St. Patrick came out the gates firing with its passing game Friday night, but the East Marion Eagles adjusted in the second quarter and ran away with their fourth straight win 40-17.
For the new fiscal year that began Oct. 1, the Board of Supervisors has reversed its earlier decision and reinstated $30,000 of additional funding for the Marion County Economic Development District.
The seventh annual Veterans Picnic at the Columbia Water Park is coming up Nov. 16.
Editor’s Note: The following people were booked into the Marion County Jail from Oct. 7 to Oct. 13. The C-P will correct any errors. Call Editor Charlie Smith at 736-2611 for corrections.
Ramsey G. Brumfield, 37, Tylertown, arrested by CPD, charged with embezzlement.
Gov. Phil Bryant lifted a statewide burn ban Monday after a series of rains brought some color and moisture back to what had been a parched landscape.
Also, the Marion County ban expired on Tuesday.
Bryant enacted the statewide ban Oct. 2 after one of the driest and hottest Septembers in state history.
Columbia Presbyterian Preschool Speech Clinic,
Oct. 17
Columbia Presbyterian Preschool will be giving a free speech clinic from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17, for ages 3-6.
Celebrate Recovery
Meeting, Oct. 17
SIKESTON, Mo. — The Pearl River rodeo team showed substantial improvement in the Three Rivers College rodeo competition Oct. 5 in Sikeston, Missouri.
Gracie Langston of Foxworth finished 48th in barrel racing.
Marion County School District lunches for Oct. 21-25 will be:
Monday, Oct. 21
Beef a Roni, grilled chicken sandwich; turnip greens, field peas; cornbread; Texas toast; fruit cup, fruit cocktail; variety of milk.
Tuesday, Oct. 22
The West Marion Trojans’ season came to an end Tuesday, and although they didn’t quite reach the goal they set after being eliminated from playoff contention they finished the year with a lot to build on.
Sandra Watson Lampton
81, Gainesville, Ga.
Sandra Watson Lampton of Gainesville, Ga., went to her celestial home on Oct. 5, 2019, after an extended illness, during which she exhibited courage and hope, despite increasingly difficult odds.
