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By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Someone attending Monday’s Columbus County Commissioner’s meeting has tested positive for COVID-19, sending board and three staff members into quarantine.      County Manager Mike Stephens said he was notified by county Health Director Kim Smith Wednesday morning, with all who attended the meeting told to quarantine through Oct. 20.      “I don’t know…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Gunfire on Memory Lane near Tabor City late Monday claimed at least one life, with two others hit, a news release from Columbus County Sheriff Jody Greene said Tuesday.      Deputies were called to the area about 11 p.m. Monday and found three people shot, all taken to area hospitals for treatment.…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      COVID-19 continues to impact the region, with two notable milestones in the Loris and Green Sea Zip Codes Monday, the Columbus County Health Department reporting fewer new cases as the total steadily climbs.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Columbus coronavirus total at 1,442; 5 cases at…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      COVID cases continue to climb in area counties, 35 more confirmed in Columbus, with a confusing picture painted by the numbers for Horry.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Horry’s COVID case count tops 10K, again Columbus records 13 COVD cases since Thursday Horry’s COVID case count…

By JENN CAUSEY tribjenn@tabor-loris.com      Loris residents have been called to speak out and speak up for the Loris Police Department on a budget proposal to cut two officers from the force.      Mailed and unsigned post cards delivered to city residents Friday urged residents to attend City County meetings, starting with this Monday’s scheduled first-Monday gathering,…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Power was deliberately cut to an equipment room at Columbus County’s 911 center Thursday as part of a generator replacement project, with the unintended impact of taking county government’s email service off-line.      “They were switching a generator at the 911 Center and somehow it was tied to IT (Information Technology),” County…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      COVID cases continue to climb in area counties, 35 more confirmed in Columbus, with a confusing picture painted by the numbers for Horry.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Columbus reports 35 COVD cases since Monday New Horry COVID deaths though data remains unclear Columbus reports 35…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      North Carolina will move cautiously into Phase 3 of the coronavirus pandemic reopening as COVID numbers pass 10,000 cases in Columbus County, and the counting gets confusing for Horry.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: NC moves to Phase 3 Friday Columbus tops 1,400 COVD cases DHEC…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Another COVID-19 death confirmed by the Columbus County Health Department comes as the rate of new cases in Horry County shows signs of decline, at least on Monday.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Columbus records 57th COVID death Just eight new Horry infections Columbus confirms 57th…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Drug charges have been filed as an investigation continues into a large cache of personal documents discovered during a traffic stop in Tabor City on Friday, the Columbus County Sheriff Jody Greene said in a news release Monday.      Two residents of New York City, a third from New Jersey were in…