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Columbia School District Superintendent Jason Harris, left, and Board President Marie Shepard work during a July 16 school board meeting in the Jefferson Middle School library.

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Marion County details precautions for reopening
By SUSAN AMUNDSON
Wed,07/22/20-10:40AM , 1,170 Reads
The Marion County school board has made the decision to reopen schools when the new year begins Aug. 6, Superintendent Wendy Bracey announced Friday.
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Virus worsens in Mississippi
By SUSAN AMUNDSON
Wed,07/22/20-10:37AM , 1,290 Reads
As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases drastically increases, Gov. Tate Reeves on Monday announced stricter mask requirements on even more counties, and health officials warned about hospitals filling up.
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From left, Columbia police officers Jeff Stamps and Brandon Carney watch as Officer Adam Whalum conducts a license check at a road block on Friday night. The officers participated in two different roadblocks in the city. They were working the night shift, which goes from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. the next day.

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Life on the night shift
By SUSAN AMUNDSON
Wed,07/22/20-10:33AM , 1,897 Reads
The Commodores sang of the “sweet sound coming down on the night shift,” but with the Columbia Police Department the tune can sometimes turn sour during those 12 hours.
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Resident: Speeding poses problem
By SUSAN AMUNDSON
Wed,07/22/20-9:57AM , 1,248 Reads
The problem of speeding on county roads was discussed Monday morning at the Marion County Board of Supervisors meeting.
Steve Bennett of Branton Bay Road in the Kokomo/Tylertown area said he has talked with Beat 4 Supervisor Raymon “Tater” Rowell and also with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office about the situation.
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