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Police look for armed robber
The Columbia Police Department continues to investigate an armed robbery that occurred at 6 p.m. Tuesday night at the B-Kwik Shell station on Highway 13 North. “A black male entered the store bra...
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Fifth annual ‘Blessing’ packed out with hunters
More than 800 men, women and children packed into the family life center at Goss Baptist Church Thursday night for the fifth annual Blessing of the Hunt. At 6 p.m. the doors opened and church mem...
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First weekend in December will brings throngs of people to downtown Columbia
Main Street of Columbia, Inc. manager Judy Griffith announced that Candlelight, Carols and Claus will return to Main Street Columbia on Friday, Dec. 5. Downtown retailers will remain open for holi...
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Cars galore featured at 9th Annual Winterfest
The Ninth Annual Winterfest, sponsored by the Marion County Development Partnership, returns to the Columbia Exposition Center Saturday, Dec. 6 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Highlighting the event is the ...
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Featured Business: Swank Salon
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, “swank” is defined as “the quality of being very chic or smart in style or appearance; fashionably elegant.” Misty Ellis and her husband Shannon have ...
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Columbia advances, East Marion's football season ends.
Columbia advances to round three of the Class 3A football playoffs, as they down South Pike 25-14. The Wildcats came back from a halftime deficit, 14-13, Riley scored his second touchdown of the g...
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Motor voter hangs up election returns
by Don Hill
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Final official election results were held up statewide because many people voted who are not in the registered voter system. Marion County Circuit Clerk Jessie Loftin said people registered to vot...
Youth react to Obama’s election
by Lori Watts
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Columbia High School and East Marion students participated in mock elections during the recent election season and were eager to share their thoughts about the historic presidential election. In ...
MCSO investigates weekend murder
by Don Hill
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The Marion County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate deaths in two different cases. Joe Von Stringer, 55, was shot at his home on 1798 Highway 98 West. Sheriff Berkley Hall said they are st...
Goss BC holds Blessing of the Hunt Nov. 13
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Goss Baptist Church will host “The Blessing of the Hunt” on Thursday, Nov. 13. The Church will continue the 5-year-old event for all hunters, men and women, in the area. Last year, the event drew...
Care-a-Vanners converge on Columbia
by Lori Watts, Reporter
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Habitat for Humanity Care-A-Vanners, volunteers who travel to Habitat sites to work for two week stretches, arrived last week to lend a hand to the local volunteers building the new Habitat home on...
CHS, EMHS win first round of playoffs
by Don Hill
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Derrick Bourne scored two second half touchdowns and Will Phillips kicked a 21-yard field goal as Columbia beat Crystal Springs 18-8 in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs. The Wildcats piled...
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In this Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007 file photo, Attorney General Michael Mukasey addresses the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Law and National Security, at the University Club in Washington.  Mukasey collapsed during a speech Thursday night, Nov. 20, 2008 and was being taken to a hospital. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Attorney General Michael Mukasey, the no-nonsense former federal judge who took over the Justice Department after Alberto Gonzales resigned in disgrace, collapsed during a speech Thursday night and was rushed to a hospital after losing consciousness.


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In this Friday, Nov. 14, 2008 file photo, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks at a New York Public Transit Association conference in Albany.   President-elect Barack Obama's transition team says Obama is on track to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state after Thanksgiving.  (AP Photo/Tim Roske)AP - President-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state after Thanksgiving, a new milestone for a former first lady and a convergence of two political forces who contested mightily for the presidency.


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A board on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the closing number for the Dow Jones Industrial Average Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008.  Stocks have plunged again to levels not seen in more than five years as hopes fade that lawmakers will soon put together an aid package for U.S. automakers. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - Most Asian markets rebounded Friday after days of sharp declines in global markets as investors scooped up battered financial and technology shares.


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