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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.

Hill Hardware's Mona Nolen waters the plants outside of the store.

Professional Profile: Mona Nolen
By Joshua Campbell, READ MORE > 1,070 Reads
On Fri, 10/16/2020 - 05:43 PM
(This week The Columbian-Progress spotlights Hill Hardware’s Mona Nolen.)

Q: When and where were you born?
A: I was born in Aug. 17, 1953 in Beach, N.D.
Jail Docket: October 15, 2020
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On Wed, 10/14/2020 - 11:44 AM
Editor’s Note: The following people were booked into the Marion County Jail from Oct. 5 to Oct. 11. The C-P will correct any errors. Call 736-2611 for corrections.
James E. Brumfield, 38, Oak Grove, Ky., arrested by MCSO, charged with attempted murder; aggravated assault-deadly weapon; contempt.
Headmaster Angie Burkett presents Brandi Watts Stogner as the Alumna of the Year for Columbia Academy at CA’s homecoming football game on Oct. 2 during the halftime homecoming festivities.

Columbia Academy names alumna of the year
By Susan Amundson, READ MORE > 1,054 Reads
On Wed, 10/14/2020 - 11:48 AM
Sports Talk: Devoted friends to the end
By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 1,043 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.
Sen. Angela Hill discusses the upcoming election with people congregated at Calvary Baptist Church Monday.

Hill discusses Initiative 65
By Susan Amundson, READ MORE > 1,019 Reads
On Wed, 10/14/2020 - 12:03 PM
Sen. Angela Hill, R-Picayune was at Calvary Baptist Church Monday night to discuss the upcoming election, specifically including three initiatives on the Mississippi ballot come Nov. 3.
Obituaries: Kenneth Pounds
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On Wed, 10/14/2020 - 11:39 AM
Kenneth Pounds
69, Foxworth
The Lady Cougars, who finished first in the Cathedral Invitational, include, front row, from left, Caitlin McMichael, Briley Speights, Zoey Daley and Madison Bond; back row, Charlee Brees Franks, Macy Robertson, Natalie Ragan, Hannah Rogers, Madelyn McKenzie and Samantha Ragan.

Franks makes CA history
By Joshua Campbell, READ MORE > 942 Reads
On Fri, 10/16/2020 - 05:50 PM
The Columbia Academy cross country teams traveled to Natchez for the Cathedral Invitational Oct. 5, and Charlee Brees Franks became the first CA runner since 2013 to win a meet individually.
Franks took the lead with about a half mile to go and pulled away for a 13-second victory with a time of just 20:39.
Jail Docket: October 22, 2020
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On Wed, 10/21/2020 - 12:17 PM
Editor’s Note: The following people were booked into the Marion County Jail from Oct. 5 to Oct. 11. The C-P will correct any errors. Call 736-2611 for corrections.
Kendrick Adams, 32, arrested by MCSO, charged with possession of drug paraphernalia; false identifying.
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 > 896 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.
Clock’s run out on activities association
By Joshua Campbell, READ MORE > 895 Reads
On Fri, 10/16/2020 - 09:49 AM
It’s time to either disband or completely overhaul the Mississippi High School Activities Association. For far too long the governing body over high schools in Mississippi has been the cause of heartbreak for teenagers.

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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