Community Spotlight
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Cross named police chief |
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Mayor Pat Bell swears Sgt. Jason Cross in as the new police chief. |
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Cajun dinner raises $2,768 |
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Columbia resident Robert Flowers greets some of the guests at the Cajun dinner and silent auction last Thursday. Flowers provided guests with a spread of classic Cajun dishes. |
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School ‘kicks off’ with open houses |
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Brianna Osborne, 6, plays on the slide at Col. Wm. Casey during the Kindergarten Kick Off on Monday. |
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Burger King is coming to town |
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Burger King will soon have a new home in Columbia. This sign was put up this week in front of Wal-Mart on Hwy. 61. The franchise is brought to Columbia by Adairmark, LLC, a company in Somerset headed by Mark Merrick, president. |
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Community goes ‘pink’ for Sarah Gardner |
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Over 1,000 people bought the pink out t-shirts for Sarah Irvin-Gardner this past week. Some showed up on Friday for a photo for her 30th birthday. Click here to read story |
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Classy Connections holds ribbon cutting |
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Classy Connections on Jamestown Street held its Ribbon Cutting Thursday, July 15. Front, Sherri Durin, Jaylan Carter, Robin Smith, Ron Heath, Connie Wheeler, Kim Carter, Scotty Carter, Landon Carter, Kalab Carter, Braxton Coomer, Brooklyn Carter and Joe Payne. Back, Sue Stivers, Sondra Keltner, Latasha Carter, Tom Najarian, Donna Stotts, Michelle Lewis, Kay Carter and Cherrish Sharlow |
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Fire destroys mobile home |
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The Columbia Fire Department responded to a mobile home fire on Parkway Manor Lane Tuesday at around 5 p.m. The mobile home of Charles Pennington, 180 Parkway Manor Ln., was engulfed in flames after a fire originated in the children’s room of the home, Pennington said. The fire stretched to the nearby home of Betty Porter, 176 Parkway Ln., and caught the front porch on fire. The Columbia Fire Department was able to put out the fire at the Porter home before much damage was done. Photos by Allison Hollon. For more photos click here. |
