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Marion County incorporations
By STAFF REPORTS
Thu,04/11/19-12:00AM , 1,253 Reads
The following incorporations were filed from Marion County with the Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office during March:

• V Tees LLC, 82 Albert Rayburn Road, Columbia

• William Anthony Farms LLC, 1004 Conerly Road, Columbia

• Dragoon Gaming Ecommerce Agency LLC, 202 E. Rankin St., Columbia
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County jobless rate drops to 5.1%
By CHARLIE SMITH
Sat,03/30/19-12:00AM , 5,270 Reads
Marion County’s unemployment rate dipped slightly in February and remains near historically low levels.

The February rate was 5.1 percent compared to 5.4 percent in January. It had been 4.8 percent in December and 4.4 percent in November.

There were 30 additional jobs in Marion County in February versus January.
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Church piano prepared musician for worldwide stage
By CHARLIE SMITH
Thu,03/07/19-12:00AM , 4,954 Reads
At the tender age of 7, Philip Fortenberry became the pianist at Edna Baptist Church in Marion County. That proved to be the launching point for a career that has taken him from the tiny community of Hub to Broadway and Las Vegas.
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Political races set as 49 run in county
By CHARLIE SMITH
Thu,03/07/19-12:00AM , 2,653 Reads
Election season is officially here in Marion County as qualifying closed Friday, and 49 candidates are seeking county office.

That’s a 63 percent increase in the number of office seekers from the previous election cycle in 2015, when 30 candidates ran.
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