Area News
Home invasion includes fake cop
By DEUCE NIVEN Pretending to be police gained three men access to a Loris area home Monday night, where they handcuffed two men and forced an elderly woman to open a safe before tying her hands, Lt. Raul Denis of the Horry County Police Department said Tuesday. No one was injured, and the…
Read MorePot smuggled into prison in toddler’s pants
By DEUCE NIVEN A Fairmont woman and her imprisoned boyfriend have been charged in a marijuana delivery that took place at the Columbus Correctional Institution near Brunswick Sunday, with their 4-year-old son carrying the illegal weed, Det. Kevin Norris of the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. Jenifer Lynn Patterson, 24, of 803…
Read MoreThree charged in Sunhouse murders
By DEUCE NIVEN Three men are in custody, charged with three armed robberies and murders that took place during two, the Horry County Police Department said Friday. Arrested Friday and charged with two counts of murder, three counts each of armed robbery and use of a firearm during a violent crime, and one…
Read MoreUPDATE: Infant succumbs to trash truck crash injuries
UPDATE: Noah Lee Nealey, the month-old infant critically hurt in a three-vehicle crash just east of Tabor City Friday afternoon, died of his injuries Saturday morning at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence. He was a passenger in a four-door Honda car driven by his mother, Jana Helms Nealey, that slammed into the…
Read MoreUPDATE: Infant succumbs to trash truck crash injuries
UPDATE: Noah Lee Nealey, the month-old infant critically hurt in a three-vehicle crash just east of Tabor City Friday afternoon, died of his injuries Saturday morning at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence. He was a passenger in a four-door Honda car driven by his mother, Jana Helms Nealey, that slammed into the…
Read MoreAuto insurance fraud charged
By DEUCE NIVEN Insurance fraud related charges were filed against a Tabor City man this week, accused of filing two fraudulent auto insurance claims, NC Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced Friday. Norrel Jarey Miller, 25, of 67 Vinegar Hill Road, was arrested Wednesday, charged with insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by…
Read MoreNew Hope crash claims woman, injures grandchild
By DEUCE NIVEN There was no time to brake before the Ford van slammed into a small Honda car, killing its driver Tuesday night, a North Carolina Highway Patrol report said. Cheryl Hall Hill, 54, died less than an hour after the 6:30 p.m. crash on U.S. 701 at Rough N Ready Road…
Read MoreLoris City attorney takes Probate post
By JOYCE GRAHAM Loris Attorney Carroll Padgett is making a career change, recently appointed as an Associate Probate Judge, scheduled to begin his new duties March 2. His last meeting with Loris City Council, unless there is a called meeting in the next few weeks, was Monday. For more on this story…
Read MoreUPDATE: Searchers seek help finding man
By DEUCE NIVEN SUNDAY UPDATE Law enforcement and volunteers searching for a missing Longs man are asking for help from those near where he was last seen. Anyone with property, storage buildings, barns, vehicles, or any other structure where Danny Atkins might have sought refuge on Tuesday, Jan. 20 or later is asked…
Read MoreUPDATE: Searchers seek help finding man
By DEUCE NIVEN SUNDAY UPDATE Law enforcement and volunteers searching for a missing Longs man are asking for help from those near where he was last seen. Anyone with property, storage buildings, barns, vehicles, or any other structure where Danny Atkins might have sought refuge on Tuesday, Jan. 20 or later is asked…
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