Area News
New reward offered in Sunhouse robberies, murders
A new $5,000 reward has been offered by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in connection with apparently unrelated robberies and murders at two Sounhouse convenience stores in Horry County. Information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the Jan. 2 hold-up and killing at the Sunhouse…
Read MorePolice, CUE Center ask for help finding missing man
By DEUCE NIVEN Police on both sides of the state line and the CUE Center for Missing Persons are seeking help from the public in the search for a Longs man last seen in Tabor City ten days ago, Lt. Greg Sibbett of the Tabor City Police Department said Friday. Officials with the…
Read MoreMissing Longs man last in T.C.?
An Horry County resident last seen more than a week ago may have been in Tabor City, leaving officials on both sides of the state line looking for him. Danny Atkins, 63, of Longs, was reported missing by his brother on Jan. 22, the same day his white Toyota Tacoma was found on…
Read MoreYam Fest manager hired
By DEUCE NIVEN With a big boost from town government, the North Carolina Yam Festival at Tabor City has hired its first manager, one with an enviable record in that area. Maria Cartrette, a McArthur Street resident and Branch Manager for the Anderson Brothers Bank branch in North Myrtle Beach, was approved for…
Read MoreJewelry heist suspect from Loris jailed
Sought for two weeks in the theft of more than $29,000 worth of jewelry in Bolivia last month, Douglas Wilson Branton is in custody, Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Emily Flax said Monday evening. Branton, 30, whose last known address is Nathan Drive, Loris, was taken into custody Saturday and booked at the…
Read MoreTop citizen on both sides of charity
Todd Harrelson has seen both sides of charity, giving plenty to his community, and seeing his community rally to his support following a 2013 injury. Harrelson was honored as Citizen of the Year during Thursday’s Annual Awards Banquet of the Loris Chamber of Commerce. Jim Murph was presented a Lifetime Achievement Award,…
Read MoreFormer Chadbourn Mayor Fax Rector dies
By DEUCE NIVEN Former Chadbourn Mayor Fax Rector died Tuesday. He was 74. A retired IT director, Rector served on the Chadbourn Town Council from 2003 to 2012, when he was appointed mayor to fill out the term vacated by Kenneth Waddell, who was elected to the N.C. House of Representatives. Rector…
Read MoreIncendiary fire house was bought by G.S. man
By DEUCE NIVEN Fire at a vacant Whiteville area house that is believed to have been intentionally set had been bought a week earlier by a Green Sea man, records at the Columbus County Register of Deeds show. Johnny Dale Bruton of Green Sea bought the house at 1783 Harrelsonville Road on Jan.…
Read MoreTwo life sentences for TC man in Horry murders
By DEUCE NIVEN Two life sentences were ordered for a Tabor City man convicted in an Horry County double-murder case Thursday, the 15th Circuit Solicitor’s Office said. Odom Bryan Bryant, 24, was found guilty of two counts of murder and burglary in the first degree in the Aug. 19, 2012 killings of Amos…
Read MoreUPDATE: Home invasion suspect mistakenly freed surrenders
By DEUCE NIVEN UPDATE: A burglary and assault suspect mistakenly released from jail following a clerical jail surrendered himself at the Columbus County Detention Center early Wednesday. Jasper Floyd IV, 20, of West Nance Street in Whiteville, was released from the Columbus County Detention Center Monday after several unrelated charges were dismissed in…
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