Area News

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Attacked by a burglar as she slept in her Tabor City area home early Monday, the homeowner was able to reach a knife and defend herself, sending a Lumberton man to the hospital with serious injuries, Columbus County Sheriff Jody Greene said in a news release.      Warrants will be obtained against…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Four people were taken to area hospitals after a two-vehicle crash sent one into an upholstery business in the Sidney Community Saturday night.      An AirLink helicopter took the driver of the Buick SUV that struck the block building to a regional trauma center after Williams Township Fire Department’s extrication team cut…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Operation Carnivore, a multi-agency law enforcement effort targeting drug trafficking in several areas of Columbus County including Green Acres, Ten Mile Road, and Dessie Road, resulted in the arrests of 17 people early this week, representatives of those agencies said this morning.      “Promises made, promises kept,” state Rep. Brenden Jones said…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      U.S. Marshals and other agencies were working in Columbus County on Tuesday, apparently making drug related arrests including some in the Tabor City area, but holding details of the operation close.      Marshal’s spokesman Bryan Konig confirmed that his and other agencies were working in the county Tuesday, and Chief Deputy Aaron…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A detour at NC 410 at US 701 in Tabor City Monday marked the beginning of a traffic improvement project designed to reduce back-ups at one of the area’s most congested highway intersections.      A “continuous-flow” right turn will be constructed on the site, work to be complete no later than next…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A road trip to East Bladen promises to be a challenge for the Stallion varsity football squad from South Columbus High.      Fans unable to make the trip to Elizabethtown can watch all the action online, with ATMC scheduled to Live Stream the game.      Kick-off is set for 7:30 p.m. at East…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      One minor injury was reported after a Nissan Sentra plowed into the back of a Columbus County Schools bus east of Tabor City Friday afternoon, its driver disappearing down a nearby logging road, witnesses said.      Witnesses, including the bus driver and the Nissan passenger left behind, said the driver grabbed a…

By JENN CAUSEY tribjenn@tabor-loris.com      Gone but not forgotten, the late Estelle S. Wright continued giving to the city she served and loved this week, six months after she passed away.      Mayor Todd Harrelson and Interim City Administrator Dennis Drozdak have received a check this week for $225,000 to go towards paying off the city’s Public…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      No evidence supporting allegations of sexual misconduct by Columbus County Manager Mike Stephens has been found by outside investigators contracted by county commissioners, chairman Trent Burroughs said Monday.      Jackson Lewis, a national law firm with offices in Raleigh, was hired to investigate allegations made by former Columbus County Board of Elections…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A man with a taste for beer was arrested Sunday, accused of using a stolen SUV in thefts from three convenience stores and two grocery stores Saturday, Tabor City Police Department reports say.      Dusty Jonathan Prince, 30, of Will Inman Road, Tabor City, was located by police Sunday and served with…