Area News

By DEUCE NIVEN     A second head-on auto crash in as many days on NC 410 north of Tabor City left a man seriously injured Friday afternoon.     Heavy extrication tools were used by the Tabor City Fire Department to free the man in a Ford pick-up truck following the crash just before 2:30 p.m.…

By DEUCE NIVEN      UPDATE: A Tabor City man died in this morning’s crash on NC 410, Columbus County Assistant Coroner William Hannah said.     Marquwes Mikal Gillard, 21, of Live Oak Street street died on the scene of the crash, Hannah said. Massive chest trauma was the cause of death, Hannah said. Thursday morning…

By DEUCE NIVEN     Rail crossing improvements in Tabor City and new water and sewer lines in Chadbourn will force detours on two highways, NC 904 and NC 410, beginning next Wednesday. Tabor City     Contractors for R.J. Corman Railroad will close NC 904, East 5th Street, at the railroad crossing at Main Street and…

    A critically injured man was taken from an early morning auto crash on Dothan Road to Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach.     Emergency crews were dispatched about 4:45 a.m., though it was not immediately clear when the silver Toyota slammed under a parked 18-wheeler trailer. It appeared the car was traveling…

    Three people were hurt in a two-vehicle collision on U.S. 701 Bypass at the north Burger King entrance during the lunch hour Friday.     None of the injuries appeared to be life threatening.     A four-door Dodge pick-up truck and older Chrysler Town & Country minivan were involved in the crash, the northbound minivan…

By DEUCE NIVEN     Two Loris men and a juvenile have been in a Green Sea Road home invasion that took place last November, the Horry County Police Department announced Wednesday.     Maurice Delvon Isaiah, 35, James Antonio Gaddy, 30, and Zhimarius Baker, 16, all of Loris, have been charged with burglary in the first degree,…

By DEUCE NIVEN     Two Loris men are facing murder charges in a Myrtle Beach murder.     Larry Tranell Carter, 22 and Malik Allan Crawford, 19 both face charges of murder, possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, kidnapping and armed robber in an early morning shooting Thursday at the Lazy…

    Armed robbery on Friday the 13th in Longs has the Horry County Police Department looking for leads on a suspect captured on surveillance video, spokesman Lt. Raul Denis said Tuesday.     Long Bay Convenience Store at 1805 Hwy 9 Bypass in Longs was robbed at gunpoint about 10 p.m. Friday, Denis said in a…

By DEUCE NIVEN     A Tabor City woman has been sentenced to 22 years in prison in a Green Sea area burglary last April, 15th Circuit Solicitor Jimmy Richardson announced Thursday.     Kayla Gayle Wright, 21, was convicted in a Conway courtroom Wednesday, sentenced to serve 22 years for burglary, five years for grand larceny,…

By DEUCE NIVEN     UPDATE: Dan Gore has been found, Lt. Raul Denis said about two hours after the man with Tabor City and Myrtle Beach ties was announced as missing.     Gore was found safe and sound, Lt. Denis said.     No further details were provided. Look for updates here, and in the next…