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By DEUCE NIVEN     Maxie Watts, a former member of the Tabor City Council who also served as a state magistrate in Columbus County, died early Friday at Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter in Whiteville. He was 83.     Watts was appointed to council in January 1988, won elections in 1989 and 1993, and…

     A woman entrapped in the back seat of this small car did not appear to have life threatening injuries following the 3:15 p.m. crash on U.S. 701 at Sidney-Cherry Grove Road Wednesday afternoon.     Williams Township firefighters used a cutting tool to remove the passenger side center post from the car, easing the woman’s…

By DEUCE NIVEN     An additional arrest in the armed robbery of a McDonald’s restaurant in Tabor City in April has a new suspect also awaiting extradition to Horry County to face a murder charge, officials on both sides of the state line said Wednesday.     Douglas Deshawn Thomas, 21, of Hampton Court Apartments in…

By DEUCE NIVEN     Significant changes to the leadership at Tabor City Emergency Services (TCEmS) have taken place in the past week, with a new chief and a new board chairman now in place.     Ronnie Watts, Chief of the emergency medical department since 2008, resigned Thursday, new board chairman Mike Worley said. Chairman Tommy…

    Andrew Register, a South Columbus football center, will take those skills to Iowa this fall.     Register signed Monday to attend the University of Dubuque, and to play for the Spartan football team there. He is due to graduate from South Columbus High on June 14.     Andrew was flanked by parents Rodney and…

    Miona Fonvielle, a member of the Tabor City Council, leans in during discussion at a prayer breakfast at Tabor City Middle School Thursday morning. Community leaders were invited to the casual event, and were lifted up in student-led prayers. For more on this story see the June 4 Tabor-Loris Tribune in print and online.…

By DEUCE NIVEN     Al Leonard’s days as Tabor City’s Town Manager may be growing short, with the long serving public servant now a finalist for two administrative positions in South Carolina.     Already one of three finalists for the city administrator’s post in Loris, Leonard is one of two men being considered to become…

By DEUCE NIVEN     A pair of Memorial Day holiday observances during the weekend paid tribute to those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving our country in uniform, those who served with them, and those who carry on.     Turnout was good for Saturday’s observance at Twin City Memorial Gardens, shown here, and…

    A pair of Memorial Day observances in the Tabor-Loris Community this weekend will pay tribute to those who have served this nation and paid the ultimate sacrifice.     Observances will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Twin City Memorial Gardens, and at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Veteran’s Monument adjacent to the Tabor…