Columbia has a new disc golf course at the Columbia Water Park! The course is called “Pearl River Landing” and the first tournament, the “Pearl River Rundown,” will be held there on October 15, 2011. For those not familiar with disc golf, it is a rapidly growing sport that is played much like regular golf, except [...]
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The Beach Party is back! Come out to cool off from the summer heat at the Beach Party on Main Street in downtown Columbia, Mississippi on August 12, 2011 at 6:30PM. There will be music, games, children’s activities and much more. Presented by Main Street Columbia, Inc. the Beach Party is always popular with [...]
Share on FacebookSome really cool people braved the really hot weather (100 degrees plus) to come enjoy the first annual Mississippi Blackberry Festival in Columbia, MS this Fourth of July weekend. Although the blackberries were scarce this year, because of the extremely dry season, there were blackberry dishes all over town. Many of the local restaurants participated [...]
Share on FacebookThe first annual Mississippi Blackberry Festival will be coming to Columbia, MS on the first weekend in July. It will be a two day festival on July 1 and 2 featuring food, arts & crafts, games, music, and activities presented by the Columbia Trolley Association, LLC. There will be events held all over town including a Classic [...]
Share on FacebookMarion County is celebrating its 200th Birthday this year!!! Established in 1811, Marion County was part of the original Mississippi Territory before Mississippi became a state, and it was host for the Pearl River Convention for Statehood in 1816. There are numerous events planned throughout the year to celebrate our Bicentennial in 2011, after the [...]
Share on FacebookA big white bus of over fifty tourists came from Waynesboro, MS on a mystery tour of Marion County on April 21, 2011. They did not know where they were going, but they really enjoyed it when they got here. After refreshing themselves from the trip at the MCDP building, the tour group was joined [...]
Share on FacebookMain 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 [...]
Share on FacebookThe Tourism Committee of the Marion County Development Partnership recently presented a Geocaching workshop for local residents. Geocaching is a high-tech form of treasure hunting sport that utilizes Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and coordinates that are uploaded on the internet. Ms. Lacey Bishop from the Mississippi Geocachers Association gave an excellent overview of this popular [...]
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