Columbia News

The Columbia Police Department at 800 Westover Drive is overcrowded. Columbia city council members are considering a major move that would reshuffle city resources.

A child fell into a bonfire at his home just outside of Columbia. His 7-year-old brother and another family member were also hurt.

General Motors workers displaced by the recent suspension of operations as well as suppliers to the GM plant may benefit from new grants totaling $1 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds, Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Commissioner James Neeley recently announced.

COLUMBIA, Tenn . - In Maury County, long-time commissioner Wayne Hickman has died.

Knoxville heavyweight Alonzo "Big Zo" Butler has a new attitude and new trainers, but he showed the same old power Saturday night.

FRANKLIN - Craig Holland, the Williamson County president of First Farmers and Merchants Bank, will lead the Williamson County Development Committee, a subcommittee of the Columbia State Foundation Development Committee that is dedicated to raising money to expand local operations of Columbia State Community College.

General Motors workers displaced by the recent closure at the automaker's Spring Hill assembly plant - as well as employees of suppliers that served the plant - may get job help through new grants totaling $1 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds, state officials said.

Ryan Seibels is assistant vice president, commercial portfolio manager for Fifth Third Bank's commercial real estate team.

Thomas Flagel, a history instructor at Columbia State Community College History and author of The History Buffs Guide book series, will sign his best-selling books at 11 a.m. Dec.

COLUMBIA, Tenn. a ' A drug-sniffing dog used by Maury County Sheriff's Department is missing and officials are offering a $500 reward for information leading to his recovery.

A new chief could be leading the fire department in Columbia by the end of the year.

A Job Fair will be held Wednesday in Maury County. The Job Fair is open to everyone, but geared toward the workers from GM and GM suppliers who have lost their jobs.

Thirty dogs living in poor conditions were surrendered to Maury County Sheriff's detectives on Friday.

That is the best avenue to handle any confrontation with a police officer during a traffic stop, says Metro Public Defender Dawn Deaner.

Storybook characters like Fancy Nancy, Eloise, Willy Wonka, Cat in the Hat and The Hardy Boys jump off the pages and onto the stage when the Commercial Entertainment class at Columbia State Community College's Williamson County campus presents A Night at the Library, Friday and Saturday Dec.

A federal judge sentenced a man who firebombed a mosque in Columbia, Tenn., to 14 years in prison.

Leaders gathered Monday morning to offer the community assurances, and call for its help, in the wake of GM 's decision to move production of the Chevy Traverse from Spring Hill to Lansing, Mich.

A Pulaski woman arrested in a criminal case involving bestiality and animal cruelty has been indicted.

Columbia police have arrested four men who are suspected of a rash of car break-ins. In every case, investigators said the victims left their car doors unlocked.

For 19 years, St. Peter's Catholic Church and First Baptist Church of Columbia have prepared a massive meal for around 1,200 people on Thanksgiving.