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Columbia officially opens new fire station
Columbia Mayor Chaz Molder, Fire Chief Ty Cobb and City Manager Tony Massey uncouple a fire hose at the official dedication Friday of Fire Station 3 on Bear Creek Pike. The $3.2 million station has been operational since April, but the city delayed having a ceremony during the coronavirus pandemic. (Courtesy photo by Jack Cobb) → Read More
Columbia Academy loses to unbeaten Davidson Academy
Davidson Academy's defense held Columbia Academy scoreless, 36-0, in a victory Friday night on the road. → Read More
James Bennett column: Columbia Mayor Molder, family endure bout with COVID-19
Columbia Mayor Chaz Molder tells how he and his family fought through a bout with COVID-19 in July. → Read More
Nathan Bedford Forrest's remains could move to Columbia museum
Attorney for Forrest's descendants, Sons of Confederate Veterans said family would be looking for a “proper burial site” if exhumation allowed → Read More
Local opinion: What do you want to do first after the coronavirus outbreak?
What will you do first when this is all over?When the coronavirus stay-at-home orders go away, where have you been dreaming about going?◆ Will you be brave enough to fly on an airplane right away? I’d like to go and visit my daughter in Arizona. Her graduation was scheduled for May 20, but it was cancelled. I’d like to see her smile in person and hug her as tightly as I did when she was born 18… → Read More
Michael Jordan and me: First dance to ‘The Last Dance’
The ESPN documentary on Michael Jordan has been a ratings powerhouse for the cable network.The 10-part series portrays the former Chicago Bulls star as → Read More
These 5 comfort foods will satisfy your stuck-at-home cravings
After coming home to Tennessee in 2014, I started eating out twice as much as at home.I could tell you who had the best food in town from breakfast to → Read More
Local opinion: Baseball can bring us back together
I had a baseball lover’s dream last night drenched in emerald green and spiced by the smell of fresh popcorn and hot dogs.My father and I were sitting on the third-base side at Tiger Stadium in Detroit for the opening of baseball season.It was the first Major League Baseball game in person for me in my visualization, and I decided the ball park was the prettiest place on earth. The finely… → Read More
Local opinion: I’m addicted to Game Show Network
I cut the cable at home in 2012 and started using Hulu for television, Netflix for movies and YouTube for music.I didn’t miss the satellite or cable → Read More
Lions Club postpones Miss Maury County pageant
The Miss Maury County pageant, sponsored by the Columbia Lions Club, has been postponed.The pageant was scheduled for Saturday night at Central High → Read More
Central announces Top 10 for Class of 2020
Columbia Central High School announces its Top 10 for the Class of 2020. The top graduates include, from left: Merideth Coffie (No. 10), Maxine Marczak → Read More
Biden wins Maury County
Joe Biden won in Maury County on Tuesday as he captured the Tennessee Democratic primary.The former vice president continued to come back from a slow → Read More
Local opinion: What's so 'super' about Super Tuesday? No much so far.
I went to vote at lunchtime Friday in the Tennessee presidential primary, worried I would be standing in line for about a half hour. Republicans want to → Read More
Culleoka names Top 10 for Class of 2020
Culleoka Unit School announces its Top 10 for the Class of 2020. The top graduates include, from left: Jissell Fernandez (No. 6), Alyssa Kueffer (No. 5), → Read More
Mt. Pleasant High announces Top 10 for Class of 2020
Mt. Pleasant High School announces its Top 10 for the Class of 2020. The top graduates include, from left, Maddie Staggs (valedictorian), Andrew Grooms → Read More
Local opinion: Use state budget surplus for teacher pay increases
Tennessee will have a $917 million budget surplus this fiscal year, projections indicate.The state brought in $600 million more than it spent in 2019, → Read More
Local opinion: Emotional outpouring of love for Kobe similar to Princess Diana
Through the power of television and covering the NBA, I felt like I knew Kobe Bryant on a first-name basis.I remember seeing the Charlotte Hornets draft → Read More
Local opinion: A woman for president? Tennessee will choose March 3
Voters will have a choice starting Feb. 12 in Maury County and across Tennessee.That’s when early voting begins for the 2020 presidential primaries. → Read More
53-year-old man dies in Columbia house fire
A 53-year-old man died in a Columbia house fire Tuesday night in Columbia.The identity was not released in the ann0uncement of the incident this morning → Read More
Local opinion: Vols close to rejoining SEC elite
Has the Tennessee football program turned the corner?I sure hope so.Some of you were ready to fire Coach Jeremy Pruitt after the Vols disastrously opened → Read More