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Pearl River Rundown Tournament

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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Mississippi Blackberry Festival

The 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 [...]

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Jim Cagle Receives Award

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 [...]

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2010 Year in Review

Marion County had an exciting and event-filled year with numerous developments and activities.  There were lots of festivals such as the first BAWI Fest and BAWI Gala celebrating Gov. Hugh White’s Balance Agriculture with Industry program, the Historical Society’s 45th Annual Heritage Festival and Flea Market, the popular Main Street Beach Party, Haunted House on [...]

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Candlelight, Carols and Claus

  The spirit of the Christmas season was in the air this year at Candlelight, Carols and Claus on Main Street in downtown Columbia.  There were bells ringing and people singing and the lighting of the trees on the Courthouse Square.  The crowd snacked on funnel cakes, popcorn and fried candy bars as they enjoyed [...]

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Artwistic Revolution

A new art gallery has opened in Columbia called “Artwistic Revolution” that features works of local artists that have banded together to create the Columbia Artists Coop.  Some of the artwork that is showcased in the gallery includes: sculpture, pottery, paintings, photography, digital media, pen & ink drawings, and more.  The gallery is located adjacent [...]

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Jack Morris Gas

The new and expanded Jack Morris Gas facility has been completed and, this November, they held their Grand Opening ceremony to show it off.  The sprawling new facility features full-service gas pumps with a variety of grades of gasoline including Ethanol-free, and E85 environmentally friendly gas, among others.  Their huge showroom features a full range [...]

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Historic District Signs

The Marion County Historical Society have installed six new historic district signs to designate some of the important areas of our community.   These decorative signs were entirely funded by the Historical Society.  Mrs. Ann Simmons, President of the Historical Society, with the help of City of Columbia Mayor Reed Houston, and others, determined the placement [...]

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