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By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Fourth of July festivities begin first in Tabor City with the annual entertainment filled fireworks festivities at South Columbus High School.      Gates at Civitan Stadium open at 6 p.m., entertainment begins at 7 p.m., with fireworks from Munnerlyn Pyrotechnics of Lexington set to fly after sunset, at 9:30 p.m.      Featured entertainers…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      An Horry County native most recently living in Columbus County has been identified as the person killed in a weekend crash involving an Horry County Police Department officer.      Marcus “Mark” Gattis, 58, had been living in the Tabor City/Whiteville area before his death late Sunday on SC 9 at Hwy 66,…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com UPDATE      A suspect in Tuesday’s bank robbery in Tabor City was in custody at about 7 p.m., apprehended at a West 3rd Street home where he had been living, Capt. Christopher Hilburn of the Tabor City Police Department said.      Arthur Reid Jennings Jr., 23, will be charged on warrants with robbery…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Minutes after a Sanders Street man was confronted by an armed burglar in his mother’s home a nearby resident was in custody, her arrest a result of witness tips and a rapid police response, Maj. Russell Conway of the Tabor City Police Department said Thursday.      Shondia Russ, 26, of March Avenue…

Burning off a field at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Tabor City plumes of smoke across US 701 Thursday morning that slowed traffic for a time. An engine from the Tabor City Fire Department was on hand, its crew monitoring the “controlled burn.” – (Deuce Niven, TLT)

By JENN CAUSEY tribjenn@tabor-loris.com      Shared experiences were common themes for 2021 commencement exercises at Green Sea Floyds High School Tuesday evening and at Loris High Wednesday morning. GSF      “Perseverance” was the theme at Green Sea Floyds High, a theme echoed by Principal Dr. Andrea Pridgen, her daughter and Valedictorian Bailey Alexandrea Parsons, and Salutatorian Grant…

By JENN CAUSEY tribjenn@tabor-loris.com      Seniors at Loris High School are invited to take part in “Last Ride” festivities through downtown Tuesday evening, just ahead of their scheduled 9 a.m. commencement Wednesday at Heniford Field on campus.      “All family, friends and community are encouraged to come line the sidewalks of Main Street to cheer the class…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Warrants were served this week in the theft of a dirt bike last September and a handgun last month, Columbus County Sheriff Jody Greene said in a news release.      Tyler Edward Sutton, 25, of Clarendon was taken into custody following a June 7 traffic stop on Horace Cox Road east of…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A woman was uninjured after her car overturned into the edge of a pond at Daddy Joe’s Campground on Richard Wright Road near Tabor City Wednesday morning, first responders said.      Bonnie Hedwin of Tabor City was headed towards Tabor City on the two-lane highway when her car appeared to drift off…

By JENN CAUSEY tribjenn@tabor-loris.com      Congressman Tom Rice will be in Loris on Wednesday, June 9, with a 10 a.m. speech planned in the conference room at Loris City Hall.      “This is a coffee with congressman event that we do often,” Rice press secretary Sadie Thorman said. “We offer this event for people to discuss their…