Lights out in TC

Assistant Tabor City Fire Chief Jeff Fowler (left) and firefighter Chris Fowler were among those directing traffic at U.S. 701 Bypass and East 5th Street early Monday as a transformer malfunction plunged portions of Tabor City into the dark for about three hours.
Power was restored about 6:30 a.m. after Duke Energy crews replaced a nearby transformer.
(Deuce Niven photo)