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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.

Obituaries: Alvin McCraw
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On Wed, 10/21/2020 - 12:04 PM
Alvin McCraw
63, Columbia
Obituaries: Milton Rankin
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On Wed, 10/21/2020 - 11:47 AM
Milton Rankin
80, Columbia
A graveside service was held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, in Cedar Grove Cemetery for Milton Rankin, 80, of Columbia, who died on Monday, Oct. 12 at his residence. Visitation was held from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at Colonial Funeral Home.
Obituaries: Dimple Pittman Clark
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On Wed, 10/21/2020 - 11:44 AM
Dimple Pittman Clark
86, Greenwood
Family graveside services were held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, in Woodlawn Cemetery for Dimple Pittman Clark, 86, of Greenwood, who died on Friday, Oct. 16 in Clinton. Rev. Glenn Nace officiated at the services.
West Marion's Qavonte Swanigan, who kicked the game-winning extra point, screams into the night sky as the Trojans celebrate beating Columbia for the county championship. | Photo by Joshua Campbell

Friday Night Lights: West tops Columbia in OT for county title
By Joshua Campbell, READ MORE > 18,719 Reads
On Fri, 10/16/2020 - 11:25 PM
The Marion County Football Championship trophy has found a new home and the Columbia Wildcats are undefeated no longer.
Marion County School Board members, from left, Larry Jenkins, Richard Culliver (board president) and Wendy Hammond discuss business during Monday night’s meeting.

County schools have just 5 cases
By Joshua Campbell, READ MORE > 2,121 Reads
On Fri, 10/16/2020 - 05:59 PM
The county schools have been limited to just five coronavirus cases among students and just one teacher has tested positive.
MCSO responds to allegations
By Susan Amundson, READ MORE > 621 Reads
On Fri, 10/16/2020 - 05:58 PM
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office responded in a social media post to address rumors of child abductions in Foxworth and Columbia Wednesday night.
Looking East down Division Street in Foxworth is where Angel Jordan said an intruder approached her house Monday night. | Photo by Susan Amundson

Foxworth resident uneasy
By Susan Amundson, READ MORE > 803 Reads
On Fri, 10/16/2020 - 05:57 PM
A Foxworth resident received a scare Monday night when a stranger snuck up on her at her home.
Coronavirus still hangs around
By Susan Amundson, READ MORE > 497 Reads
On Fri, 10/16/2020 - 05:55 PM
As the air is getting cooler and football is in full swing more and more, it feels like things are getting back to normal. However, the coronavirus is still hiding in the corners, unwilling to go away.
East Marion’s Dyani Weary sets up teammate Destiny Brown for a kill Tuesday against Mize.

Eagles take on Amite County
By Joshua Campbell, READ MORE > 682 Reads
On Fri, 10/16/2020 - 05:53 PM
The East Marion Eagles are just two wins away from reaching their ultimate goal: The Class 2A state championship.
Trojans facing St. Andrew's in 2nd round
By Joshua Campbell, READ MORE > 505 Reads
On Fri, 10/16/2020 - 05:52 PM
In their first trip to the postseason, the West Marion Trojans made quick of their first-round opponent, Raleigh, in the Class 3A playoffs Tuesday and are now among the final eight teams.

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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