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By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Footprints left behind Gapway Baptist Church during the weekend led Columbus County Sheriff’s deputies to several items stolen following a break-in there, and to a suspect.      Marc Alan Bond, 19, of Swamp Fox Hwy West, Tabor City, was charged with breaking and entering, larceny after breaking and entering, and possession of…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Oct. 20      Charges of misdemeanor death by motor vehicle were leveled against the teen behind the wheel of an SUV that struck two stopped motorcycles near Tabor City on Oct. 8, Assistant District Attorney Alan Adams said Friday.      Alexandra Comstock, 17, of Hope Mills, surrendered herself to NC Highway Patrol Troopers…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Eight charges related to the exploitation of a minor have been filed against a Loris man, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced Thursday.      Paul Hajba Jr., 67, was arrested Wednesday morning, charged with eight counts of sexual exploitation of a minor in the second degree. He remained in the J.…

     The Todd House employee Johnnie Gore swears the rooster out front at the Live Oak Street eatery Wednesday morning was not on the menu for lunch, but said she doesn’t know where the fowl usually roosts.      There were unconfirmed reports of the bird at the nearby BB&T drive-through ATM Tuesday, and some suspicion that the…

     Movie Night for this year’s Loris Bog-Off Festival is moving to Thursday.      With rain threatening, and almost assured this evening, Loris Chamber of Commerce leaders made the call earlier this afternoon.      Moana will be shown in the crass lot at the Casey and Meeting streets beginning at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Concessions will be available for…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      In less than five minutes, with no discussion, a significant step towards the consolidation of Columbus County’s two public school systems was made by the Columbus County Board of Education Monday morning.      Board member Junior Dew made the motion to adopt the “Resolution Regarding the Consolidation of Columbus County and Whiteville…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Two Loris Middle School students identified as “possible suspects” in a plan to kill two classmates have been interviewed by Horry County Police Department detectives.      Police were notified of the social media threat that targeted two female students about 6 p.m. Wednesday, HCPD spokeswoman Krystal Dotson said in a news release…

By JOYCE GRAHAM tribjoyce@tabor-loris.com      A downtown landmark for decades, host to hundreds of lights during the holiday season, the Loris Christmas tree is coming down.      It’s a matter of safety, a letter from R.J. Corman Railroad Group that landed on the desk of City Administrator Damon Kempski last month said.      Sprawling over the tracks and…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine purchased during a two-month investigation that centered on the Cedar Branch Community has resulted the arrests of three Loris men and seizures of drugs, guns and money, the Horry County Police Department reported Tuesday.      Those arrested Monday and the charges they face are: Robert Earl Jackson,…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Another break-in on Dothan Road Tuesday ended with two Loris men in custody, Columbus County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Michelle Tatum said.      Arrested following a vehicle stop on nearby Horace McKee were Montel Lasual Hyppolite, 18, of Walnut Street in Loris and Shaquan Taereek Hemingway, 19, of Paddock Road, Loris.      Both were…