Area News

By DEUCE NIVEN & JENN BOYD tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com tribjenn@tabor-loris.com      A case of mistaken identity that could have left a Florida businessman sour has prompted a sweet response with hurricane relief supplies distributed in Loris today and Saturday.      Meanwhile there’s help available in Columbus County and elsewhere in North Carolina for those who need assistance cleaning up…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A second suspect in a 2016 killing on a Tabor City street has entered a guilty plea to second-degree murder, District Attorney Jon David said Friday.      Samari Tyshea Vereen entered the plea in Columbus County Superior Court Thursday, and was sentenced to serve from 216 to 272 months in prison, 18…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A Nakina man is missing, with the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office asking for help in locating him.      Austin Buck Long, 22, of 456 Chair Factory Road in Nakina was last seen in the Hallsboro community at ab out 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25, a news release from Sheriff Lewis Hatcher…

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…