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West Marion’s Kardell Peters celebrates after breaking up a pass in the end zone in the fourth quarter Friday night against Lumberton. Peters also caught the go-ahead touchdown with under a minute to play. | Photo by Joshua Campbell © Emmerich Newspapers, Inc. 2024

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Trojans fall to Lumberton on final play
By JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Publisher
Wed,09/18/24-6:00PM , 874 Reads
West Marion and Lumberton went toe-to-toe for all 48 minutes Friday night and produced arguably the best game of the season so far in Marion County. The Trojans took a one-point lead with under a minute to play, but Lumberton managed to score on the final play of the game to steal a 12-7 victory.
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Columbia School District Superintendent Jason Harris said he believes the district will work its way back up to an A next year. | Photo by Jackson Howell © Emmerich Newspapers, Inc. 2024

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Columbia School District earns B rating
By JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Publisher
Wed,09/18/24-4:30PM , 483 Reads
The Columbia School District’s accountability rating may have dropped from an A to a B, but three of its four schools retained their grades, including two schools that remained A-level schools.
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Marion County Superintendent Michael Day has led the school district to its best-ever ratings in back-to-back years. | Photo by Joshua Campbell © Emmerich Newspapers, Inc. 2024

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Marion County Schools achieve best-ever rating
By JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Publisher
Wed,09/18/24-12:19PM , 1,385 Reads
Although the Marion County School District did not quite reach its goal of becoming an A district this time around, it did improve upon last year’s best-ever scores to reach a new high water mark for the district.
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The Pink Pearl’s ribbon cutting on Main Street
By JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Publisher
Thu,09/12/24-12:00PM , 1,531 Reads
The Pink Pearl at Merle Norman Cosmetics held its official ribbon cutting Friday as a partner of the Marion County Development Partnership. Owned by Brooke Rowell, The Pink Pearl has a wide range of Merle Norman cosmetics and is a full-fledged boutique with high-end clothing.

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