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By: Andrew Pearson
Mark Dobies, an attorney now based in Franklin, has been elected the new county attorney by the Maury County Commission. County commissioners were split on whether to hire a new permanent attorney less than a month after Daniel Murphy announced his resignation. Some commissioners had previously argued that the county couldn't risk going any length of time without a permanent […]
By: Andrew Pearson
The Columbia City Council took several more steps last week towards realizing its new water-intake pipeline project. On top of waiving $1.3 million in fees for the construction of the new water-treatment plant, they also agreed CPWS would borrow from the federal government's WIFIA fund for the project and approved the sale of $285 million in bonds. CPWS Chief Financial […]
By: Andrew Pearson
District 3 County Commissioner Talvin Barner passed away on April 29. Barner was born in Columbia in 1950, graduated from Carver-Smith High School and married his wife DeVora in 1974. He worked for the L&N Railroad for 20 years, then as pastor of Bethel Chapel AME Church for another 15 years until he retired in 2010. Barner reportedly volunteered for […]
By: Andrew Pearson
A special session of the state legislature last week passed a new map of U.S. Congressional districts for the state of Tennessee, which Gov. Bill Lee signed into law. On the new map, Maury County has been divided into two redrawn Congressional districts. At the state level, the new District 5 includes the western border strip and northwestern border counties […]
By: Andrew Pearson
Students from Battle Creek High School toured agricultural operations on May 5, as members of the Future Farmers of America. Agriculture teacher and FFA advisor Chris Martin, whose Career and Technical Education department planned the tour, told Main Street Maury that it was meant to expose the students to the career paths, lifestyles and techniques now possible for modern farmers. […]
By: Andrew Pearson
The Columbia recovery community lost one of its "bright lights" on the night of May 1: Brittany Stanak, a recovering addict who completed the Fresh START recovery program, worked there after she first got clean, fought recurring battles with cancer, and died sober. Some of her best friends and mentors sat down to tell Main Street Maury about her. Brittany's […]
By: Andrew Pearson
University of Tennessee Southern, Columbia State Sign Agreements to Expand Educational Opportunity and Student Success - UT Southern Columbia State Community College has signed a transfer and co-admission agreement with the University of Tennessee Southern in Pulaski. Under its terms, eligible Columbia State students are guaranteed admission to UT Southern, where they can now transfer their relevant credits to complete […]
By: Andrew Pearson
The Maury County Commission voted 16-1 to ask the State of Tennessee to appropriate $3 million for a feasibility study of the Columbia Dam proposal. It's the third resolution of support that Maury County has passed for the project and the study of the dam, along with those passed by the cities of Columbia, Lewisburg and Chapel Hill and the […]
By: Andrew Pearson
The Columbia City Council bestowed several proclamations on accomplished and hardworking locals at its May voting meeting. First to be recognized were local Army recruiters and their 14 recent enlistees, eight of whom attended the meeting. Mayor Chaz Molder thanked Staff Sgt. Steven Everhart, the recruiter, and Station Commander Ryan Spiller for mustering the troops. "We're thankful to the City […]
By: Andrew Pearson
Work on the development of the Southbend Crossings subdivision in western Mount Pleasant has been hard on the existing neighborhood next to it. Residents of nearby streets complain of fine rock dust, constant loud noise, and at least one explosion on most workdays — the last of which is being blamed for mild structural damage to houses up to a […]
