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Monday, Jan. 7
Supervisors preparing for $3 million in bridge repairs
The Marion County Board of Supervisors learned recently that the hard work done to bring budgets in line last year has paid off.
Editor’s Note: The following people were booked into the Marion County Jail by local law enforcement agencies from Dec. 17 to Dec. 21. The Columbian-Progress will correct any errors. Call Editor Charlie Smith at (601) 736-2611 to request a correction.
The following marriage license applications were received by the Marion County Circuit Clerk’s Office during the week of Jan. 7:
• Darren Dewayne Westbrook of Bogalusa, La., and Arisha Mackell Peters of Columbia.
• Gabriel Davis May of Columbia and Ella Kate Rose of Columbia.
Schools and government offices will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and the annual parade will roll at 1 p.m.
“We’ll be lining up beginning at noon in the Citizens Bank parking lot off Main Street,” the Rev. R.T. McGowan, president of the local chapter of the NAACP, said. “Each year we’ve had a good turnout.”
The following land transactions were listed as completed in the Marion County Chancery Clerk’s Office during the week of Dec. 31:
Dec. 31
• Offices closed
Jan. 1
• Offices closed
Jan. 2
Marion County Engineer Jeff Dungan updated the Board of Supervisors Tuesday morning on the status of the various wood-piling bridges throughout the county.
I love a nice lawn. I studied turf management at MSU and consult with professional turf and home lawn lovers regularly. Wrote the forward to the popular “Perfect Mississippi Lawn” book.
Archie and Barbara Herrin were married on Dec. 30, 1968, in Ft. Worth, Texas. Together they have found a friendship, raised a family, built a beautiful marriage and served the Lord together. Friends and associates are cordially invited to participate in the joyous celebration of their 50th Wedding Anniversary from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m.
Winners have been announced in the Experience a Columbia Christmas home decorating contest and have received prizes courtesy of a local retailer.
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