Area News
HCPD seeks info in Loris area murder
A local man died after being shot during an apparent robbery on Bill Grissett Road near Loris early Saturday, Lt. Raul Denis of the Horry County Police Department said. Police are asking for help from the public in this case, Denis said in a news release. Eugene Delong, 24, was shot and…
Read MoreDrug charges again, bond is $1.1M
By DEUCE NIVEN Already facing drug trafficking charges in a 2014 case, Shawn Takeia “Foo” Jackson was arrested early Friday in cases alleging the sale of cocaine and Oxycodone, Capt. David Nobles of the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office said. Jackson, 37, of the 100 block of Westside Road, Chadbourn, was charged by sheriff’s…
Read MoreMissing pre-teen may be with sought man
By DEUCE NIVEN Law enforcement from Columbus and Brunswick counties are looking for a missing pre-teen girl from Delco who may be with a Winnabow man wanted for questioning regarding a residential break-in. Tiffany Lynn Watkins, 12, was last seen at her home on Delco Prosper Road in eastern Columbus County late Wednesday…
Read MoreLynwood Norris, long-serving county commissioner, dies
By DEUCE NIVEN Lynwood Norris, who was North Carolina’s longest serving county commissioner when he chose not to seek re-election in 2012, died Saturday. He was 80. Lynwood Norris ended his tenure on the Columbus County Board of Commissioners in November 2012, ending a career that began in 1980. Norris was diagnosed…
Read MoreFormer sheriff’s candidate arrested
By DEUCE NIVEN A former candidate for Columbus County Sheriff is free on bond following his arrest Wednesday on several criminal charges, jail records show. Calvin Tyrone Norton, 37, was arrested by Whiteville police on warrants obtained by the State Bureau of Investigation, charged with two counts each of exploiting a disabled person…
Read MoreOld Horry Courthouse closed today
A blown transformer has forced closing of the Old Horry County Courhouse today. Located at 1201 3rd Avenue in Conway, the courthouse is without power as crews work to replace the transformer, an Horry County news release said. Offices located in the Old Horry County Courthouse includes the Conway Magistrate, Central Traffic…
Read MoreCropduster clips power line, flies away safely
By DEUCE NIVEN Crop duster Al Allen says he saw the flash when his single-engine crop duster aircraft clipped a Brunswick Electric transmission line Tuesday afternoon, and thought a crash was eminent. “I really expected in the next minute or two to go in the dirt,” Allen said hours after flying away from…
Read MorePair charged in street side slaying
By DEUCE NIVEN Two men have been charged in the slaying of a Clarendon area teen in Chadbourn last fall, State Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Teresa West says. Hakeem Kili Gains, 19, of Brown Street, Chadbourn, and Tyriek Daquan McKinnies, 20, of Clark Street, Chadbourn, were arrested by the SBI Monday, charged with…
Read MoreJust call her Chief
By JOYCE GRAHAM Karen Shepherd can strike two names from her title at the Loris Police Department, and replace it with one: Chief. Loris City Council announced its decision after meeting behind closed doors with three finalists during Monday’s regular council meeting. Also considered were LPD Sgt. Richard Kostanek and Capt. Joseph Graham…
Read MoreEarly start for Spring Festival
By DEUCE NIVEN Rain threatened the Spring Festival parade through downtown Tabor City Saturday morning, prompting an early start that proved pretty much unnecessary. Sprinkles fell as the parade rolled from Tabor City Middle School at 10:30 a.m. When the procession had made its circle through downtown and was back at the school…
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