Area News
Clarendon cabinet shop burns
By DEUCE NIVEN Fire gutted Gerald’s Cabinetworks Friday morning, a fast-moving blaze inside the custom kitchen cabinet shop behind Ronald Gerald’s home. Firefighters from Williams Township, Tabor City and Roseland firefighters attacked the blaze at 418 Sidney Cherry Grove Road, just off of U.S. 701 north of Tabor City, from outside, the interior…
Read MoreMurder investigation, body on Bell Street
By DEUCE NIVEN A murder investigation is underway after a man was found dead in the middle of Bell Street early Friday, Tabor City Police Chief Donald Dowless said. Albert Phillip Grainger, 41, died just a few houses west of his Bell Street home around 2 a.m., Dowless said. Grainger’s cause of death…
Read MoreColumbus, Horry schools closing early for Hermine
Public schools in Columbus and Horry counties will be closing early Friday as Hurricane Hermine, or her remnants, approach. Columbus County Schools will close at noon, Horry County Schools will dismiss three hours earlier than scheduled, statements from both districts said. Hermine is expected to bring heavy rain, potentially thunderstorms, and gusty…
Read MoreWeather threat moves Border Battle 25 up
By DEUCE NIVEN With up to five inches of rain projected for the Tabor-Loris Community as what is now called Tropical Depression #9 skirts the Grand Strand Friday, the 25th annual Border Battle varsity football game between Loris and South Columbus high schools has been moved to Thursday, school officials said Wednesday. South…
Read MoreUPDATE: Traffic stop led to McKamey arrest for Greer murder
By DEUCE NIVEN FRIDAY MORNING A traffic stop Thursday morning led to the arrest of James Edward McKamey for murder, and the recovery of victim Carol Smith Greer’s stolen 2012 Subaru Outback, a Whiteville Police Department spokesman said Friday morning. McKamey was driving the Subaru when the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office stopped…
Read MoreUPDATE: Traffic stop led to McKamey arrest for Greer murder
By DEUCE NIVEN FRIDAY MORNING A traffic stop Thursday morning led to the arrest of James Edward McKamey for murder, and the recovery of victim Carol Smith Greer’s stolen 2012 Subaru Outback, a Whiteville Police Department spokesman said Friday morning. McKamey was driving the Subaru when the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office stopped…
Read MoreSheriff seeks help finding fugitive
By DEUCE NIVEN Law enforcement is asking for help from the public in locating an accused thief. Columbus County Sheriff’s Office deputies have been looking, but so far unable to locate Mhalik Jhamal Graham, 18, whose last known address was 705 South Franklin Street, sheriff’s spokeswoman Michelle Tatum said Friday. Warrants charge…
Read MoreTwo hurt in Clarendon wreck
Story & Photo By DEUCE NIVEN Two people were hurt in a head-on wreck on Clarendon-Chadbourn Road in the Clarendon area Friday morningl. Ambulances from Tabor City and Chadbourn transported two with apparently serious injuries to area hospitals. Roseland Fire members were helping to clear the roadway as a Trooper conducted the…
Read More‘Case of cat hoarding’ strains shelter resources
By DEUCE NIVEN A “case of cat hoarding” has Columbus County Animal Control officers struggling to find space and supplies for an estimated 100 cats at the home of a county woman, Director Joey Prince said Wednesday. Prince has issued an appeal for help, asking for rescue groups and others to take in…
Read MorePanicked pup sets trench rescue in motion
Story & Photo By DEUCE NIVEN A lengthy trench operation that ended with the successful rescue of a Loris area teen might have had a much different outcome if not a “mutt” of a dog, family members said. Jarad Johnson, 17, was pulled from a deep hole on family property off of Red…
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