Area Upfront News

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…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Two public hearings that brought support for a proposed indoor family entertainment venue that promises indoor golf, laser tag, and a year-round Halloween themed facility, and opposition that centered on process not the product, ended Tuesday as the Tabor City Council approved an alternative to a requested rezoning process that seemed…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Indoor golf and perhaps laser tag could be coming to a former sewing plant in Tabor City, but the related zoning change is stirring some opposition. A meeting of the town’s Planning and Zoning Board last Thursday ended in a one-week recess because of a procedural problem, Town Manager Josh Ward…