Area News

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A Tabor Correctional Institution employee found with two small cell phones concealed in a vest apparently won’t face criminal charges because she was not caught providing either to an inmate, a Tabor City Police Department report says.      Adrianne Marie Parsons, 37, of Shallotte was reporting for work at about 5:30 p.m.…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      An arrest has been made in a Loris shooting just off of Loris’ main highway that left a local man dead last month, the Horry County Police Department reports.      William Henry Jones II, 26, of Loris was arrested Thursday afternoon and charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A Loris man is among seven people facing drug trafficking charges following “an extensive drug investigation” in the Little River area.      Cocaine, heroin, handguns and nearly $28,000 in cash were seized as search warrants simultaneously on Malcom Drive and Little River Inn Lane on Tuesday, an Horry County Police Department news…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Three Tabor City businesses and a fourth south of Whiteville were the subject of search warrant raids Friday afternoon and the seizure of suspected illegal video gaming machines. Chief Deputy Aaron Herring of the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office said.      Warrants were served simultaneously at Deep Pockets pool hall, Vasco #1 and…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com UPDATE: Aug. 2      A pipe replacement project that shut down U.S. 701 just north of South Columbus High School on Monday was complete Thursday afternoon, a North Carolina Department of Transportation spokesman said.      Scheduled to take two weeks, the work was complete in four days, the highway reopening about 4 p.m.…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A City of Loris employee was killed when his motorcycle slammed into an oncoming car head-on north of the municipality Sunday night.      Anthony Depriest “Rabbit” Melvin, 34, of Loris died on the scene of the 9:35 p.m. crash, Horry County Deputy Coroner Chris Dontell said Tuesday morning.      Three vehicles were involved,…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A second sex crimes against a child trial for a Tabor City man has essentially doubled his prison sentence, leaving Calvin Sherwood Watts unlikely to leave state custody alive.      Trial in Columbus County Superior Court ended Friday with Watts, who is 57, found guilty on all charges against him. Superior Court…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A Loris area man died in an overnight fire at his home.      Presley Hardee, 28, died in the fire at his home on Daisy Road, Horry County Deputy Coroner Michelle McSpadden said.      Horry County Fire Rescue crews responded to the fire in the Cherry Hill Community at about 10 p.m. Tuesday,…

Story & Photos By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Nearly 100 alumni of the former Tabor City High School gathered beneath the big tree outside the old two-story building, now months away from demolition, for a warm farewell Saturday morning.      Most present said the 10 a.m. gathering time was good, earlier might have been a little better…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      One person was airlifted to a regional trauma center, some others were taken by ground ambulance to a hospital following an auto crash that left a Cadillac convertible broken in two, it’s trunk landing more than a dozen yards away after narrowly missing gas pumps at a convenience store north of…