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The Marion County Football Championship trophy has found a new home on the West side of the mighty Pearl River and the Columbia Wildcats are undefeated no longer.

Board votes to light the courthouse

Once again the Marion County Courthouse will be arrayed in a dazzling display of Christmas lights now that the Marion County Board of Supervisors voted Monday to allow Experience Columbia to decora

Jury selection held at local school

It is not unusual for a trial to sometimes be held in another county, but for a Pearl River County case not only did it have to be moved to a different county, but a different location outside the

Friday Night Lights: West tops Columbia in OT for county title

The Marion County Football Championship trophy has found a new ho

County schools have just 5 cases

The county schools have been limited to just five coronavirus cases among students and just one teacher has tested positive.

Opinion: Rosa Parks and a Texas mom
By Kelley Williams, READ MORE > 494 Reads
On Thu, 10/22/2020 - 04:43 PM
In 1953, Rosa Parks refused to go to the back of the bus in Birmingham. She was a seamstress and a civil rights activist. She was arrested for civil disobedience for violating Alabama’s segregated bus laws - which were subsequently held unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.
Sports Talk: Devoted friends to the end
By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 1,041 Reads
On Wed, 10/21/2020 - 05:11 PM
Baseball Hall of Famer Whitey Ford, the stylish, left-handed pitcher who died October 8 at age 91, pitched in a remarkable 498 Major League games, all for his beloved New York Yankees.
The catcher for Ford’s last game in 1967? He would be Jake Gibbs, the Ole Miss football legend from Grenada.
Bolivar Bullet publisher Scott Coopwood

Big Tech eroding freedoms
By Scott Coopwood, READ MORE > 14,919 Reads
On Thu, 10/22/2020 - 04:55 PM
During this election cycle perhaps the most vital and heavily viewed platform for political news and debate has been Twitter. Then, up next is Facebook. Founded in 2006, Twitter has 330 million monthly active users and 145 million daily active users.
Mississippi unemployment rate continues to improve
READ MORE > 601 Reads
On Thu, 10/22/2020 - 03:50 PM
Mississippi unemployment rate is getting better, going from 7.8 percent in August to 7.1 percent in September. The national unemployment rate was 7.9 percent in September, so Mississippi is doing better than the national average.
MMA Supporting 'In God We Trust' Flag
READ MORE > 3,372 Reads
On Wed, 10/21/2020 - 08:48 PM
The Mississippi Manufacturers Association (MMA) released a statement in support of the 'In God We Trust' flag. The flag needs a majority of votes on November 3rd to become the new state flag of Mississippi.

Here is MMA's statement:
CA's Trevor Courtney returns a kick. | Photo by Susan Amundson

CA stumbles vs. Wayne
By Joshua Campbell, READ MORE > 774 Reads
On Wed, 10/21/2020 - 05:01 PM
In their bid to get a share of the district title, the Columbia Academy Cougars fell short Friday at home in a 41-22 loss to Wayne Academy and have just one more chance to pick up a win in the regular season.
East Marion's Kevin Johnson looks for room to run. | Photo by Joshua Campbell

Eagles hang tough in Collins loss
By Joshua Campbell, READ MORE > 867 Reads
On Wed, 10/21/2020 - 04:57 PM
The East Marion Eagles (3-6, 3-1) fell short in their quest Friday night to sew up the Region 8-2A title with an 18-6 road loss to Collins, but they have a lot of positive momentum to build on.
Nik Ingram, director of Main Street Columbia, addresses the Board of Supervisors on Monday about the Christmas lights for the courthouse. The boardroom was full of citizens and business owners all in favor of seeing the courthouse decorated in lights.

Board votes to light the courthouse
By Susan Amundson, READ MORE > 1,896 Reads
On Wed, 10/21/2020 - 01:02 PM
Once again the Marion County Courthouse will be arrayed in a dazzling display of Christmas lights now that the Marion County Board of Supervisors voted Monday to allow Experience Columbia to decorate the courthouse.
Members of the prosecution and defense teams discuss an issue regarding a potential juror with Circuit Court Judge Prentiss Harrell Monday afternoon. Due to the number of potential jurors needed for the case, Marion County Circuit Clerk Janette Nolan reached out to Columbia Academy to allow use of the Fine Arts Building so the court would be in compliance with coronavirus guidelines. Potential jurors were scattered throughout the facility.

Jury selection held at local school
By Susan Amundson, READ MORE > 894 Reads
On Wed, 10/21/2020 - 12:47 PM
It is not unusual for a trial to sometimes be held in another county, but for a Pearl River County case not only did it have to be moved to a different county, but a different location outside the courthouse.
Mississippi Lottery continues to grow
By Susan Amundson, READ MORE > 206 Reads
On Wed, 10/21/2020 - 12:45 PM
The Mississippi Lottery Corporation recently made its September transfer into the state treasury fund in the amount of $8,201,767.
The total amount transferred to the state in the current fiscal year (2021) is $26,508,657. The total amount transferred during fiscal year 2020, when the lottery first began, was $70,730,502.

Bolivar Bullet publisher Scott Coopwood

Big Tech eroding freedoms

During this election cycle perhaps the most vital and heavily viewed platform for political news and debate has been Twitter. Then, up next is Facebook. Founded in 2006, Twitter has 330 million monthly active users and 145 million daily active users. The billionaires in northern California who control Twitter are extremely powerful and over the past couple of months we are beginning to see them flex their muscles in a significant way as they have started choosing what the public posts and sees and what the public should not see on Twitter.

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