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Oct. 6 Franklin
Small business owners curious about putting AI to work can spend Friday, Oct. 9, at Columbia State's "AI for Small Business" day, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the college's Williamson Campus in...
Source: Columbia State Newsroom
Oct. 6 Columbia
Columbia State pinned 25 radiologic technology graduates in the Cherry Theater, including Maury County's Alyssa Ballard and Caitlynn Payne. It's one of the hardest programs on campus to get...
Source: Columbia State Newsroom
Oct. 6 Columbia
The Chargers have a new head coach. Ryan Huber spent the last three seasons at MTSU as an assistant and recruiting coordinator, and coached at the University of Memphis before that. He...
Source: Columbia State Newsroom
Oct. 6 Columbia
The 24th First Farmers Performance Series at Columbia State is built around American music this year, with six shows in the Cherry Theater on the Columbia campus. Coming up, all Thursdays...
Source: Columbia State Newsroom
Oct. 5 Columbia
The Tennessee Hospitality & Tourism Association named Kellye Murphy, Visit Columbia's tourism and marketing director, its small-market destination marketing Director of the Year, and Lexi...
Source: City of Columbia News Flash
Oct. 5 Columbia
Columbia Fire & Rescue sent six firefighters, plus Engine 1 and Support 1, to Texas on Aug. 30 to help fight the Ross Fire, which grew to about 90,400 acres. The crew pulled 14- to 16-hour...
Source: City of Columbia News Flash
Oct. 5 Columbia
Samuel Hardin Adcock, 26, swam roughly 1,000 feet down the Duck River at Chickasaw Trace Park in May 2025 to reach a young man the current had pulled away from the boat ramp. With help from...
Source: City of Columbia News Flash
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