Area Upfront News

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Columbus County’s QRV (Quick Response Vehicle) paramedic program was given a $421,250 lifeline by Columbus County Commissioners Tuesday, funding the program through the end of fiscal year on June 30, and apparently setting the stage for more a more permanent future.      Commissioners also approved a $47.6 million wish list of priorities…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Christmas is past, but Tabor City’s 12 Days of Christmas ice skating rink will take another spin during the town’s inaugural New Year’s Eve Yam Drop on Wednesday, Dec. 31.      Sponsored by town government, Yam Drop activities are scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Garrell Depot, site of the…

Christmas is upon us, the formal celebration on Thursday, while folks in the Tabor-Loris Community have had countless opportunities to get in the spirit in recent days. Santa and Mrs. Claus rode into town with his sleigh atop Tabor City Fire Department’s Christmas Parade Under the Lights on Dec. 4, and holiday activities have continued…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Jesse Grainger seemed at once comfortable and earnest as his small film crew worked on location near his Green Sea area home in the Carolina community recently.      Filming of the short fil, Southern Gothic has finished, months of post-production work lies ahead, and Grainger said he’s excited with the challenge.      “This…

It’s not too late to get that letter off to Santa, and the Greater Tabor City Chamber of Commerce has a special mailbox with direct access to the North Pole at the Santa House next to the Tabor City Public Library. Axel Harper dropped his letter off this week. He is the 8 year-old son…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      It’s been feeling like Christmas in the Tabor-Loris Community for more than a minute, but mother nature is having something to say about event the best laid plans with some formal starts of the season impacted by rainy weather expected this weekend.      Loris, it seems, will suffer the most serious setback…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Kevin Fowler has seen the world as a veteran special agent with the U.S. Secret Service, has served in academia as Dean of Public Safety at Southeastern Community College.      He’ll add “Chief of Police” to his resume on January 1 as he takes the helm of the Tabor City Police Department.…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      An independent investigation into alleged threats that have resulted in a high rate of turnover at the Tabor City Police Department was called for by a Town Council candidate during Tuesday’s monthly council meeting.      Council also approved a grant application for housing and sewage system improvements and agreed on trick-or-treat hours…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Fire that destroyed a West 3rd Street home just before dawn Wednesday is under investigation state and local officials, Tabor City Fire Chief Jeff Fowler said.      “It’s a total loss,” Fowler said. Fire filled the two-story structure when the first firefighters responded to the call just after 5 a.m.      “There was…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Attempted murder and arson charges were served on a Tabor City man who allegedly set a bed on fire inside a Pete Circle home Monday morning, Sept. 1.      James Rico Gore, 54, was charged with two counts of attempted murder, arson, and five counts of resisting law enforcement, Sgt. Justin McKeithan…