Area News
Lee, Mincey claim council seats
By DEUCE NIVEN Incumbent Tabor City Council member Nelson Lee and former councilman David Mincey claimed two open council seats in unofficial counting of Tuesday’s general election, sending long-term council member Miona Fonvielle into political retirement. Fonvielle, a retired educator who had taught most of the council members with whom she has served,…
Read MoreQuiet: Election day in TC Tuesday
By DEUCE NIVEN Quiet, you’ll disturb potential voters. An all-but-silent municipal election season in Tabor City ends Tuesday as voters will choose from three candidates to fill two seats on the Town Council. Early voting, held at the Columbus County Board of Elections office in Whiteville, ended Saturday with only three casting…
Read MoreUp to a decade in prison for TC habitual felon
By DEUCE NIVEN A guilty plea to a weapons charge with a “habitual felon status” could leave a Tabor City man in prison for nearly a decade, District Attorney Jon David has announced. Demetric Levon Boyd, 32, of Bermuda Bay Lane near Tabor City, entered the guilty plea to possession of a firearm…
Read MoreFestival underway, see the Yam Bowl live tonight
Pageant queens crowned? Check. Yam Auction in the books, with more than $10,000 raised? Check Taste of Tabor tasty, and entertaining? Check. This year’s 30th anniversary North Carolina Yam Festival at Tabor City is well underway, with much of the best still to come. That includes the Yam Bowl at South…
Read MoreMan hurt when his car slams into Horry semi
Story & Photo By DEUCE NIVEN Family members said a Tabor City area man whose car slammed into the rear of an Horry County Public Works tractor-trailer rig hauling a full size backhoe was lucky to be alive. That man was clearly hurt, but conscious as he was pulled from the mangled wreckage…
Read MoreStorm brings state of emergency
By DEUCE NIVEN A state of emergency has been declared for Columbus County, signed by Board of Commissioners Trent Burroughs. Evacuations are authorized, but none have been ordered, Deputy Columbus County Emergency Services Director David Ransom said. Heavy rain and isolated flooding has been reported across the county, Ransom said. “Part of…
Read MoreMissing man may be dangerous, TCPD says
By DEUCE NIVEN Law enforcement is looking for a man with a history of mental illness who may pose a danger to himself or others, Capt. Greg Sibbett of the Tabor City Police Department said Tuesday. Ralph Aaron “Rock” Duncan, 43, was last seen by family in Tabor City on the morning of…
Read MoreSheriff asks SBI to help find missing money
By DEUCE NIVEN Some money is missing from a file in the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office evidence room, and the SBI has been asked to try to help find it, Sheriff Lewis Hatcher said Monday. Hatcher said a “small amount” of money “has possibly been misplaced. We can’t find it right now.” …
Read MoreDeer collides with sheriff’s vehicle
By DEUCE NIVEN There were no serious injuries when a Columbus County Sheriff’s Office vehicle collided with a deer near Nakina Sunday night, Maj. Bobby Worley said Monday. Deputy Nick High was at the wheel of the 2015 Ford Explorer, carrying a trainee and a prisoner on the way to the Columbus County…
Read MoreBoil water advisory lifted
By DEUCE NIVEN UPDATE: Boil water advisory lifted. The boil water advisory issued Friday night for Columbus County Water District V has been lifted, Columbus County Public Works Director Danny Fowler said Sunday morning. “It took 24 hours for the tests to come back, and they have,” Fowler said. “I knew they…
Read More