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By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Concerns over spending public funds on private property prompted Columbus County Commissioners Tuesday to put off funding to end an infestation of Giant Salvinia on two Gapway area ponds.      First, the board said they want to hear from owners of land adjacent to the Richardson and Buffkin ponds, confirmed last summer…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      COVID’s death toll in Columbus County has passed a grim milestone as newly confirmed cases rise rapidly there and in neighboring Horry.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Columbus COVID deaths pass 100 with 13 reported      An exceptionally deadly streak for the COVID-19 pandemic in Columbus County…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Rising numbers of COVID-19 cases have prompted the Columbus County Schools to extend its current all-virtual format for two more weeks, while students in the Horry County Schools will begin returning to classrooms next Tuesday.      Meanwhile, the coronavirus pandemic continues, unabated, with significant new cases numbers in both counties reported Wednesday.…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A veteran Horry County Police Department Officer known for his “food and kindness” was killed when he was struck by a vehicle near North Myrtle Beach Tuesday afternoon.      Lance Cpl. Melton “Fox” Gore, 57, was “performing a task outside of his truck near the intersection of Hwy 22 and Hwy 31…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      As the predicted post holiday COVID-19 surge is felt nationally, its impact on education is reflected in the public schools of Horry and Columbus counties, albiet differently.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Back to class in CC Tuesday, not so fast in Horry Supt. Maxey tests…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations have filled rapidly in Columbus County as the pandemic continues to kill and sicken residents locally and nationally.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Columbus Health Dept. pauses vaccine appointments State data shows three new CC COVID deaths, 113 more cases Virus claims…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Columbus Regional Healthcare has activated its COVID-19 surge capacity plan as coronavirus infections and deaths are rapidly climbing in the region and beyond.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Surge plan activated at CRHS Columbus cases soar past 4,000 in CC, at least 90 deaths Virus claims…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Two more COVID-19 associated deaths for Columbus County, another 216 confirmed coronavirus cases for Horry indicate the current coronavirus surge is not abating.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Governor, DHHS secretary: Stay home Two new COVID deaths, four this week for Columbus Virus claims two more…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Two more COVID-19 associated deaths for Columbus County, another 216 confirmed coronavirus cases for Horry indicate the current coronavirus surge is not abating.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Two new COVID deaths bring Columbus total to 85 Another 216 coronavirus infections reported for Horry Two new…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Just more than a week after Christmas 2021 has begun with COVID-19 on a rampage feared by national health leaders, those worries echoed in the Carolinas and felt well beyond Columbus and Horry counties.      “We begin 2021 in our most dangerous position in this pandemic,” Dr. Mandy Cohen, North Carolina’s Secretary…