Area News

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Students in the Horry County Schools return to class Tuesday, three weeks after the approach of Hurricane Florence forced their closure, Supt. Rick Maxey, Ph.D. announced Sunday.      Faculty and staff will return to campus across the district Monday to make facilities ready for the return of students, knowing that for many…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Horry County is waging war with a mosquito population that has exploded in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, and Columbus County is attacking the pests and seeking additional resources to ramp up that effort.      Horry County Council approved the transfer of $3 million for mosquito spraying on Thursday, fueling ongoing efforts…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A man found dead in the Longs area Wednesday has been identified as a Tabor City area resident.      Rockeiem Young, 22, died after being shot, Horry County Assistant Coroner Darris Fowler said Thursday.      Young’s body was found in a ditch on Circle Bay Road in Longs, Capt. John Harrelson of the…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Some of the record number of school days missed by students in the Horry County Schools will have to be made up, others may be waived through legislative action, a school district news release Wednesday says.      Columbus County emergency officials are encouraging residents to take advantage of recycling centers.      Requests for…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Tuesday SC 9 remains closed      A major highway to the Grand Strand did not re-open Tuesday, as we incorrectly reported here earlier today.      After receiving a report that the roadway was open, we checked on a South Carolina DOT web page that appeared to show the roadway was not closed.…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com & By JENN BOYD tribjenn@tabor-loris.com Saturday evening Horry schools closing extended      “Unprecedented flooding” in Horry County in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence has forced the county school district to remain closed for at least another week, Supt. Rick Maxey, Ph.D. announced Saturday.      “Available data concerning river levels, flooded areas, flooding time…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Three Columbus County men have been handed long prison terms for their roles in the killing of a Loris store owner during a 2016 armed robbery and a second hold-up at the U.S. Post Office in Clarendon, U.S. Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced Friday.      Sentencing for Jonathan Stefan Vanderhorst, 24, of…

Friday morning      Power was restored to our printer in Whiteville Thursday night, this week’s Tabor-Loris Tribune on the press after 10 p.m.      Deliveries to news racks and area Post Offices, where possible, are underway this morning (Friday) and will be completed soon.      We have extra newsboys in downtown Tabor City this morning, helping to raise…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Two “detainees” in the custody of the Horry County Sheriff’s Office died Tuesday night when a transport vehicle carrying them to Darlington was “overtaken by flood waters” that left them trapped inside the locked van, a sheriff’s office news release said.      Heading from Conway west on U.S. 76, the transport van…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Tuesday 7 p.m.      Columbus County was largely sealed off on Tuesday, North Carolina National Guard troops stationed on major highway entrances to the north, east and west barring entry to all but county residents, county spokeswoman Michelle Tatum said.      Troops were also deployed to shut down entrances from South Carolina on…