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By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com UPDATE      A Murrells Inlet man has been charged in an overnight shooting outside of a Myrtle Beach restaurant that left a Tabor City man dead.      Niko Juwan Williams, 23, of Murrells Inlet has been charged with murder, attempted murder, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, Cpl. Thomas Vest…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Four tenants of a Maple Street apartment complex were displaced by a fire that involved three units late Thursday.      A firefighter received minor burns during the response, Loris Fire Department Fire Marshal Lt. Robert Rudelitch reported.      One apartment was heavily damaged in the blaze reported at about 10 p.m., “two apartments…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      An unusually long gap between pandemic reports from the Columbus County Health Department shows COVID-19 infections keeping a steady pace, with a similar trend in Horry County, state data shows.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Columbus COVID cases: 67 in six days Horry records 26 new…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      While some health experts are worried about a potential COVID-19 case spike in two-week’s time after the Labor Day holiday, the coronavirus did not seem to take a break locally in the past four days.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Horry records 11 deaths, 123 new…

By JENN CAUSEY tribjenn@tabor-loris.com      Months of planning what promises to be a very different Loris Bog-Off Festival have paid off, with state approval for the 41st annual celebration slated for Oct. 17 received Friday.      Approval from the S.C. Department of Commerce required a plan that meets COVID-19 regulations developed by the Department of Commerce, SC…

  Two people were seriously injured, one requiring McLeod AirReach helicopter transport to the trauma center at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, in a head-on crash on U.S. 701 in Tabor City Friday. Tabor City Police were investigating. Tabor City Fire Chief Jeff Fowler said injuries to both drivers was significant, but…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      No need for quarantine after a Tabor City Elementary School student tested positive for COVID-19, a spike in new cases in Columbus County, another coronavirus in Horry, and a new state campaign encouraging everyone to wear a mask “whatever the reason,” are part of today’s pandemic update.      This post will cover…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Columbus County has recorded its 52nd death associated with COVID-19, Horry has three more, as governors of North and South Carolina have announced a relaxation of pandemic restrictions in both states.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: 52nd COVID death reported for Columbus Gyms, other openings in…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      It may be too soon to draw broad conclusions, but data from local and state health agencies seems to show improving trends related to COVID-19 infections in both Columbus and Horry counties.      Coronavirus related deaths have been steadily reported in Horry County in recent days, at least once each day since…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Confirmation of a 51st COVID-19 related death and 38 newly confirmed cases in Columbus County, the daily total of new cases more than doubling in Horry from Wednesday, and updates to the pandemic related visitation policy at Columbus Regional Healthcare were all reported Thursday. This post will cover these topics and…