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Columbia has growth potential in ‘18

By CHARLIE SMITH CHARLIE SMITH
Thu,12/28/17-12:00AM, 25,554 Reads
Columbia had an eventful 2017 that included a new generation of leadership. Mayor Justin McKenzie and Superintendent of Education Jason Harris succeeded long-tenured officials who were a couple of decades older than them in Robert Bourne and Marietta James.
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Man apologizes for shooting wife

By MARK ROGERS MARK ROGERS
Sat,09/09/17-12:00AM, 25,553 Reads
A Kokomo man received a 20-year sentence with seven to serve after pleading guilty last week in connection with the 2014 shooting death of his wife.
Jeffrey Manning, 54, appeared in Circuit Court in Poplarville before Circuit Judge Prentiss Harrell last Thursday. He was scheduled for trial in Marion County on Sept. 12.
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DA: Majority of Marion County crimes linked to drugs

By MARK ROGERS MARK ROGERS
Thu,08/17/17-12:00AM, 25,541 Reads
Up to 90 percent of the felony cases in Marion County could be linked to drug use, according to District Attorney Hal Kittrell.
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Holly Mitchell stands in the Marion County Circuit Court Thursday to receive her trial date, which will be Nov. 16. She is charged with second-degree murder for allegedly shooting and killing her husband, Shawn “Chunk” Mitchell.

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2 set to stand trial for murder

By JOSHUA CAMPBELL JOSHUA CAMPBELL
Fri,08/14/20-9:41AM, 25,520 Reads
The trial dates were set Thursday for two Columbians charged with murder in Marion County Circuit Court.
Holly Ann McCraw Mitchell, who remains behind bars on a second-degree murder charge in the death of her husband, Shawn Patrick “Chunk” Mitchell, will stand trial Nov. 16.
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