Area News

    Separate investigations have resulted in two men charged with manufacturing marijuana, one south of Whiteville, the other near Bolton, Lt. Steven Worthington of the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office says.     Samuel Wright Freeman, 60, of Jacobs Road, Bolton, was charged Friday. Byron Scott Stevens, 40, of Gaston Sellers Road, Whiteville, was arrested Monday.   …

    An area woman apparently escaped life threatening injuries when her VW Beetle left Lebanon Church Road, careened through a fence and rolled between a power pole and its supporting guide wire before 11 a.m. Friday.     Initial 911 reports that the woman was entrapped and her car on fire proved false. A Tabor City…

Friday update     Marijuana manufacturing charges were leveled against a Tabor City woman accused in what appeared to be a commercial operation of the illegal weed, Capt. Greg Sibbett of the Tabor City Police Department said Friday.     Linda Harrisson, 54, of 120 School Street, was served with warrants Friday afternoon, charged with possession with…

By DEUCE NIVEN     A third suspect in the slaying of a Brunswick County woman near Tabor City has been formally charged with the crime, Capt. David Nobles of the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday.     Nathan Tyler Jr., 42, of Sidney-Cherry Grove Road, was returned to Columbus County on Monday after spending a…

    Brandon Joe Long was revealed as Valedictorian of the South Columbus High School Class of 2015 during commencement on campus Friday morning.     Principal Jesse E. Beck II presented Long with the honor, after naming Katherine Ashley Whaley the Salutatorian.     Beck presented Long with his diploma later in the program, with Assistant Principal…

Not everyone walked during Thursday’s Tabor City walk for elder abuse awareness, with just a couple on two or three wheels. Their trek began and ended at the local Visitor Center, with a break for donuts, water and lemonade at The Todd House. Look for more on the event in next Wednesday’s Tabor-Loris Tribune in…

By DEUCE NIVEN Thursday update     Citations were issued to a Tabor City man following a police pursuit that began in Horry County and ended just across the border in Columbus County Wednesday evening, Trooper R.A. Capps of the North Carolina Highway Patrol said.     Marty Soles, 23, of Sandy Place Drive, was charged with…

By DEUCE NIVEN     Leaving South Columbus Dixie Youth Baseball behind is likely, but not certain, its president said a day after being confronted by parents, a coach and a sponsor during a meeting of the local Dixie Youth board this week.     “I think I’m through,” Wayne Owens said late Tuesday afternoon. “I’m still…

By DEUCE NIVEN     A drug trafficking investigation resulting in the arrest of a Tabor City man was prompted by citizen complaints, Lt. Steven Worthington of the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office said Monday.     William “Chill” Norris Scott Jr., 43, was arrested after Vice/Narcotics Detectives served a search warrant on his Horace Cox Road home…