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By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A lawsuit seeking records from the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office has been filed on behalf of a coalition of media partners, including Tabor-Loris Tribune.      Other plaintiffs in the lawsuit are The News Reporter of Whiteville and Wilmington television stations WECT and WWAY. Attorney C. Amanda Martin of Raleigh based Stevens Martin…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Columbus County has hit, and rapidly exceeded a milestone of 1,700 confirmed COVID-19 infections during the pandemic, while two have been added to the death toll across the state line Horry.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Columbus COVID case count soars past 1,700 Coronavirus claims two…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      For those who have grown tired of the impact of COVID-19 on daily life, the coronavirus continues to send deadly reminders, claiming another three lives in Horry County, taking a 61st resident of Horry, local and state health agencies reported Monday.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated:…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Unrelated child abuse cases involving a very young infant and a 3-year-old have resulted in three arrests, the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office reports.      Justin Dewayne Williamson, 22, of Jim Jolly Road, Clarendon, was charged with felony intentional child abuse inflicting serious physical injury, and booked at the Columbus County Detention Center…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A surge of 30 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in a single day for Columbus County and indications of another coronavirus death in Horry are shown in state health reports Saturday.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Columbus records 30 new COVID cases in a day Another Horry…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Miona K. Fonvielle, a retired educator who served the Town of Tabor City as either a town council member or mayor for nearly two decades, has died. She was 91.      Fonvielle died at her home Thursday. Inman Ward Funeral Home of Tabor City is assisting the family with arrangements, which will…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      COVID-19 has claimed three lives additional lives in the region, local and state reporting showed Thursday, grim milestones recorded in both Horry and Columbus counties.      Both areas are seeing increases in newly confirmed coronavirus cases, the state and local data shows.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated:…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A reported armed robbery at the Vasco #1 convenience store in Tabor City is under investigation.      A store clerk reported the hold-up sometime after 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, a Tabor City Police Department report released Thursday said.      Officer Brian Campbell, in the report, said the female clerk told police a man “wearing…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      North Carolina will remain in Phase 3 of its pandemic re-opening, Horry County is abandoning its mask mandate, as COVID-19 continues to have significant impacts locally and across the Carolinas.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Gov. Cooper extends Phase 3 reopening Horry ends mask mandate, use…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Reported COVID-19 associated deaths have been coming infrequently in Horry County, but state data Monday showed four residents claimed by the virus.      Across the border, Columbus County crossed the 1,600 mark of confirmed COVID cases.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: COVID deaths surge in Horry, cases…