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Mayor Justin McKenzie, left, and the Columbia Board of Aldermen have appointed Marion County Sheriff's Office Investigator Brad Anderson interim police chief. Adrien Fortenberry, right, who has received a ton of support from the community, has applied for the position and was referenced by name by McKenzie during the meeting as one of the candidates for the permanent role. | Photos by Joshua Campbell © Emmerich Newspapers, Inc. 2024

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MCSO Investigator Anderson appointed CPD interim chief, Fortenberry considered for permanent role
By JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Publisher
Tue,08/20/24-8:34PM , 10,331 Reads
Longtime Columbia Police Chief Michael Kelly and several officers within the department announced their resignation Friday, with Kelly’s final day being Tuesday. Kelly resigned under heavy speculation of wrongdoing within the department, which is being investigated by the C-P.
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Opinion: Let’s hear more than gimmicks from Harris
Tue,08/20/24-7:16PM , 382 Reads 7,414 Statewide
Vice President Kamala Harris’ sunshine and optimism is erasing the polling gap in the November election. She has some surprising momentum, perhaps the benefit of running against a grumpy old man in former President Donald Trump, whose message too often denigrates Harris and others and warns that the country is going to hell in so many ways.
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Opinion: Two sides of the alternative energy debate
Thu,08/15/24-11:16PM , 364 Reads 7,014 Statewide
A couple of recent stories on the Magnolia Tribune website, one praising a recently opened wind farm in the Mississippi Delta and the other asking pointed questions about the future of solar power in the state, are good examples of how the debate over alternative energy remains unsettled.
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The lie of school choice
By NANCY LOOME
Wed,08/14/24-3:32PM , 340 Reads 8,235 Statewide
Voucher pushers want you to believe that diverting state funds to private schools will create choices for children who don't currently have them. The data tell us otherwise.
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