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By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Jesse Grainger seemed at once comfortable and earnest as his small film crew worked on location near his Green Sea area home in the Carolina community recently.      Filming of the short fil, Southern Gothic has finished, months of post-production work lies ahead, and Grainger said he’s excited with the challenge.      “This…

It’s not too late to get that letter off to Santa, and the Greater Tabor City Chamber of Commerce has a special mailbox with direct access to the North Pole at the Santa House next to the Tabor City Public Library. Axel Harper dropped his letter off this week. He is the 8 year-old son…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      It’s been feeling like Christmas in the Tabor-Loris Community for more than a minute, but mother nature is having something to say about event the best laid plans with some formal starts of the season impacted by rainy weather expected this weekend.      Loris, it seems, will suffer the most serious setback…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Kevin Fowler has seen the world as a veteran special agent with the U.S. Secret Service, has served in academia as Dean of Public Safety at Southeastern Community College.      He’ll add “Chief of Police” to his resume on January 1 as he takes the helm of the Tabor City Police Department.…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      An independent investigation into alleged threats that have resulted in a high rate of turnover at the Tabor City Police Department was called for by a Town Council candidate during Tuesday’s monthly council meeting.      Council also approved a grant application for housing and sewage system improvements and agreed on trick-or-treat hours…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Fire that destroyed a West 3rd Street home just before dawn Wednesday is under investigation state and local officials, Tabor City Fire Chief Jeff Fowler said.      “It’s a total loss,” Fowler said. Fire filled the two-story structure when the first firefighters responded to the call just after 5 a.m.      “There was…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Attempted murder and arson charges were served on a Tabor City man who allegedly set a bed on fire inside a Pete Circle home Monday morning, Sept. 1.      James Rico Gore, 54, was charged with two counts of attempted murder, arson, and five counts of resisting law enforcement, Sgt. Justin McKeithan…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      An apparent effort to do a good deed cost a man his life at Lake Tabor Saturday afternoon.      Ernest Lee Chavis, 62, who was previously from Parkton and apparently homeless, dove into the lake shortly before 4 p.m. Saturday, Maj. Christopher Hilburn of the Tabor City Police Department said. His body…

With heavy equipment already moving tons of earth in the behind them, town, county and state leaders formerly broke ground on a new industrial shell building at the Tabor Industrial Park Friday morning. Cooperation between town, county and state governments, Golden LEAF Foundation, and other partners was the theme for a brief program. Taking part…

Pyrotechnics lit the night sky at South Columbus High School Thursday night at the Greater Tabor City Chamber of Commerce hosted the 38th Annual Columbus County Fireworks. Crenshaw Trucking Band, Alyssa Strickland and Chris Avery provided entertainment; military veterans, after being recognized, danced with royalty representing area festivals; those queens and others joined emcee Lamont…