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Church piano prepared musician for worldwide stage
By CHARLIE SMITH
Thu,03/07/19-12:00AM , 4,947 Reads
At the tender age of 7, Philip Fortenberry became the pianist at Edna Baptist Church in Marion County. That proved to be the launching point for a career that has taken him from the tiny community of Hub to Broadway and Las Vegas.
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Hospital finances sound
By CHARLIE SMITH
Thu,03/07/19-12:00AM , 4,040 Reads
Despite difficult conditions for rural hospitals statewide and nationally, Marion General Hospital remains profitable and has a positive future outlook, its chief executive says.
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Political races set as 49 run in county
By CHARLIE SMITH
Thu,03/07/19-12:00AM , 2,650 Reads
Election season is officially here in Marion County as qualifying closed Friday, and 49 candidates are seeking county office.

That’s a 63 percent increase in the number of office seekers from the previous election cycle in 2015, when 30 candidates ran.
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‘Birthplace of Mississippi rodeo’
By CHARLIE SMITH
Thu,03/07/19-12:00AM , 2,190 Reads
New historical marker highlights Columbia’s role in sport’s development

The Marion County Cattlemen’s Association and Marion County Historical Society unveiled a new historical marker Monday in City Park recognizing the “birthplace of Mississippi rodeo.”
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