Property owners in Marion County could see increases in their taxes when bills are mailed out later this fall.
The 2017 real property assessment has increased because of reappraisal, according to Tax Assessor/Collector Teresa Terrell.
An award for a local historian has led to a grant for a project to preserve county records.
Court documents indicate a resolution may have been reached in an eminent domain lawsuit between the Columbia School District and the owners of property near Columbia Elementary School.
Kenneigha Barnes was all smiles as Marion County Superintendent Wendy Bracey called her up in front of a school board meeting Monday.
Columbia residents will soon be able to recycle on Saturdays.
The Columbia Board of Aldermen voted to open the recycling center on old Foxworth Road from 8 a.m. until noon on Saturdays. It will also be open from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Fridays.
The Pearl River is getting a facelift on Sept. 23 from one end to the other, and the Navy veteran and kayaker organizing it hopes to mobilize volunteers to be a part of the inaugural “Pearl River Clean Sweep.”
A short pursuit Wednesday ended up with a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy’s patrol car being rammed and a long list of charges for an area man.
A traffic stop on Lumberton Road by Columbia Police Department officers yielded a variety of drugs, a stolen gun and two arrests Saturday afternoon.
CPD Capt. Johnny Barnes said police charged Calvin Bernard Guy, 28, of Tylertown, with a variety of offenses and picked up passenger Niketa McGowan, 22, of Columbia, on a warrant.
The City of Columbia may grow its borders if a study approved by the Board of Aldermen Monday shows the expansion is feasible.
In a special meeting Monday, the Board, Mayor Justin McKenzie and engineers Jeff Dungan and Sean Burns met with Mike Slaughter of Slaughter and Associates for nearly two hours at City Hall.
Ditches and flooding are taking a top priority for the newly elected Columbia administration.
Mayor Justin McKenzie said frequent rains have brought a lot of issues to light.
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