Columbia News

Smyrna staff attorney Jeff Peach works at his desk at Smyrna Town Hall on South Lowry Street Wednesday.

The Natchez Trace Parkway and its partners will present a commemoration of the War of 1812 on Saturday and Sunday near Columbia, Tenn.

Police are searching for a suspect who robbed a liquor store in Maury County at gunpoint Sunday night.

Nashville Shores lifeguards tread water in the wave pool during training Wednesday at the resort on Percy Priest Lake.

You know, I know this has been a slow news week. And going out and interviewing the people of Jamestown, Tenn., about their great pride in being the place where Mark Twain was conceived is one way to fill time.

A high-volume natural gas pipeline could wind 230 miles from Tennessee through North Alabama and Northwest Georgia to link with a pipeline northeast of Atlanta, reports the Chattanooga Times Free Press.

About 28 percent of students in Tennessee scored at or above proficient in science in 2009, compared to nearly 31 percent in 2011, while the average scale score went up from 148 to 150.

Columbia police said a four-year-old girl witnessed two men robbing a convenience store early Sunday afternoon.

COLUMBIA, Tenn.- Police in Columbia are searching for two robbery suspects who locked two convenience store employees in a freezer over the weekend, and left a 4-year-old child behind the counter.

Several hundred re-zoned students and their parents in Columbia, TN have the opportunity to visit their new schools.A Randolph Howell, McDowell, and Highland Park Elementary schools and Cox Middle School are hosting open houses this week and next week.

A lending company subsequently forgave the student loan taken out by Carpenter, a native of Columbia, Tenn., but now his parents are on the hook for a $28,000 tax bill.

An endangered child alert has been issued for a Spring Hill child. Jason Halen Lardie was last seen Sunday with his non-custodial mother in Spring Hill.

A lending company subsequently forgave the student loan taken out by Carpenter, a native of Columbia, Tenn., but now his parents are on the hook for a $28,000 tax bill.

Robert J. Booker, who writes this column for the News Sentinel, is a freelance writer and former executive director of the Beck Cultural Exchange Center.

Columbia, TN held its National Day of Prayer in an alternate setting due to the weather.A The City Hall has a new building located downtown and hosted the gathering in the Chambers on the basement level.A A The room was packed and overflowed into the outer section of the doorway.A Awesome and specific prayers were offered up by pastors and other ... (more)

Walker Company, the building is located at 15 Public Square in the downtown historic area of Columbia.

A lending company subsequently forgave his student loan, but now his parents are on the hook for a $28,000 tax bill as a result.

Puckett's Grocery & Restaurant operates a location on Fourth Ave. S. in Franklin and another in downtown Nashville, TN.

Puckett's Grocery & Restaurant continues to expand, with plans to open a new restaurant in downtown Columbia this fall.

Tomorrow, Thursday, May 3, is known for the National Day of Prayer and has been designated also for the state of Tennessee.A Columbia, TN usually holds a service on the Public Square downtown to honor the day normally beginning at 12:00 pm.A There are prayers shared amongst the clergy, city officials, and other participants for subject areas like ... (more)