Area Upfront News

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…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A water quality warning and boil water advisory has been inssued for Columbus County Water & Sewer District I after a line was ruptured Tuesday.      “Local contractors plowed into one of the water lines,” a news release from county government said. “Staff are working diligently to repair service to customers.”      Those…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Gospel music played in the moments before WTAB went silent, just before 7 a.m. Monday.      Tabor City’s AM radio station, at 1370 on the dial, didn’t quite make it to 71 years. A day after receiving Federal Communications Commission permission, WTAB signed on the air on July 1, 1954.      Billed then…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com UPDATE      Columbus County Schools will be closed Thursday, Feb. 20, the district announced in a correction to its automated notification system Wednesday afternoon.      That correction came nearly an hour after the notification at about 4:45 p.m. that the district’s remote learning plan would be in place Thursday. Original post      Dismissed at…

Story & Photos By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Erin Mincey was honored as Outstanding Citizen of the Year and Charity Lovette was named Volunteer of the Year during the 79th annual banquet of the Greater Tabor City Chamber of Commerce Tuesday.      Town Manager Josh Ward was the evenings featured speaker at The Todd House Wedding &…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A winter weather advisory that includes a broad region of southeastern North Carolina and northeastern South Carolina has prompted early dismissal for the Columbus County Schools on Wednesday, cancellation of after-school activities including the Waccamaw 1A/2A basketball conference playoffs.      County schools will release students at noon Wednesday, a district announcement said,…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A boil water advisory has been issued for Columbus County Water and Sewer District I water customers in an area east of Tabor City, a Feb. 11 news release from the county’s Public Utilities department.      Customers from 17 Kenny Jordan Road to 22430 Peacock Road and all water customers on Woodview…

By JENN BOYD tribjenn@tabor-loris.com      A domestic violence call escalated quickly Wednesday as the Loris Police Department was faced with a man holding a gun to his own head.      With assistance from the Horry County Police Department Samuel Gene Long, 43, was taken safely into custody, Loris police chief Gary Buley said.      Police arrived in the…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      First steps towards getting significant deficits in the Columbus County government budget under control were taken by county commissioners on Monday, including a partial freeze on hiring and correcting significant revenue over-estimates.      A series of actions approved with one vote included: A payroll expense reduction of more than $1.02 million achieved…