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26th Country Showdown

The vocal talent competition was fierce in Columbia, MS on Friday, August 5, 2011, when WJDR Radio hosted their 26th Annual Texaco Country Showdown at the Sandbar Lounge.  Emcees Steve Mercier and Josh Anthony presented the lineup of the top eight performers from previous stages of the competition. The judges of the Country Showdown included Roy [...]

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French Music Concert

On Sunday, August 14th at 2:00 P.M. at First United Methodist Church of Columbia, MS there will be a concert of French music for horn and piano, which includes works by Paul Dukas, Theodore Dubois, and Camille Saint-Saens. The horn player Nathanael Minor is a member of the Gulf Coast and Meridian symphony orchestras and [...]

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First Annual Blackberry Festival

Some 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 [...]

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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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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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BAWI Fest and Gala

One of the highlights of the fall festival season this year was the first BAWI Fest celebrating the Balance Agriculture With Industry program that was introduced here in the 1930′s by Governor Hugh White.  BAWI started in Columbia and eventually became a statewide and national program to increase industrial production in areas that were typically [...]

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MS Opera Artistic Director

Mississippi Opera Announces New Artistic Director   The Mississippi Opera Association recently announced the selection of a new artistic director, Jay Dean, of Hattiesburg, MS.  Mrs. Ann A. Simmons, of Columbia, serves on the Board of the Mississippi Opera Association, and is most pleased with the selection of Dean as Artistic Director.   Dean brought [...]

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MS Watermelon Festival

The 2010 Mississippi Watermelon Queen, Dianne May, visited Columbia this week to promote the 32nd Annual Mississippi Watermelon Festival that is hosted by the Mize Volunteer Fire Department.  This world famous festival takes place July 23 & 24, 2010 in Mize, Mississippi at the Mize City Park and features an arts & crafts show, entertainment, [...]

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