Like many small Southern towns, not many cars are usually parked in downtown Columbia after business hours. However, during the Christmas season traffic is bumper to bumper, and spots are very difficult to find.
A Columbia woman whose home burned down in September was arrested Tuesday afternoon and charged with first degree arson and conspiracy to commit a felony.
Angel Thiac, 31, was being held in the Marion County Jail on $20,000 bond as of press deadlines after being arrested by the Columbia Police Department.
Most people dream of a life full of adventures, but centenarian Glyn Porter has lived it.
From serving in World War II to flying to islands in the Gulf of Mexico to skydiving at 90, he’s lived richly.
Porter celebrated turning 100-years-young on Saturday in a celebration at the MDR Hangar at the Columbia-Marion County Airport.
Tucked away in an ordinary classroom, an extraordinary group of kids are working on an unusual project on a rainy October afternoon.
Open Wings of Outreach Care held its second annual Power Brunch on Oct. 18 at the Open Wings Senior and Disabled Center at the Marion County Businessplex.
The guest speaker was State Rep. Ken Morgan, Republican from Morgantown.
As recently as 2016, Marion County had the most foster children per capita in the state of Mississippi. There were 315 children in the system out of a population of just over 25,000. For comparison, adjacent Pearl River County had 11 less children in foster care despite having more than double the population.
Teaching journalism is about getting the students outside of the classroom and into real-world reporting.
The Columbia Wildcats (9-0, 4-0) made sure there would be no repeat of last season Oct. 24 on their home field as they cruised 31-0 over Seminary and ultimately sealed the Region 8-3A title.
Heading into their Oct. 24 matchup with Tylertown, the West Marion Trojans were expecting to be without several of their key playmakers, but they all were able to tough it out and led West Marion to a 42-13 road win.
It’s playoff time for the Columbia Academy Cougars (2-7) as they secured the No. 9 seed in the 12-team Class 4A field and will travel to No. 8 Clinton Christian Academy (5-5) Friday night for a first-round showdown.
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