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By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Columbus County’s 54th COVID 19 death was confirmed Monday while new infections were reported in both Horry and Columbus counties.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Columbus confirms 54th COVID death, 20 new cases Horry records 16 citizens newly infected Columbus confirms 54th COVID death, 20 new…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A 54th COVID-19 related death in Columbus County was reported by North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services Saturday, as coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes in Whiteville and Lake Waccamaw were recorded.      Horry County, meanwhile, recorded new cases of the virus including some in the Loris and Green sea areas.…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Columbus County Commissioner Giles E. “Buddy” Byrd is facing two felony charges, larceny and possession of stolen property, with his arrest Friday morning by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office.      Byrd, 71, of Giles Byrd Road in Hallsboro, was released under a $25,000 unsecured bond after surrendering himself at the Columbus County…

tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Another small step towards normal in the North Carolina Schools was announced Thursday as the steady climb of coronavirus cases continued in Columbus and Horry counties.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Full in-class learning for K-5 in NC approved Columbus records 33 new COVID cases since Monday New infections…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Two occupants of a Ford Fusion that slammed into a combine on Cox Town Road near Tabor City Tuesday were airlifted to a Myrtle Beach hospital.      New Hanover Regional AirLink helicopters based in Whiteville and Brunswick County landed adjacent to a recently cut corn field in the back yard of a…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Felony cocaine and marijuana possession inside a prison charges were served against a Tabor Correctional Institution Officer just minutes after formally resigning his post Monday.     Kendrick C. McBryde, 23, of Pinehurst Avenue, Fairmont, was arrested at the prison just west of town Monday evening, the report by Officer Christopher Cotton said.…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Another Columbus County resident has died of COVID-19 complications, while in Horry County the number of newly confirmed infections topped 40 for the second day in a row.      This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Columbus records 53rd coronavirus death New COVID cases top 40 again in Horry…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Fireworks at South Columbus, more than two months delayed from the traditional Independence Day celebration, marked Columbus County’s official celebration Saturday as the COVID-19 pandemic has passed the six month mark.      Coronavirus trends in the area remain higher than health experts would hope, especially in Columbus County where the rate of…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com UPDATE      A Murrells Inlet man has been charged in an overnight shooting outside of a Myrtle Beach restaurant that left a Tabor City man dead.      Niko Juwan Williams, 23, of Murrells Inlet has been charged with murder, attempted murder, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, Cpl. Thomas Vest…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Four tenants of a Maple Street apartment complex were displaced by a fire that involved three units late Thursday.      A firefighter received minor burns during the response, Loris Fire Department Fire Marshal Lt. Robert Rudelitch reported.      One apartment was heavily damaged in the blaze reported at about 10 p.m., “two apartments…