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Columbia man leads sheriff’s office into the woods
By JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Publisher
Thu,04/24/25-11:46AM , 353 Reads
Late Saturday night, a disturbance call quickly led to a pursuit of a Columbia man who attempted to run away from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and into the woods before he was apprehended.
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East Marion track nearing completion
By JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Publisher
Thu,04/24/25-11:36AM , 1,575 Reads
East Marion High School’s regulation, six-lane track is nearly finished and will be in use for training this summer. The track will also be used by West Marion once completed.

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The third annual Makers and Mudbugs event is scheduled for May 10 and already has more than 30 confirmed vendors. Robbie Bond is returning to boil the crawfish for Makers and Mudbugs. | Photos by Joshua Campbell © Emmerich Newspapers, Inc. 2025

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Head downtown for crawfish on Mother’s Day weekend
By JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Publisher
Thu,04/17/25-3:00PM , 1,668 Reads
The third annual Makers and Mudbugs, renowned for its exceptional crawfish, will return downtown Saturday, May 10, on Second Street. The event, which is put on by Main Street, Inc., has more than 30 vendors already confirmed.
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Assisting with the donation and distribution of tornado relief supplies are, from left, Mack Davis, Jo Drake Arrington, Bobby Rushing with Jeff Davis County’s Emergency Management Association, Thomas Spence with Hill Hardware, Chad Bolles, Ron Jordan, Lions Club President Charlie Conerly, Jacob Morgan, Jeff Davis County Emergency Management Director Jocelyn Ragsdale, Cory Magee, Glenn Harrison and Time Magee. | Photo by Joshua Campbell © Emmerich Newspapers, Inc. 2025

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‘Where there’s a need, there’s a Lion’
By JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Publisher
Wed,04/16/25-11:00AM , 1,188 Reads
The Columbia Lions Club partnered with Hill Hardware Monday morning to deliver a trailer and a truck full of supplies to tornado victims in Marion and Jeff Davis counties.
Marion County and the surrounding area were hit by four tornadoes in a six-week span, destroying many people’s homes beyond repair.
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