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Hill denied bond on multiple drug, tampering charges
By JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Publisher
Thu,09/12/24-7:00AM , 1,043 Reads
A 68-year-old Foxworth man has been denied bond after being arrested for possessing crack cocaine and tampering with evidence on two separate occasions in a three-day span.
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Teenage pilots Keena Stepney (top left), Sawyer Aultman (top right) and Ayden Buckley (bottom) made their first solo flights in late August. Stepney and Buckley are pictured with Flight Instructor Brandon Thompson.

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3 local teens take to the skies of Columbia
By JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Publisher
Wed,09/11/24-11:55AM , 2,064 Reads
A trio of Marion County teenagers took a huge step in their future careers in aviation two weeks ago, each taking off on their first solo flights from the Columbia-Marion County Airport.
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Columbia Interim Police Chief Brad Anderson hands Adrien Fortenberry the chief of police badge. Anderson said when the mayor handed it to him, the mayor said it was heavy. Anderson said he didn’t know how heavy it truly was until it was his. Now it's Fortenberry's to wear and uphold. | Photos by Joshua Campbell © Emmerich Newspapers, Inc. 2024

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'It's time to get to work': Fortenberry sworn in as Columbia Police Chief
By JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Publisher
Wed,09/11/24-11:02AM , 2,116 Reads
Adrien Fortenberry was named the new Chief of Police of the Columbia Police Department Monday evening in a special Columbia Board of Aldermen meeting.
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Adrien Fortenberry named new Columbia Police Chief
By JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Publisher
Mon,09/09/24-5:39PM , 4,255 Reads
Adrien Fortenberry has been named the new Chief of Police of the Columbia Police Department. The Board of Aldermen voted 3-2 in favor of Fortenberry.
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