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I'm innocent, I tell ya

Fri,05/18/18-11:33AM, 15,084 Reads
Bobbie Jean Geverd was among the the Improve Baptist Church members “locked up” during a tour of the old Sumrall jail May 8. Pictured at left is the full “Young at Heart” group in the upstairs portion of the building, used as a courtroom and town library back in the day.
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Hearings set on Church Street variances

By MARK ROGERS MARK ROGERS
Sat,07/21/18-12:00AM, 15,074 Reads
A pair of hearings for variances for properties on Church Street will take place next month.
The Columbia Board of Aldermen set the hearings as citizens and Building Inspector Lonnie Stringer discussed in one case, new construction and in another, a change of occupancy for a structure.
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Summertime is fun time

By MARK ROGERS MARK ROGERS
Wed,05/23/18-1:43PM, 15,071 Reads
It’s summertime and the kids are out of school. Before the first, “I’m bored,” pops out of someone’s mouth, let me be the first (or 20th) to say there will be plenty of sports activities you can entertain your children with this summer.
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Roadblock leads to discovery of stolen weapons

By MARK ROGERS MARK ROGERS
Thu,08/02/18-12:00AM, 15,060 Reads
A roadblock on U.S. 98 led to the discovery of several stolen weapons for Columbia police.
Lejontae Tyrell Humphrey, 21, Travell Ralph William Benson, 19, and Shawan Frentez Allen, 19, all of Brookhaven, each face several charges following the weekend incident.
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