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Hansen charged in Foxworth shooting

By JOSHUA CAMPBELL JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Publisher
Wed,03/04/26-7:00PM, 5,441 Reads
In the early hours of Saturday evening, gunshots rang out in Foxworth as a disagreement between two men led to gunfire on John Thornhill Road.
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Capt. of Investigations Chris Brumfield and Lt. Jonathon Martin of the Columbia Police Department search for shell casings at Hendricks Street Apartments Tuesday following a shooting. Inset, Larry Green has been charged with possessing a firearm as a convicted felon in connection with the incident.

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1 arrested in shooting at Hendricks Street Apartments

By JOSHUA CAMPBELL JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Publisher
Wed,03/11/26-10:55AM, 5,354 Reads
A resident of Hendricks Street Apartments, Larry Green, was arrested for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon Tuesday afternoon after allegedly firing two shots in the direction of an individual during an alt
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The nominees for Marion County’s Most Valuable Player are East Marion’s Elias “Big Baby” Johnson, West Marion’s Braxton Albritton, Columbia’s Tra Lewis, Columbia Academy’s Trent Buckley and Columbia’s Clydarrien Peters.

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2025 Gridiron Players of the Year nominations

By JOSHUA CAMPBELL JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Publisher
Wed,01/07/26-12:00PM, 4,900 Reads
The 2025 football season was one for the ages in Marion County as all four teams won district championships for the first time in county history and the Columbia Wildcats closed the deal with their second state title in the past five years.
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Downtown Columbia was transformed the Sunday before Labor Day for a Dinner in White party. Guests dressed in all white, brought their own food and enjoyed great company.

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Dinner in White draws crowd downtown, with plans to grow

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Thu,12/18/25-8:00AM, 4,885 Reads
A sea of white filled downtown Columbia the Sunday before Labor Day as more than 150 people gathered for an elegant outdoor “Dinner in White” that organizers hope will become a late-summer staple — and grow to twice its size next year.
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