor put a long pause in a series of auto crashes that involved a building there, until Thursday night.      Motorheads, as the building was most recently called, looked to be “totaled” after the 10 p.m. crash that involved…