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    Kyle Hutchison, South Columbus High’s new head football coach, met staff on campus Thursday after signing his contract at the Columbus County Schools Central Office in Whiteville.     Taking part in the introductions were (standing, from left) Hutchison, Assistant Principal Kevin Toman, and Principal Eddie Beck.     Beck welcomed Hutchison “to the South Columbus…

By DEUCE NIVEN     Kyle Hutchison, a third year assistant football coach at Richmond Senior High School in Rockingham, has been picked to lead the South Columbus High varsity football program.     Hutchison was selected by Principal Eddie Beck, and approved by the Columbus County Board of Education Monday night, Supt. Alan Faulk said. He…

    These singers were drafted to the Ritz Plaza stage as scheduled entertainers arrived during Saturday’s Springest celebration in Tabor City. Unrehearsed, the group was harmonious and spirited.     Springest 2014 crowds were easily twice that if the inaugural event a year ago, and there were nearly three times as many vendors competing for business…

    A spirited prayer breakfast and auction this morning kicked off Tabor City’s second annual Springest.     There’s much more to come, with a parade kicking off now at Tabor City Middle School, soon to wind through downtown, with entertainment and much more to come.     For much more, see the story below on our…

Story & Photo By JOYCE GRAHAM     Prom season can end in tragedy when alcohol and driving mix.     That was the message of an Horry County Multi-Agency pilot program presented to students at Loris High School on Friday.     Students were encouraged to make good decisions on the use of alcohol or drugs, especially…

By DEUCE NIVEN     Prayers for better weather this weekend, or at least for Saturday’s second annual Springfest in Tabor City, appear to have been answered positively.     Forecast models from the National Weather Service in Wilmington call for just a 20 percent chance of rain as an 8 a.m. prayer breakfast begins at Tabor…

    Samantha Nelson spent part of her Saturday waist deep in corn, all for a good cause.     Her situation was not dire, but the training received at Perdue Farms in Chadbourn could prove life saving for others in the future.     For the story, and more photos, see the April 2 Tabor-Loris Tribune in…

By DEUCE NIVEN     A reporter with a camera seemed to have healing powers after a local man told Tabor City police he had been struck by the BMW of former state Sen. R.C. Soles Jr. near his Canal Drive home Monday morning.     As this reporter arrived and reached for his camera following the…

By DEUCE NIVEN     After an 80-mile ride on three rims, a Georgetown County Sheriff’s patrol car was stopped by Columbus County and Tabor City officers just west of Tabor City Sunday morning, TCPD Capt. Russell Conway said.     A mental health patient from Georgetown County, still wearing hospital scrubs, was pulled from the marked…