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A much larger than usual crowd turned out for a special “Meet me at the Pole” observance at the Williams Township School flagpole Friday morning. Gathering in memory of and to honor Master Trooper Kevin K. Conner of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, killed in the line of duty Wednesday morning, the group prayed…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Update 7:30 p.m.      Funeral services for Kevin Keith Conner, the North Carolina High Patrol Trooper shot and killed in the line of duty Wednesday, have been scheduled for Sunday.      Visitation will be held from 1 to 3:45 p.m. Sunday at South Columbus High School, with funeral services to begin at 4…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Mosquito dumps, small tablets dumped into small bodies of standing water that attack the breeding pests at the larval stage, are available for Columbus County residents at the Columbus County Board of Health.      Director Kim Smith said a supply of the mosquito control tablets are available free of charge at the…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A body was located during the search for a missing man in the Hallsboro area on Saturday, though identification of the remains is pending an autopsy, Columbus County Sheriff Lewis Hatcher said Monday.      Volunteers with the Wilmington based CUE Center for Missing Persons were conducting a search in the area of…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Update Thursday afternoon      Winds from the former Hurricane Michael, passing a bit farther west of the Tabor-Loris Community than initially forecast, brought some trees down causing some power outages but otherwise largely spared this region while causing misery elsewhere in the Carolinas Thursday.      Horry County Schools will operate on a normal…

By DEUCE NIVEN & JENN BOYD tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com tribjenn@tabor-loris.com      A case of mistaken identity that could have left a Florida businessman sour has prompted a sweet response with hurricane relief supplies distributed in Loris today and Saturday.      Meanwhile there’s help available in Columbus County and elsewhere in North Carolina for those who need assistance cleaning up…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A second suspect in a 2016 killing on a Tabor City street has entered a guilty plea to second-degree murder, District Attorney Jon David said Friday.      Samari Tyshea Vereen entered the plea in Columbus County Superior Court Thursday, and was sentenced to serve from 216 to 272 months in prison, 18…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      A Nakina man is missing, with the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office asking for help in locating him.      Austin Buck Long, 22, of 456 Chair Factory Road in Nakina was last seen in the Hallsboro community at ab out 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25, a news release from Sheriff Lewis Hatcher…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Students in the Horry County Schools return to class Tuesday, three weeks after the approach of Hurricane Florence forced their closure, Supt. Rick Maxey, Ph.D. announced Sunday.      Faculty and staff will return to campus across the district Monday to make facilities ready for the return of students, knowing that for many…

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Horry County is waging war with a mosquito population that has exploded in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, and Columbus County is attacking the pests and seeking additional resources to ramp up that effort.      Horry County Council approved the transfer of $3 million for mosquito spraying on Thursday, fueling ongoing efforts…