Area Upfront News

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Two new COVID-19 associated deaths involving Columbus County residents and a prison fueled surged in new cases were confirmed by the Columbus County Health Department Monday, as additional infections were recorded in Horry.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Two new COVID deaths confirmed in Columbus, prisons…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      COVID-19’s death toll is rising in Columbus and Horry counties, as is its case count with a sharp increase at Tabor Correctional Institution in the last few days.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Prison cases fuel Columbus COVID surge; county deaths indicated Fatalities, infections up sharply…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      COVID-19 claimed its 64th Columbus County resident this week while coronavirus cases are surging in neighboring Horry County, local and state health officials are reporting.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: COVID claims 64th Columbus life, 42 more cases since Monday Horry infections surge by 121 since…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Only one of four incumbent Columbus County Commissioners up for re-election this year will return to those seats in December, unofficial results of Tuesday’s general election show.      Incumbent District 5 commissioner Trent Burroughs, a Tabor City Democrat whose district takes in much of southeastern Columbus County, claimed just 38 percent of…

By JENN CAUSEY tribjenn@tabor-loris.com Update      A peaceful resolution to a police standoff with an armed, barricaded man took place in Loris about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Police Chief Gary Buley said.      After barricading himself in his home since about noon, the man surrendered to police and will be taken for a mental health evaluation, Buley said.…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Election day is off to a generally good start in Columbus and Horry counties, county officials and others at the polls were reporting late this morning.      There were lines at some precincts, little to no wait at others, at various times during the morning. A line wrapped around the building at…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Another COVID-19 death of a Columbus County resident comes as 73 cases of the virus in the county have been confirmed since Thursday, and amid an uptick of new infections in Horry.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: COVID claims Columbus resident, 73 more cases since Thursday…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com       COVID-19 infections are surging in state prisons located in Columbus County, as new coronavirus cases continue to climb across the state line in Horry.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: TCI active COVID cases nearly triple Coronavirus infections climb in Horry TCI active COVID cases nearly triple…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A lawsuit seeking records from the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office has been filed on behalf of a coalition of media partners, including Tabor-Loris Tribune.      Other plaintiffs in the lawsuit are The News Reporter of Whiteville and Wilmington television stations WECT and WWAY. Attorney C. Amanda Martin of Raleigh based Stevens Martin…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Columbus County has hit, and rapidly exceeded a milestone of 1,700 confirmed COVID-19 infections during the pandemic, while two have been added to the death toll across the state line Horry.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Columbus COVID case count soars past 1,700 Coronavirus claims two…