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A much larger parade presence and what appeared to be double the number of vendors and crowd size as a year ago, Tabor City’s second annual Spring Has Sprung Festival was every bit as successful as Carolina Extreme Martial Arts student Noah Hart’s flip, with assistance from instructor and co-owner Keith Mercure. Tractors proved a…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Two Loris men have been charged in the January slaying of a Fayetteville merchant, the most recent last week.      Quinteel Pierre Harley, 34, and Rasheem Lopez Grant, 28, are both charged with first degree murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm by felon, and felony conspiracy, Officer Jeremy…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Water and sewer fees for residential customers in Tabor City are going up effective May 1, action the Town Council was told Tuesday could prove pivotal in landing more than $11.4 million in grants to repair deficiencies in aging sewer lines and the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP).      Council also approved applications…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Nearly four years after his arrest on allegations of running a “pill mill” from his medical office in Tabor City, John Whan Kim was sentenced Thursday to serve 78 months in federal prison.      Kim, 75, was sentenced following a Dec. 28, 2021 guilty plea to charges of conspiracy to unlawfully distribute…

By JENN CAUSEY tribjenn@tabor-loris.com      Land with potential for a new City Hall or other municipal uses has been offered to the City of Loris, with City Council taking a cautious approach.      Barbara Taylor owns the nearly 2,950 square foot lot at 4126 Railroad Avenue, just across the street from City Hall, and has a buyer…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Tabor-Loris Community residents and some from Longs are among more than 30 drug traffickers indicted on a federal wiretap investigation into narcotics and violence who have pleaded guilty and been sentenced in federal court.      That announcement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina came less than 20…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Pre-pandemic visitation rules have been restored at Columbus Regional Healthcare System, specifically at the flagship hospital in Whiteville.      Regular Visitation Policy was restored Tuesday, announced in a news release Wednesday morning.      “We are very thankful to be able to return to normal visitation for our patients and their families,” said CRHS…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Tabor Correctional Institution has a new warden with Jamie Jordan promoted to the prison’s top post.      Bullard’s promotion was announced by the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, a North Carolina Department of Public Safety news release said Monday. He had been the associate warden for custody at the prison…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      An Horry County Schools student has been charged criminally and faces sanctions from the district after a loaded AR15 assault style rifle was found in his car on the campus of the Academy for Technology & Academics (ATA) on Wednesday, the district announced on Friday.      Dontarrius Livingston, 18, of Longs was…

Story & Photos By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Going the extra mile might well have been the theme for the annual Greater Tabor City Chamber of Commerce banquet on Tuesday, with Michelle Dudney named Citizen of the year, Tony “Blake” Watts named volunteer of the year, and NC Yam Festival Manager Cynthia Nelson also honored, albeit…