Area News

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      An active prison sentence has been ordered for a Loris area woman whose daughter died in a 2020 drunk driving crash, 15th Circuit Solicitor Jimmy Richardson announced Thursday.      Heather Boyd, 24, entered the guilty pleas to felony driving under the influence resulting in death and felony DUI with great bodily injury…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Assistance from the public is being sought three days after the possible murder of a Chadbourn man near Tabor City.      Elbert Vereen, 20, was found in a field off of the 1000 block of Clyde Norris Road, east of Tabor City, shortly after 8:30 p.m. Monday, a news release Thursday from…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Issues involving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine are impacting vaccination efforts locally, as the toll of the virus appears to have stabilized.      This post will cover these topics: J&J issues delay CC mass vaccination clinic Another week with no COVID deaths in Columbus Horry case count, fatalities stable J&J issues…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      COVID-19 vaccinations are readily available across Columbus County, Health Director Kim Smith says, with a state-contracted clinic bringing first-dose Pfizer vaccines to Chadbourn this Sunday.      StarMed, which hosted similar clinics in Tabor City, Whiteville and Riegelwood, will hold its latest clinic from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Westside…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A COVID-19 vaccination clinic hosted by McLeod Health is scheduled for Thursday, April 8, at The Center for Health & Fitness in Loris.      First dose Pfizer vaccines will be given on a first come, first served basis, no appointments needed while supplies last. There is no residency requirement, McLeod spokesperson Kelly…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Wendell James of Tabor City plans to share his $1 million Millionaire Maker prize with his family, a news release Tuesday from the North Carolina Lottery Commission says.      “I have a close-knit family, so I’m going to share it with my family, my brothers and sisters,” James said of his plans…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      An arrest Wednesday in the kidnapping and murder of elderly western Horry County resident Mary Ann Elvington was announced jointly by the Horry County Police Department and Marion County Sheriff’s Office.      Dominique Davonah Brand, 29, of Marion was charged with murder, kidnapping, possession of a firearm or ammunition by a person…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A suspect in the armed robbery of the Food Lion in Tabor City last month, and her alleged accomplice in nearly two dozen hold-ups in three states, died in a Florence motel as local and U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force members attempted to serve multiple warrants, Maj. Russell Conway of the…

     COVID-19 vaccinations will be given in Riegelwood Wednesday, and appointments are available for anyone 16 and older for the first dose Pfizer vaccines.      For details see the flyer below.

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com UPDATE: Tuesday morning      Remains believed to be those of missing western Horry County woman Mary Ann Elvington were found in Marion County Monday evening, news releases from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and the Horry County Police Department said.      Those remains were located in the Zion community near Marion in Marion…