Area News

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      As much as seven inches of snow has been reported in the Tabor-Loris Community overnight, leaving most primary highways slick, some secondary roadways covered with thick snow and ice with ruts left by previous motorists the best way of keeping on the pavement.      Public safety officials across the region are asking…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Note: This story was delayed in posting because our website was down. Our web managers have been working most of the afternoon to bring it back online.      Weather forecasts that include several inches of snow with the potential for some ice and sleet tonight into Wednesday has prompted school districts…

     Today’s Tabor-Loris Tribune, in print and online, is available a day early, on Tuesday, with significant uncertainty on a winter weather threat this week.      Newspapers are tp be entered in the various post offices on Tuesday, Jan. 21, and weather permitting should be arriving for most subscribers a day early this week. Store and rack…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Edward and Penny Bullock escaped the apartment constructed above an old barn east of Tabor City Friday afternoon as fire claimed most of their belongings, and nearly took one of their dogs.      “I’m so thankful they saved her,” Edward said of the Tabor City Fire Department members who performed CPR and…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Street improvements, industrial park planning and recreational equipment will be funded for Tabor City in the new year with $1.1 million in grants announced just before 2024 closed.      Those grants include: $950,000 in Community Development Block Grants – Neighborhood Revitalization (CDBG-NR) for restoring and curbing Jones Street. $40,000 through the North…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Fire that apparently began between the ceiling and roof of Tabor City’s Burger King heavily damaged the restaurant.      Restaurant workers entering the store on US 701 Bypass noticed the smell of smoke when they went to work before 6 a.m., Tabor City Fire Chief Jeff Fowler said.      “They were trying to…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      An investigation into nearly $70,000 missing from a Giving Hope Gardens bank account has resulted in the arrest of the non-profit group’s treasurer, who previously held the same post for the City of Loris and ran once for the City Council.      Todd Keith Massey, II, of Saint James Extension, Loris, surrendered…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      NOTE: This story has been edited to correct a description of the sex crime alleged against Jody Watts.      An allegation of “inappropriate communications” with a student at Thomas Academy in Lake Waccamaw has resulted in the arrest of a teacher from Green Sea on child sex charges.      Jody Watts, 49, of…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      State Rep. Brenden Jones of Tabor City has been elected Majority Leader of the North Carolina House or Representatives.      Jones election Tuesday was “by an overwhelming majority of his colleagues, marking the beginning of an exciting new chapter in leadership,” a news release from his office said. “With deep gratitude and…

     Sign up dates for the Toys for Tots program in Columbus County are set for two Saturdays, Nov. 2 and Dec. 7, organizers say.      Applications will be accepted at Believers Home Fellowship in Tabor City and Abundant Life Assembly of God in Whiteville from 10 a.m. to noon both days.      Residents of Tabor City, Fair…