Area News

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Cocaine, Oxycodone, marijuana and weapons were seized as Columbus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Vice-Narcotics Unit detectives and SWAT Team members executed a pair of search warrants east of Tabor City Friday morning and made three arrests.      “Numerous complaints concerning suspicious activity in the 5700 block of Swamp Fox Highway East” prompted…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Christmas on Main will remain in Tabor City today, though rain has forced some events inside.      This morning’s Jingle Jog has been cancelled, a victim of the incessant rain that began Friday, Bringing back Main spokeswoman Pam Byrd said.      Organizers are hoping the rain will let up in time for Santa’s…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com UPDATE: Friday      A man and woman in custody following a law enforcement that began and ended in Columbus County Thursday, winding into Loris and through a portion of northern Horry County, have been identified.      Quentin Montray Vereen, 20, of Ten Mile Road, Tabor City and Marquita Donta Vereen, 31, of Ridgeland…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Breaking and entering warrants have been obtained for a man police had in custody early Monday, and who escaped from the Tabor City Police Department in handcuffs.      Mhalik Jhamal Graham, 21, whose last known address was on South Franklin Street in Whiteville      Graham is accused of taking guns in a series…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A photo of a “person of interest” in a local break-in has been obtained by the Tabor City Police Department, but officers don’t know who he is, Capt. Greg Sibbett said Monday morning.      Police are looking into a break-in at the offices of Southeastern Insurance Agency on Hickman Road, and possibly…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A man struck by a car near Tabor City’s busiest intersection was airlifted to a regional medical center Friday afternoon.      It was not clear just how serious the man’s injuries were, Officer Christopher Cotton of the Tabor City Police Department said. It appeared that the man’s head impacted the windshield of…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A young man was trapped in his overturned SUV on Emerson Church Road near Ten Mile Road for nearly an hour Friday, most of that time as fire and EMS crews worked to remove him.      Though the man did not appear to have life-threatening injuries, the position of the vehicle on…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A widespread issue impacting cell phone users across the southeastern United States is causing problems for those calling 9-1-1, Columbus County Emergency Services Director Kay Worley said Thursday morning.      Anyone having problems attempting to call 9-1-1 in Columbus County can call 910-640-1428, Worley said.      Horry County 9-1-1 center officials could not…

     Funeral services Wednesday for President George H.W. Bush will prompt the closing of non-essential federal offices across the country, including the U.S. Postal Service.      That will result in a delay in receiving this week’s Tabor-Loris Tribune for mail subscribers. We will publish as usual Wednesday morning, and post this week’s edition for e-subscribers as usual.…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A merger of the Columbus County Schools and the Whiteville City Schools would cost more than $1 million in state funding for public education in the county with only minimal cost savings, a merger study report presented to Columbus County Commissioners concludes.      “A merger would not be in the best interest…