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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.

Investigation continues in Columbia shooting death
By Susan Amundson, READ MORE > 1,092 Reads
On Fri, 10/09/2020 - 04:24 PM
Columbia Police Chief Michael Kelly said on Thursday the investigation is continuing in the shooting death of Timothy McDaniel who died on July 4.
McDaniel was at his home on Alberta Ave. and died of a gunshot wound by a .9 mm gun. Kelly said the investigation is ongoing determining whether the wound was self-inflicted or not.
Fiscal year ends in black
By Susan Amundson, READ MORE > 559 Reads
On Fri, 10/09/2020 - 04:23 PM
The Marion County Board of Supervisors met this week for their first meeting of the new fiscal year. On Wednesday, County CPA Charlie Prince discussed the closing of the previous fiscal year that ended Sept. 30 and informed the board that the county is in fine financial standing.
Obituaries: Tommie Lee Prisk Jett
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On Fri, 10/09/2020 - 04:21 PM
Tommie Lee Prisk Jett
78, Columbia
In this photo from 60 years ago, Oct. 13, 1960, the new Marion County Farm Bureau King and Queen pose with the alternates. Pictured, from left, are Gloria Hudson, Brenda Bracey, Terry Blue and Linda Blue.

Looking Back: Telephone system changes
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On Fri, 10/09/2020 - 04:19 PM
65 years ago, Oct. 13, 1955
"The telephone system will change in Columbia at 1:01 a.m. on October 16, which is one minute past midnight on Saturday. Instead of giving a number to an operator, it will be dialed, and every phone in the Columbia area will have a new number.”
Community Calendar: October 10, 2020
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On Fri, 10/09/2020 - 04:17 PM
Holly Springs Baptist Church Homecoming, Oct. 11
Holly Springs Baptist Church will be having Homecoming on Sunday, Oct. 11. The services will begin with a song service at 10:30 a.m. Church service will begin at 11 a.m. with Bro. Billy James.
Obituaries: Gwen Dale Pittman
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On Fri, 10/09/2020 - 04:17 PM
Gwen Dale Pittman
63, Columbia
Obituaries: Evelyn Jane Watts Wesley
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On Fri, 10/09/2020 - 04:15 PM
Evelyn Jane Watts Wesley
83, Hattiesburg
Due to current healthcare precautions, a private family service was held at Oak Grove United Methodist Church for Evelyn Jane Watts Wesley, of Hattiesburg, who died on Sunday, Oct. 4. Burial followed in the Improve Baptist Church Cemetery.
God is in control, and we must trust in him
By Bro. Bobby Thornhill, READ MORE > 624 Reads
On Fri, 10/09/2020 - 04:13 PM
““You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name he may give you.”” John 15:16 (NKJV)
Late football great Robert "Gentle Ben" Williams honored by State Senate
By The Yazoo Herald, READ MORE > 8,830 Reads
On Fri, 10/09/2020 - 04:01 PM
The Mississippi Senate on Tuesday, September 29, 2020, honored the memory and life contributions of former University of Mississippi and Buffalo Bills standout defensive player Robert “Gentle Ben,” Williams of Yazoo City.
A group of Mississippi physicians is supporting Initiative 65 to legalize medical marijuana.

Mississippi Doctors Support Initiative 65 for Medical Marijuana
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On Fri, 10/09/2020 - 03:47 PM
A group of Mississippi physicians have come out in support of Initiative 65 which legalizes medical marijuana. There statement is below:

Outdoors in the Sun: Fall feeling at grocery store

I have been struggling to make time to sit on a limb with stick and string. Whether due to office duties or relief effort spraying for mosquitoes from the recent south Louisiana hurricanes, the phone won’t stop ringing and the email won’t stop dinging. As well, I’m sure you realize “our” favorite month of the year is halfway gone. I keep telling myself, “just another day or so and I’ll be free.” Well, to this point I’ve been kidding myself. I have managed to release a few field-tipped shafts to the block in my neighborhood and amazingly hit the center dot a few times.

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