Columbia NewsLocal news for Columbia, MS continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Mascot politics- June 6, 2008 Years ago, when Jack Greenberg left the NAACP Legal Defense Fund to become a professor at Columbia University, he announced that he was going to make it a point to hire a black secretary at Columbia.http://www.topix.net/city/columbia-ms/2008/06/mascot-politics?fromrss=1 School board hires new principals- June 4, 2008 "Dancing with the Stars" couldn't drag teachers away from the crowded halls of Marion County School District's central office.http://www.topix.net/city/columbia-ms/2008/06/school-board-hires-new-principals?fromrss=1 Manhunt nets assault suspect- June 2, 2008 The Columbia Police Department captured a suspect wanted for assault Monday after a three-hour manhunt.http://www.topix.net/city/columbia-ms/2008/06/manhunt-nets-assault-suspect?fromrss=1 |