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By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      COVID-19 has claimed more lives in Columbus and Horry counties, data from state agencies showed Wednesday.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: COVID claims 68th Columbus resident Horry virus death toll hits 220 COVID claims 68th Columbus resident      Another Columbus County resident has been claimed by COVID-19,…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      North Carolina has a new map highlighting COVID-19’s spread in its 100 counties, with Columbus County in the top tier.      Meanwhile, in Horry County, boys basketball teams at Green Sea Floyds High School are in quarantine after being in “close contact” with a person who has tested positive for the coronavirus.…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Mike Stephens will not be Columbus County Manager as three new members take their seats in December, tendering his resignation to the outgoing board during its meeting Monday.      Stephens presented a letter of retirement to outgoing member and chairman Edwin Russ just before the commissioners voted to enter into closed session…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      COVID-19 has claimed the lives of three more Horry County residents, while a surge in Columbus County appears to have slowed a bit, data from state and local health officials showed Monday.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Three more coronavirus deaths in Horry COVID surge shows…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Two more Horry County lives have been claimed by COVID-19 while a surge in confirmed cases continues there and in Columbus, state data from the Carolinas shows.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Coronavirus claims two more in Horry, infections up Columbus COVID cases up by 81…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Road flooding concerns have prompted a two-hour delay for students in the Columbus County Schools Friday, spokesman Kelly Jones said Thursday night.      “Staff should report at regular time, but should use caution and best judgment when traveling to work,” Jones said in an email.

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Columbus County’s surge in COVID-19 cases, eclipsed only by Alexander County in North Carolina in the past two weeks, was addressed by state Department of Health and Human Services Director Dr. Mandy Cohen just before the Columbus County Health Department reported 191 newly confirmed coronavirus infections since Monday.      Across the state…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Minor flooding had begun in downtown Tabor City early Thursday afternoon with a flash flood watch in effect for a large swath of the Carolinas through late tonight.      “Additional rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches are expected through today, before moving offshore late tonight,” a National Weather Service bulletin said.…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Richard Dale Gore was clearly not expecting the call from a North Myrtle Beach police officer who had found an Andrews man behind the wheel of Gore’s pick-up truck.      That call, Wednesday evening, forced Gore to call police in Tabor City to report the apparent theft of the 2000 Dodge Dakota…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      COVID-19 has claimed an inmate at Tabor Correctional Institution, as coronavirus cases are surging in Horry County and indoor gathering limits are being reduced in North Carolina.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: COVID claims Tabor Correctional inmate Horry records 87 new infections in a day NC…