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This 25-year-old set of emergency extrication tools, commonly known as the "jaws of life," sits in the back of a CFD fire truck at Station 1. Columbia firefighters are working diligently to raise $32,500 for the purchase of a new, modern and stronger set of tools to bolster their attempts at successful rescues. | Photo by Susan Amundson

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CFD raising funds for new equipment
By SUSAN AMUNDSON - News/Features Editor
Sat,10/30/21-10:10AM , 1,173 Reads
The Columbia Fire Department is actively seeking donations to purchase new equipment, specifically new extricating equipment, or “jaws of life,” to replace the 25-year-old set in one of its fire trucks.
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One of the three known mounds (photo above) on Clyde and Michelle Ginn’s property rests in the sunlight. Clyde said the shape of a mound is used to differentiate an Indian mound from a regular hill. Clyde Jay “Doc” Ginn (photo below) holds a spearhead while talking about the Indian mounds on his property. When the Ginns were first considering purchasing the property, once they learned about the mounds, they knew they had to buy it. | Photos by Susan Amundson

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Ginn discovers Indian mounds on his Foxworth property
By SUSAN AMUNDSON - News/Features Editor
Sat,10/30/21-9:33AM , 3,051 Reads
When Clyde Jay “Doc” Ginn first saw the property he was looking at purchasing in Foxworth, he knew right away he wanted that land for one simple reason: Indian mounds.
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Fire Report: Oct. 28, 2021
By STAFF REPORTS
Fri,10/29/21-4:21PM , 845 Reads
Monday, Oct. 18
Medical, 410 Brown Ave., 5:38 a.m., Columbia responded.
Medical, 459 Riley Road, 9:35 a.m., Tri-Community responded.
Vehicle accident w/injuries, Martin Luther King Drive, 3:39 p.m., Columbia responded.
Medical, 1615 Sumrall Road, 7:11 p.m., Columbia responded.
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Jail Docket: Oct. 28, 2021
By STAFF REPORTS
Fri,10/29/21-4:16PM , 2,118 Reads
- Anthony Ray Abram, 62, Columbia, arrested by MCSO, charged with contempt for driving while license suspended/DUI; contempt for DUI 1st offense.
- Regena Armstrong, 46, Columbia, arrested by MCSO, charged with GJI-embezzlement.
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