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A pre-dawn crash involving a Toyota sedan and an 18-wheeler truck loaded with pork products on the way to the Port of Charleston injured the car driver and forced a lengthy closing of US 701 in northern Horry County, about a mile south of the Carolinas border. Crews from the Tabor City Fire Department and…

Story & Photos By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A celebration of the life and legacy of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the national holiday in his honor Monday in Tabor City was equal parts tribute and revival with keynote speaker Elder Raheem Robinson delivering a fiery sermon worthy of most Sunday pulpits.      About…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      After-school activities for the Columbus County Schools “will cease today at 6 p.m. due to the incoming weather,” a CCS social media post Friday morning said. “All games tonight have been postponed.”      There has been no similar announcement from the Horry County Schools as of late morning, Jan. 12.      Forecasts for…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Impacts from Tuesday’s winter storm in the Tabor-Loris Community appeared minor at daybreak Wednesday, the wind and rain maker largely out to sea before midnight, though schools on both sides of the state line were set to open late.      Both the Columbus and Horry County school districts were set to open…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Update      With the most significant impacts of today’s winter storm expected between 5 and 8 p.m., the Horry County Schools have set a 2-hour delay for classes on Wednesday, Jan. 10, an HCS news release said.      Forecasters expect the storm to move off the coast by 10 p.m.      “Once the storm…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com UPDATE      Horry County Council has declared a state of emergency in advance of the expected Jan. 9 storm. Horry County government t offices, parks and recreation facilities and activities, and libraries will be closed, the county announced.      Normal operations are expected to resume on Wednesday, Jan. 10. UPDATE      Horry County Solid…

By DEUCE NIVEN & JENN CAUSEY      Outgoing Mayor Todd Harrelson accepted a $1 million check that will allow the City of Loris to purchase the former Loris High School property later this year, joining state lawmakers and Horry County Council members Thursday for a formal presentation on the 17-acre property.      Grateful for the state and…

A woman’s injuries did not appear to be life threatening, but traffic on US 701 Bypass in Tabor City was slowed to a crawl after her SUV and a tractor-trailer rig collides at Pireway Road at about 3 p.m. Thursday. Tabor City Emergency Services transported the woman to a hospital, the truck driver declined medical…

We’re not sure where this sheep came from, wondering on and near Swampfox Hwy East in Tabor City on the morning of Dec. 21. Last seen in the large field across from Tabor Landing Apartments, what appeared to be a red or orange leach was dangling from his neck. Updates, if we have any, will…