Area News
Trivett named new FBPD Chief
By DEUCE NIVEN Darrell Trivett II, an 18-year law enforcement veteran, will be Fair Bluff’s next police chief, Mayor Billy Hammond said Friday. Town commissioners agreed to hire the current Carolina Beach Police Department officer on Monday, and Trivett accepted the position Friday. He will begin work in early February Hammond said. Trivett’s…
Read More‘Little Prison’ makes TCI big; Open house is Sat.
Story & Photos By DEUCE NIVEN Tabor Correctional Institution becomes one of North Carolina’s two largest prisons in a matter of weeks, and local folks will have a chance this Saturday to tour the “little prison” addition before its first minimum security inmates arrive. Open House at the Minimum Custody Facility is scheduled…
Read MoreElection’s sworn
Joann Garrell (right) was sworn as the newest member of the Columbus County Board of Elections on Monday, flanked by husband Lewis as Clerk of Court Sheila Pridgen administered the oath. Garrell, a Republican from Chadbourn, follows Brenden Jones of Tabor City in the seat. Jones resigned last fall. For more on…
Read MoreWind advisory Saturday for TLC
A potential for severe weather exists for the Tabor-Loris Community (TLC) and all of the eastern Carolinas for Saturday as a strong cold front moves across the region, the National Weather Service is reporting. Damaging wind gusts are possible during the late afternoon and evening hours on Saturday, though it appeared Friday that…
Read MoreWalters won’t seek N.C. Senate seat again
By DEUCE NIVEN State Sen. Michael Walters, a Democrat whose District 13 includes Columbus County and his home county of Robeson, will not seek re-election this year, he announced Friday morning. “This was a difficult decision as I have enjoyed representing the citizens of Robeson, Columbus, and Hoke counties and fighting for the…
Read MoreCongressman McIntyre announces retirement
Congressman Mike McIntyre, in his ninth term in the U.S. House of Representatives, will retire at the end of the current session, he announced Wednesday. A Democrat, he has represented Columbus County in North Carolina’s Seventh District, even as those political lines have changed. His official announcement is here: “In eastern…
Read MoreIt’s Sheriff Hatcher
By DEUCE NIVEN Maj. Lewis Hatcher became Sheriff Lewis Hatcher Tuesday morning, hours after Columbus County Commissioners appointed him to the post Monday night. Sheriff Hatcher and his staff were sworn into office Tuesday morning at the Columbus County Courthouse. Hatcher was recommended for the post by outgoing Sheriff Chris Batten, who…
Read MoreAre you kidding?
Frigid arctic air visiting the Tabor-Loris Community, and not expected to leave before Wednesday, was reflected in the pre-dawn temperature shown on this downtown Tabor City bank sign Tuesday. Look for news and commentary on the frigid blast in the Jan. 8 Tabor-Loris Tribune print edition. (Deuce Niven photo)
Read MoreColumbus Schools open at 10 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday
Columbus County Schools will operate on a delay Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, due to the extreme cold weather forecast for both mornings, Supt. Alan Faulk said Monday afternoon. Students at all grade levels will report to school at 10 a.m., Faulk said. Teachers and faculty are to report on their regular…
Read MoreNew Year’s baby
Ron’dazia Camir Riggins was the area’s first baby of 2014, born at 11:50 a.m. on Jan. 1 at McLeod Loris. She was the first child for parents Sherelda Grate, 26, and Rondale Riggins, 24, residents of the Daisy Community near Loris. Ron’dazia weighed 6 pounds, 7.3 ounces at birth, was 19 inches long, and was…
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