Area Upfront News

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      An apparent effort to do a good deed cost a man his life at Lake Tabor Saturday afternoon.      Ernest Lee Chavis, 62, who was previously from Parkton and apparently homeless, dove into the lake shortly before 4 p.m. Saturday, Maj. Christopher Hilburn of the Tabor City Police Department said. His body…

With heavy equipment already moving tons of earth in the behind them, town, county and state leaders formerly broke ground on a new industrial shell building at the Tabor Industrial Park Friday morning. Cooperation between town, county and state governments, Golden LEAF Foundation, and other partners was the theme for a brief program. Taking part…

Pyrotechnics lit the night sky at South Columbus High School Thursday night at the Greater Tabor City Chamber of Commerce hosted the 38th Annual Columbus County Fireworks. Crenshaw Trucking Band, Alyssa Strickland and Chris Avery provided entertainment; military veterans, after being recognized, danced with royalty representing area festivals; those queens and others joined emcee Lamont…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Lucas and Levi White had high school in their future, their parents were considering a different crossroads, when their parents, Josh and Terra, had an idea.      Nearly four years ago Josh had a vision for a different kind of education, home schooling on hoofs, with the family trekking from coast-to-coast, almost,…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A 20-year effort to honor the memory of North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles Enforcement Inspector Franklin Dale Perritte, a Tabor City native, ended more than three decades after his death with a bridge dedication ceremony held Friday.      Nearly all of his surviving family members and extended family crowded into the…

By DEUCE NIVEN & JENN BOYD      Appreciation for those who brought the classes of 2025 to graduation at Green Sea Floyds, Loris and South Columbus high schools last week were common commencement themes voiced by the leaders of those classes.      Loris High valedictorian Zackary Fowler said many brought he and his classmates this far.      “We…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A mid-afternoon wreck that sent an awning at The Todd House Wedding & Event Center crashing into the top of an SUV left no one hurt, but prompted an a carefully choreographed effort to clear the debris.      Brett Burroughs, a local educator and coach, said he had been working out across…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A fast paced week of developments related to the 2023 shooting death of Tabor City resident Scott Spivey on a rural Horry County roadway continued Wednesday morning, May 7, with Horry County Police Department Chief of Police Kris Leonhardt briefing media on an ongoing internal affairs investigation focused on officer conduct…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A prayer vigil organized just hours earlier brought about 100 people to Tabor City’s Garrell Depot Tuesday evening in support of the family of the late Scott Spivey and their search for justice following the September 2023 killing of their brother, son, and friend.      Speakers included Spivey’s sister Jennifer Foley, his…

Easter egg hunts across Columbus County last weekend, including this one at Tabor City School, brought plenty of fun for children, smiles for many like “Lucky Egg” finder Roberht Hill in the age 8-12 division, and served as a prelude for the holiday this weekend. Included in the group photo were Hill, age 4-7 winner…