Area News
Make-up day set for Daisy
One make-up day for those lost to two recent winter storms has been established for Daisy Elementary School, Horry County’s only year-round school. Students will be in class on April 9, a previously established teacher workday. Make-up days for other Horry County schools, and for those in Columbus County, have not yet…
Read MoreStallion coach leaving for family business
By DEUCE NIVEN Jake Fonvielle is leaving the football field for the family business, carrying on a tradition that will span four generations as the South Columbus High School Athletic Director and Head Football Coach steps down effective March 28. Fonvielle is joining his father, Leon Edward Fonvielle, in the family business, E.W.…
Read MoreCommissioners displeased with Duke storm response
By DEUCE NIVEN Duke Energy Progress will be getting a formal letter expressing disappointment in its handling of last week’s ice storm and its aftermath from Columbus County Commissioners, while a pair of electric cooperatives will be getting praise. Commissioners were critical of Duke’s storm preparation and response after an inch or more…
Read MoreBoil water notice as power restored in Columbus
By DEUCE NIVEN A county-wide boil water notice has been issued by Columbus County Health Director Kim Smith for those who lost power as a result of the winter storm, and who are served by private well. Those people should boil water vigorously for two minutes before using water to drink, to cook…
Read MoreFood, water distribution set, Bapt. offer debris aid
By DEUCE NIVEN 6 p.m. Fri. update Shelter, food & water Firefighters from the Tabor City Fire Department found few takers for food and water in areas where power was still out on Friday, two days after this week’s brutal winter storm left thousands in the region without power. Power companies swarmed the…
Read MorePower outages widespread, shelter opening in Columbus
By DEUCE NIVEN 4:30 p.m. post Schools will be open in Loris Friday, closed for the Green Sea Floyds schools, where electrical power was still out late Thursday, the school district announced. Schools will also be closed in Aynor, and at Midland Elementary, for the same reason. 2 p.m. post Schools in…
Read MoreIce takes aim at area power lines
By DEUCE NIVEN Ice gets the blame for power outages that left thousands in the dark in Columbus and Brunswick counties Wednesday night, and prevented us from updating this website with weather conditions beginning earlier in the afternoon. It also gets the blame for closing schools in Columbus and Horry counties again Thursday.…
Read MoreWinter weather closings, impact
6 a.m. Wednesday update Horry County officers will open on a two-hour delay today. 8:25 p.m. update Coastal Carolina University classes are cancelled for tonight, with classes expected to re-open at noon Wednesday. Classes at Horry Georgetown Technical College and Webster University in Myrtle Beach are cancelled for Wednesday. 5:20 p.m. update…
Read MoreColumbus Schools closed Tuesday, decision delayed in Horry
Winter weather is making an ugly return to the Tabor-Loris Community and well beyond beginning tomorrow, with a Winter Storm Warning issued Monday prompting the Columbus County and Whiteville City school systems to cancel Tuesday classes. Horry County school leaders said they will make a decision before dawn on Tuesday relating to classes…
Read MoreOsprey makes Twin City stop
By the time this United States Marine Corp Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey took off from Twin City Airport after 6 p.m. Sunday, its crew had been Tabor-Loris Community visitors for some five hours. Pilot Capt. Eric Duchene said the landing was precautionary, and the crew completed an oil change on one of the…
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