Area News
Horry fugitive faces Columbus drug charges
By DEUCE NIVEN Cocaine trafficking charges may keep a fugitive from Horry County in Columbus County, for now. Brian David Riggins Jr., 23, who has addresses on Pine Circle Drive near Tabor City and at Evans Point Apartments in the town limits, was arrested Friday following an investigation involving detectives from both states…
Read MoreFirst of four suspects guilty of Wright murder
By DEUCE NIVEN One of four men charged with killing a man during a violent robbery attempt at a Tabor City drug house more than two years ago was sentenced to life in prison Friday. Christopher Frione, 31, of Pleasant Plains Church Road, was sentenced following a week-long trial, found guilty of all…
Read MoreFarmer faces NFL at UNC with optimism
By DEUCE NIVEN Ethan Farmer has lived much of his dream as a standout football player at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Pro-Day on the UNC campus Tuesday may be a step in the direction of his long-term goal of playing in the NFL. Scouts from virtually all of…
Read MoreChurch van passenger killed in Loris area crash
By DEUCE NIVEN A passenger in a church van from Nakina died in a two-vehicle collision near Loris Tuesday afternoon, Horry County Deputy Coroner Michelle McSpadden said. Rebecca Lynn Dew, 29, of Whiteville, died about 4 p.m. after being partially ejected from the Faith Apostolic Church van on SC 9 Bypass at Hwy…
Read MoreTC man dies during weekend in jail
By DEUCE NIVEN A Tabor City man serving a weekend sentence jail sentence was found unresponsive in his cell early Saturday, and pronounced dead soon after, Maj. Bobby Worley of the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office said. Jerry Dewayne Stanley, 52, of Bell Street, was pronounced dead at Columbus Regional Healthcare, where he was…
Read MoreMan dies after truck slips into farm pond
By DEUCE NIVEN A farm accident claimed an elderly man Friday afternoon, Columbus County Coroner Linwood Cartrette said. Paul Von Hinson, 77, was driving his pick-up truck around a pond on his farm just off of Old Stake Road north of Tabor City when he apparently got to close to the bank, the…
Read MoreLast suspect gets 30-years in Hatfield double-murder
By DEUCE NIVEN A double-murder for hire scheme born in Tabor City, carried out in the Red Bluff community near Loris, played out with guilty pleas from the last of three suspects on Monday. Nehemiah James Evans, 30, of Nichols, entered guilty pleas to two counts of murder before Circuit Court Judge Larry…
Read MoreToppled trailer removed from road
By DEUCE NIVEN How do you remove 62,000 pounds of trailer containing scrap paper from a busy highway? Calling in the experts doesn’t hurt. U.S. 701 Bypass from East 5th Street to Pireway Road was shut down for more than two hours Friday morning after a Hester Trucking truck hauling a load…
Read MoreATF offers reward in Longs murder
By DEUCE NIVEN Reward money from a federal agency has been offered for a murder suspect from Longs, the Horry County Police Department has announced. Lakenneth L. Clarida, 31, is wanted for the Oct. 6, 2014 shooting of Tanya James on Hwy 57 in Longs, Lt. Raul Denis Denise said Friday. James died…
Read MoreTwo face drug charges, one in Williams’ area
By DEUCE NIVEN Cocaine and prescription medication sales are alleged in separate arrests made by Vice-Narcotics Unit detectives with the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office, Lt. Steven Worthington said Thursday. Controlled substance sales focused on the Williams Township area in one case, Whiteville and Brunswick communities in the other, Worthington said in a news…
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