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City fires assistant police chief
By CHARLIE SMITH
Tue,01/15/19-7:08PM , 3,158 Reads
The Columbia Board of Aldermen voted unanimously Tuesday evening to fire Assistant Police Chief Rita Pickering.

The decision came after an hour-long, closed door session between aldermen, Mayor Justin McKenzie, Police Chief Michael Kelly and City Attorney Lawrence Hahn.
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City fires assistant police chief
By CHARLIE SMITH
Tue,01/15/19-7:08PM , 3,158 Reads
The Columbia Board of Aldermen voted unanimously Tuesday evening to fire Assistant Police Chief Rita Pickering.

The decision came after an hour-long, closed door session between aldermen, Mayor Justin McKenzie, Police Chief Michael Kelly and City Attorney Lawrence Hahn.
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Bridges on 198 close
By CHARLIE SMITH
Thu,01/10/19-12:00AM , 8,135 Reads
Two closed bridges on Mississippi 198 in Columbia are scheduled to be replaced in January 2020 at an estimated cost of $10 million.

The Mississippi Department of Transportation is waiting for high water to go down to evaluate whether to make repairs to reopen the structures in the meantime, District 7 Engineer Albert White said.
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Previewing county elections in 2019
By CHARLIE SMITH
Tue,01/08/19-5:00PM , 11,129 Reads
This is the big one, the year so many election positions are on the ballot that it’s hard to keep up with them all. And based on the number of qualifiers already for offices in Marion County, it’s going to be a busy political season.
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