Columbia News

A report from the IRS's Taxpayer Advocate Service says that 90% of families who claimed the adoption tax credit during the 2012 filing season had their returns flagged for further review.

Last Sunday, more than 70 friends, family members and well-wishers came out to help Habitat for Humanity of Williamson County dedicate its 134th and 135th homes, both in Columbia.

Two teenagers are in custody in connection with the weekend stabbing of a Columbia man in the parking lot of The Crossings shopping center, Spring Hill police said.

A Columbia surveyor is preparing plans for the land where a proposed Spring Hill movie theater will sit - while owners of property next door determine how to fix the sole road leading to that site.

FRANKLIN - A complaint by the Sons of Confederate Veterans about the financial dealings of the nonprofit that operates Franklin's two best-known Civil War museums has prompted the state Attorney General's Office to inquire about the group's financial records.

The head of a local organization working against domestic violence in Maury County plans to build a new safe haven for area victims.

A Pulaski resident who allegedly shot a man to death while out of jail on bond for another crime has been added to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's Top Ten Most Wanted List.

Jamie Manning, standing, leads a discussion at a planning and volunteer coordinating meeting Monday at the Center for the Arts for "Cruisin' on the Square" to be held June 8 in downtown Columbia.

The lawman had to take a breath several times while running down a partial list of stolen items recovered after the arrests of three members of a Maury County family for burglary and other charges.

A Columbia man who suffered severe injuries to his right arm in a weekend motorcycle accident was in surgery Monday afternoon, a Vanderbilt University Medical Center spokesperson said.

Storm clouds move over southern Spring Hill and Columbia, Tenn., on March 2, 2012, after it was reported that the storm could spawn a tornado in Spring Hill.

A man riding a motorcycle sustained major injuries to one of his arms after striking a guard rail in a residential neighborhood.

Longtime Columbia State geography instructor Aubrey Flagg is recognized for his years of service at the community college Friday.

The Maury County Administration Committee Thursday passed a suggested 3 percent standard raise for all employees on to the next committee for consideration.

With the city's budget stretched to its limits, Columbia officials are considering implementing a new stormwater fee or increasing property taxes by 9 cents to fund extra projects next year.

The board of trustees at Harding University announced today the institution is naming a major campus building to honor Dr.

Remembering and honoring those who gave their all, the Columbia Police Department will hold its annual Police Memorial Service 7 p.m. Tuesday at Highland Park Baptist Church, 1800 Highland Avenue.

The Maury County Building Committee Wednesday approved a $24 million criminal justice center proposal - a design that has been greatly reduced since the project was last considered.

Country music singers and songwriters Rory and Joey Feek of Pottsville were granted site plan approval Monday by Maury County's Regional Planning Commission for expansion of their recording studio.

Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Greg Hannah marks the scene of a wreck Wednesday afternoon involving this 2005 Ford F-150 and a 2007 Jeep Compass at the intersection of U.S. 43 By-pass and Old Zion Road in Mt.