By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Another five residents of Columbus or Horry counties have died of COVID-19 complications, 87 more infected with the coronavirus, data from county and state agencies showed Thursday.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: COVID claims 2 more Columbus lives, infects another 34 Horry records 3 new coronavirus…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Getting the new school year started safely is the intent of the Horry County Board of Education, with an all-virtual option for parents approved Tuesday.      It was a focus for Gov. Roy Cooper as he announced a five-week extension of the state’s Phase 2 Safer at Home reopening from the statewide…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A single day with no COVID-19 related deaths reported for Horry County was upended by Tuesday’s state data showing eight confirmed deaths, including a young adult, and another two deaths likely related to the coronavirus.      State data showed Columbus County with five new COVID deaths Tuesday, as free coronavirus testing clinics…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Hurricane, then Tropical Storm, then Hurricane Isaias during much of Monday seemed to have the Tabor-Loris Community in its crosshairs.      Its course generally following National Weather Service forecasts, and staying well within the “cone of uncertainty,” was just fickle enough to largely spare the Tabor-Loris Community, apparently inflicting the most damage…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Afternoon update      Columbus County government offices closed at 4 p.m., Southeastern Community College shut down all but online classes effective at 3:30 p.m., and a State of Emergency has been declared for the county as Tropical Storm Isaias continues its run towards the region.      Columbus County Commissioners’ meeting for tonight…