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Dedicated re-enactors enjoy weekend at Ford’s Encampment

By MARK ROGERS MARK ROGERS
Thu,03/01/18-12:00AM, 14,919 Reads
Smoke filled the air from campfires as Patricia Salassi of Bunker Hill and other Civil War re-enactors talked outside their tents late Friday night.
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Kemper could have ‘devastated’ region

By CHARLIE SMITH CHARLIE SMITH
Thu,04/05/18-12:00AM, 14,915 Reads
Electricity rates in Columbia and the rest of South Mississippi could have jumped up to 40 percent if customers had been made to pay for the lignite portion of the Kemper County power plant, Southern District Public Service Commissioner Sam Britton said this week.
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Big Henry & the Bad Habits will perform this Saturday in front of Sweet Olive Boutique at 6 p.m.

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Summer Concert Series begins Saturday

By JOSHUA CAMPBELL JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Publisher
Wed,06/07/23-9:24AM, 14,904 Reads
Marion County music lovers have a lot to look forward to with three downtown concerts and the Food and Music Festival capping it all off as Main Street Columbia’s Summer Concert Series rocks the City of Charm on the River Pearl.
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Photo by Joshua Campbell, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.

Marion County Raids

CPD Det. Jonathan Martin carries out illegal items from the Valero gas station on S. High School Avenue.

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3 Marion County stores raided

By JOSHUA CAMPBELL JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Publisher
Fri,09/12/25-6:34PM, 14,894 Reads
Three Marion County gas stations, all owned by Imaduddin Aiyash, were raided Thursday morning, leading to the 44-year-old Hattiesburg man being charged with drug trafficking. The Valero gas station on S.
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