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Rollover wreck
There were no serious injuries in this two-vehicle wreck at dusk Friday on U.S. 701 at Complex Street in Tabor City, though fire crews used the Jaws of Life to free a woman from a car. No jaws were needed for the man in tis truck, which apparently rolled more than once following…
Read MoreCharter memories from SCC
Former leaders, many from the earliest days at Southeastern Community College, gathered at Chadboun Elementary School on Thursday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of SCC’s charter. Those gathering included three of the school’s earliest presidents, who recalled some of the school’s earliest days. For more on this story see the Feb. 12…
Read MoreByrd’s bond $35K on auto theft, fleeing charges
By DEUCE NIVEN Less than three weeks after his arrest on a habitual felon indictment, and his release without bail, Christopher Lee Byrd is in jail under a $35,000 bond, charged with stealing his grandmother’s mini-van and leading police on a high-speed chase. Byrd, 31, who has listed various Tabor City addresses during…
Read MoreColumbus will make up two of four snow days
By DEUCE NIVEN Easter break and the end of the school year are safe, for now, as the Columbus County Schools will forgive two of the four school days missed due to last week’s winter storm, Supt. Alan Faulk said Tuesday. Students will be in class on Feb. 21 and March 28, two…
Read MoreGreen Acres shooting victim dies
By DEUCE NIVEN TABOR CITY—A shooting in the Green Acres community Sunday afternoon left a Clarendon man dead and investigators with few leads, Capt. David Nobles of the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office said. Richard Jason McPherson, 29, of the 900 block of Mollie Road, died of an apparent gunshot wound to the chest,…
Read MoreBack to normal: State of Emergency ends
By DEUCE NIVEN Rapidly warming temperatures clearing roadways throughout the area prompted the lifting of a State of Emergency for Columbus County at mid-morning Friday. Temperatures should approach 60 degrees today and Saturday, near 70 on Sunday with rain chances on the rise through mid-week next week, National Weather Service forecasters say. …
Read MoreSchool’s out Friday, Saturday in C.C.; Truck in bar near Loris
By DEUCE NIVEN With emergency vehicles falling victim to icy road conditions in Columbus County on Thursday, and temperatures barely reaching the freezing mark in some locations after 1 p.m., the decision on public schools for Friday was an easy one, Columbus County Schools’ Supt. Alan Faulk said. “No school on Friday, or…
Read MoreUPDATE: Schools closed Thurs./Melting? Not today
BY DEUCE NIVEN Columbus County, Horry County, and Whiteville City Schools will be closed Thursday. Students and staff will be out for the Columbus County Schools. In Horry County school district offices will open at noon, and staff members across the county will be expected at work at noon, also. Decisions on…
Read MoreStay home, weather service says
With ice and snowfall moving away, travel conditions remain treacherous in the Tabor-Loris Community and throughout Columbus and Horry counties. Winter storm warnings remain in effect throughout today, with temperatures expected to remain below freezing. All schools in the area are closed, as are most government offices. Here’s the latest impact prediction…
Read MoreHorry’s at OPCON 1 as Columbus declares weather emergency
By DEUCE NIVEN A state of emergency has been declared in Columbus County, and Horry County has move to Operation Condition Level 1 (OPCON 1) as the region gets ready for winter weather over the next two days. For Columbus County, the declaration sets the stage for federal compensation to local governments for…
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