Area Upfront News

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Friday afternoon      Armed robbers fired two shots into the ceiling of the Loris IGA as they entered the store Thursday night, an Horry County Police Department report says.      County police responding to the 10 p.m. hold-up were told the robbery was in progress, and the first arriving officers began to set…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A traffic stop near Tabor City has resulted in felony drug charges for a Brunswick County man with a familiar name in politics.      David Austin Redwine, 32, of Longwood Road NW in Ocean Isle Beach, was charged with possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver a schedule 3 controlled substance…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Attempted murder and arson charges were filed Sunday against a Tabor City area man accused of setting his girlfriend ablaze in the home they shared with her young children.      Nicholas Alexander Wallace, 25, of 308 Dulah Road was charged with three counts of attempted murder and arson, held without bond on…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A pair of undercover cocaine buys south of Loris earlier this year have resulted in the arrests of a Conway woman and man from Georgetown.      Kenneth Dwayne Myers, 38 of Georgetown and Sabrina Louise Bailey, 40, of Conway were charged after a search warrant was served at a home at 7401…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A guilty plea to a sex offense with a child charge will leave a Clarendon man in prison for more than a decade, possibly more than two, District Attorney Jon David announced Monday.      James Brandon Godwin, 33, of Old Stake Road, Clarendon, entered the guilty plea Friday in Columbus County Superior…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A drug trafficking investigation dating back to at least October landed a Loris man in jail Wednesday morning, charged with two counts of trafficking in meth or cocaine base.      More than $46,000 was seized as part of the investigation, Horry County Police Department spokeswoman Krystal Dotson said in a news release.…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Thursday 9:30 p.m. update      A suspect description related to Thursday’s robbery attempt at Southeastern Community College is among new details of the incident released by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Thursday night.      A black male wearing a black hoodie who appeared to be in his mid-20s and had short black dreads…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Bringing Back Main (BBM), a new downtown revitalization effort spearheaded by Tabor City merchants and citizens, is looking for a great day on Good Friday as it hosts its first “Market on Live Oak” event.      “This is not going to be a flea market,” BBM Chair Pam Byrd said of the…

A walk-through metal detector saw its first use at the Tabor City District Court Building Friday, about three weeks after Tabor City Council approved the $4,000 purchase. Columbus County Sheriff’s deputies are responsible for operating the machine. “I am very grateful to the town for providing this extra security as well as all the other…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Thursday update Horry County Schools will operate on its regular schedule today. Columbus County District Court will begin at 11 a.m., Superior Court will operate on its regular schedule. Wednesday     While ice and snowfall accumulation probabilities continue to appear light in the Tabor-Loris Community and surrounding areas tonight, frigid temperatures…