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Photo by Joshua Campbell © Emmerich Newspapers, Inc. 2025 | The City of Columbia’s new noise ordinance could punish Columbians with a $500 fine if the audio from their speakers can be heard from 50 feet away.

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City approves new noise ordinance

By JOSHUA CAMPBELL JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Publisher
Wed,08/13/25-10:38AM, 15,132 Reads
The City of Columbia has instituted a new noise ordinance that makes it illegal to play audio that can be heard 50 feet away either from a speaker or a vehicle of any sort or own an animal that makes loud noises for 10 minutes straight.
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Judges in box on medical marijuana

By TIM KALICH TIM KALICH
Sat,04/17/21-9:01AM, 15,127 Reads 340,973 Statewide
If Mississippi did not elect its Supreme Court judges, you could more confidently predict what they will decide about the lawsuit challenging the voters’ decision last year to legalize medical marijuana.
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Dempsey Allen Whitehead

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Sat,03/10/18-12:00AM, 15,122 Reads
Dempsey Allen Whitehead
62, Kokomo
Private services are planned for Dempsey Allen Whitehead, 62, Kokomo, who died on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at his residence.
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Musical tickets to go on sale

By MARK ROGERS MARK ROGERS
Thu,02/15/18-12:00AM, 15,118 Reads
Tickets for the Columbia High School production of “Music Man” go on sale online at 7 a.m. Saturday.
Director Kimberly Walley said tickets will be available for the March 2 and March 3 performances at chsmusical.brownpapertickets.com for $15 and are expected to sell out quickly.
Both performances are at 7:30 p.m.
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