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Kimberly Rawls is replacing Jan Sears, who retired in May, as the new principal at the Carl Loftin Career and Technology Center for the 2022-23 school year.

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Rawls moves up to CTE Director at votech
By BETH RILES - Staff Writer
Sun,07/03/22-10:00AM , 2,777 Reads
Kimberly Rawls has not only been at the Marion County Carl Loftin Career and Technology Center as the Student Services Coordinator for the past 13 years, but she was once a Business Computer Technology student there as well.
Rawls grew up in the Hub community and graduated from East Marion High School.
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Johnson steps in as new principal at EME
By BETH RILES - Staff Writer
Sat,07/02/22-11:00AM , 4,372 Reads
Angela Johnson is the new principal for East Marion Elementary School for the 2022-23 school year.
Johnson, who was selected as the Columbia School District's Teacher of the Year in 2010, has has an educational career that has spanned over two decades and previously served as assistant principal at Columbia Elementary School.
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Lyle Berard has been named the new chief of the Columbia Fire Department following the retirement of Chief Jeff McKenzie.

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Berard takes over as CFD chief
By BETH RILES - Staff Writer
Sat,07/02/22-9:00AM , 2,567 Reads
After being assistant fire chief for the Columbia Fire Department for about four years, Lyle Berard did not expect to be taking over as chief so soon.
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Beth Boutwell is the new principal at West Marion Elementary School for the 2022-23 school year. | Photo by Beth Riles

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Boutwell new principal at West Marion Elementary
By BETH RILES - Staff Writer
Fri,07/01/22-4:09PM , 11,360 Reads
The new principal of West Marion Elementary School is not new to the district or to the children who will be in her charge this upcoming school year. Beth Boutwell was an interventionist at West Marion Primary School over the past four years.
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