Area News
Gun store burglary nets 51 weapons worth $26K
By DEUCE NIVEN An overnight break-in last week at The Gun Exchange near Whiteville netted thieves 51 weapons worth more than $26,000 dollars, Columbus County Sheriff’s Office reports show. Store workers discovered the break-in Friday morning, thieves apparently making entry after closing Thursday night by forcing open a door, sheriff’s spokeswoman Michelle Tatum…
Read MoreDogs seized, cruelty charges filed
By DEUCE NIVEN Cases of animal cruelty near Tabor City and Whiteville resulted in the seizure of eight dogs and multiple charges of cruelty to animals and failure to vaccinate for rabies, Columbus County Animal Control Director Joey Prince said. Andrew and Ashley Wilson of Herbert Norris Road east of Tabor City were issued…
Read MoreDogs seized, cruelty charges filed
By DEUCE NIVEN Cases of animal cruelty near Tabor City and Whiteville resulted in the seizure of eight dogs and multiple charges of cruelty to animals and failure to vaccinate for rabies, Columbus County Animal Control Director Joey Prince said. Andrew and Ashley Wilson of Herbert Norris Road east of Tabor City were…
Read MoreRolling smoke
Story & Photo By DEUCE NIVEN A big mound of tires burned at the end of Deer Lane east of Tabor City Tuesday afternoon in a fire apparently resulting from an effort to get rid of some yard debris that got out of control. First responding firefighters reported up to 2,000 tires involved,…
Read MoreRolling Smoke
Story & Photo By DEUCE NIVEN A big mound of tires burned at the end of Deer Lane east of Tabor City Tuesday afternoon in a fire apparently resulting from an effort to get rid of some yard debris that got out of control. First responding firefighters reported up to 2,000 tires involved, prompting…
Read MoreOn the hunt
Story & Photo By DEUCE NIVEN Easter is in the air, the big weekend just a week away, with egg hunts on schedule throughout the Tabor-Loris Community and well into Columbus and Horry counties. Turnout was good for the hunt at Tabor City Elementary School Saturday morning, with a Greater Tabor City Chamber…
Read MoreSevere weather threat tonight
A risk for severe weather exists in Columbus and Horry counties tonight, and has already spawned a tornado watch through 8 p.m. for the entire area, a tornado warning south of Horry County earlier, and likely heavy rain and thunderstorms ending about daybreak Thursday, the National Weather Service reported. Horry County has moved…
Read MoreBody in burned building IDd, car sought
By DEUCE NIVEN FRIDAY UPDATE One of two women missing from Wilmington has been positively identified as one of the two bodies found burned in a building in northern Columbus County Monday night, a Columbus County Sheriff’s Office news release said Friday. Tiffany Cartwright, 35, was identified during an autopsy conducted at the…
Read MoreIllegal alcohol sales alleged at TC area store
By DEUCE NIVEN Illegal alcohol sales alleged at a rural Tabor City area convenience store resulted in the arrest of two people Wednesday, the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday. Vice-Narcotics Unit detectives executing a search warrant at La Michoacana, a privately owned convenience store on Wednesday, seized cases of alcohol ready for…
Read MoreNurse practitioner facing drug charges
By DEUCE NIVEN A nurse practitioner practicing in Whiteville is facing drug charges, Columbus County Sheriff’s Office records show. Amy Rebecca Pharr, 55, was arrested at her Waccamaw Shores Road home in Lake Waccamaw Monday, a report by Det. Barrett Thompson said. Pharr was charged with marijuana possession and maintaining a place…
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