Main Street Columbia, Inc. hosted a very colorful Easter Parade and Egg Hunt in downtown Columbia that included several contests like the Best “Float” Transportation Contest, Best Bicentennial Easter Bonnet Contest, and Best Pet Costume Contest. The parade was led by the Easter Bunny on a firetruck and went from Citizens Bank to the Marion [...]
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Lion Charlie Conerly presented fellow Lion Jim Cagle with the Civil Air Patrol Achievement Award for outstanding duty performance with the CAP since 1976. Although inactive at present, Jim was involved in establishing the Mocking Bird Squadron in Columbia and serving as its first Commander, and was recently presented with the Master Pilot Award by [...]
Share on FacebookA new brochure has been designed for the historical sites of Marion County as a combined effort of the Tourism Committee of the Marion County Development Partnership and the Marion County Historical Society. The tri-fold brochure features interesting sites such as the John Ford Home, the Hugh White Governor’s Mansion, the Marion County Courthouse, the [...]
Share on FacebookA new home decor shop has opened on Main Street that offers handcrafted items, original artwork, jewelry, gifts, and decorative items for your home or office. Owner Jeanny Herrin moved to Columbia from Oak Grove and is excited to be starting her new business on Main Street. Her family, the Mayor, and many local business [...]
Share on FacebookThe trees that line many of the streets in Columbia are called Bradford Pears, and they showed their blossoms briefly and transformed our town with snowy white flowers to introduce the Spring season. The Bradford Pear is a subspecies of a deciduous tree from China and Korea called the Callery Pear. The species known as [...]
Share on FacebookLongtime Historical Society President Ann Atkinson Simmons has passed the torch after 27 years of service to the Marion County Historical Society. Her successor, the new President of the Historical Society, Lori Watts, presented Mrs. Simmons a Proclamation, from the Mayor’s office, to show appreciation for all of the many things that she has done [...]
Share on FacebookThe Columbia Lions Club cooked up some delicious pancakes, sausage and bacon for their Pancake Supper this year. Held at the First United Methodist Church, the event was very successful and attracted quite a few attendees. The proceeds from the annual Pancake Supper benefit the Columbia Lions Club in their efforts to help the blind [...]
Share on FacebookThe Marion County Cattlemen’s Association hosted their 56th Annual Rodeo at the Columbia Exposition Center on January 14th and 15th, 2011. The rodeo featured over four hundred competitors in a variety of classes, such as Team Roping, Saddle Broncs, Barrel Racing, and Bull Riding. Crowds were entertained by the exciting action of the rodeo competition. [...]
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