A group of area teens took time last week to participate in the third annual First Priority Sporting Clay challenge.
Harrison Miller, Clay Powell, Cole Pearson and Zachary Sanders enjoyed last Thursday’s excursion and even got to meet retired Major League Baseball pitcher Jonathan Papelbon.
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Monday, Sept. 11
Editor’s Note: The following people were booked into the Marion County Jail by local law enforcement agencies over the past week. The Columbian-Progress will correct any errors. Call Editor Charlie Smith at (601) 736-2611 to request a correction.
A year after increasing garbage fees by $1, the Marion County Board of Supervisors may raise fees again after facing an increase themselves.
The Columbia School District Board of Trustees and other visitors had the chance to inspect renovations to Jefferson Middle School as the school played host to last Thursday’s meeting.
Days before two Columbia men were slated to stand trial for burglaries and other offenses, both pleaded guilty and were sentenced to prison terms by 15th Judicial Circuit Judge Prentiss Harrell.
Demara Collins, aka Demara Franklin, 30, and Myjelious Jackson, 39, are both set to serve a full 10 years.
An author whose book exposed the recruiting culture that led to the crippling NCAA violations at Ole Miss will return to his Columbia roots next week for a book signing.
For more than half a century, Carquest Auto Parts, located at 524 Lumberton Road, has been there for its customers every automotive need.
Carquest has been locally owned by Kenny Breakfield for 14 years and run by General Manager Hoyt Jones.
Columbia police had to use tear gas to flush a burglary suspect from under a house late last Friday.
“Patrol got a call about 10 p.m. from 920 Alberta Ave. about a burglary,” CPD Detective Lt. Jonathan Harrison said. “The caller said a kitchen window had been broken out.”
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