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Maury County School Board members left plans for athletic facilities at a proposed middle school untouched Thursday but slashed hundreds of thousands of dollars budgeted for library books, furniture and computers.

Letter to The Editor
Congress is due to leave DC for “vacation” in a few days. (As if they haven’t been on vacation all year so far).  Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are refusing to allow a house vote on the oil drilling situation, even though Senators and Congressmen from both parties, especially the Republicans, are [...]

I am writing this letter to express my appreciation to The Daily Herald for investigating and writing the article: “State Trooper alleges race discrimination” (June 29).
I have lived in this county long enough to know that the majority of its citizens are not proud of the racial confrontations of the past and would like to [...]

MAURY COUNTY - The “Gotta Spay To Play” neuter program in Maury County has been awarded the low-income subsidy Animal Friendly Grant for 2008-2009.
It is the only neuter program in Maury County to receive this year’s grant.
Read more at Columbia Daily Herald Online

COLUMBIA - An unexpected visitor created a potentially stinky situation Tuesday at the YMCA pool in Columbia.
Lifeguard Melissa King said she saw a skunk run into a tent used by a hot-dog vendor near the pool. The skunk was spotted about noon, and up to 50 people were present at the time.
Read more at Columbia [...]

COLUMBIA - The city’s fire chief said Columbia’s Bicentennial Celebration fireworks display this month could be in danger of being canceled.
Fire Chief Don Martin told the City Council on Tuesday the company contracted to provide pyrotechnics for the July 26 event has not produced documents needed for a state permit authorizing the display.
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MT. PLEASANT — A former Mt. Pleasant police officer has filed a complaint against two of her employers for defamation after she was accused of fraud, according to documents filed with the Maury County Circuit Court.
The complaint was filed by Donna Cook against Mt. Pleasant Police Chief Tom Wilson and Captain Tommy Goetz. Cook and [...]

COLUMBIA - Tracy Bradford wanted to get her 11-year-old son, Dakota, the perfect gift for his birthday. She was surprised when she found out she was getting a brand new computer, which will ultimately become Dakota’s present.
“I’m going to be the best mom out there,” Bradford said, thinking of what her son might say.
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COLUMBIA - A record 155 volunteers helped to remove more than 10 tons of trash from the Duck River in an annual cleanup effort this month — but there’s more work to be done, a volunteer said.
Among the tons of trash picked up this year were a water heater, televisions, a grocery cart, a 55-gallon [...]

MT. PLEASANT — Commissioners were quick to approve the acquisition of land for expanding the city’s water treatment plant, the sale of city land and renewing the city’s insurance plan Tuesday at City Hall.
Commissioners voted unanimously to buy one and a half acres of land adjoining the city’s aging water treatment plant on Sandy Hook [...]

NASHVILLE - Veteran Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System and Middle Tennessee clergy members will hold a conference from 9:30 a.m. until noon, Wednesday at the VATVHS Nashville campus chapel where officials from local churches will have the chance to learn resources available to veterans in their congregations who are returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
As many [...]

SPRING HILL - UAW Local 1853 Chairman Mike Herron said no immediate changes are expected at the GM Spring Hill Manufacturing plant as a result of GM’s announcement it plans to improve its bottom line by laying off salaried workers and making cuts in its truck production.
In addition to cutting back its truck production and [...]

COLUMBIA - In a rare hometown appearance, Scott Holt drew a capacity crowd to the Sports Page Friday.
The popular blues-rocker usually performs just once a year in Columbia when he headlines The Daily Herald Have A Blues Christmas benefit for the Community Christmas Card program. Because the benefit show has sold out each year, Holt [...]

COLUMBIA -Two educators who will take the reins as principals at two elementary schools were introduced at a press conference at Maury County School Central Office Monday.
Tina Weatherford, worked as a teacher/facilitator at Highland Park Elementary for 25 years will become principal of Joseph Brown Elementary School. She will replace Joe Cornelius who was reassigned [...]

MAURY COUNTY — Running unopposed for a fourth term as Maury County highway superintendent, Van Boshers said his department is facing the challenge of fixing older roads while paying higher prices for materials.
“I’ve always wanted to take care of the dirt roads in the county — many of our older roads need attention, but we [...]

COLUMBIA - Registration for new Central High School students is July 21 through July 22 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. by appointment.
A transcript copy or report card and withdrawal form from the previous school is required before registration can begin. Students must also bring the green Tennessee immunization card from Maury County Health Department, three kinds [...]

COLUMBIA - The works of local artist John Andrade are now on display at Columbia State Community College’s Pryor Art Gallery on the Columbia campus through July 30.
“In the tradition of the Color Field artists now on display at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville, Andrade, a self-taught artist, begins with color [...]

MAURY COUNTY - Connected Tennessee’s Computers 4 Kids has donated 79 new Dell computers to deserving families in Maury, Marshall and Giles counties.
Computers 4 Kids is an innovative project designed to positively impact the future of disadvantaged children in Tennessee by distributing computers to children and families facing economic challenges, are in the foster care [...]

MAURY COUNTY - A proposal by two Mt. Pleasant aluminum companies to create a landfill for their byproduct has been withdrawn from the Maury County Commission’s July agenda, county officials said Monday.
J.P. Hatch, director of building and zoning, said consideration of the matter was postponed after a letter was sent to the county by attorney [...]

COLUMBIA - Though Jennifer Haddock and Sandy Melton met just two weeks ago, Haddock plans to save Melton’s life Tuesday.
At Vanderbilt Medical Center, Haddock will donate her left kidney to Melton, who was diagnosed with chronic renal failure in 2004 after a routine checkup showed high levels of creatinene in her blood. Creatinene is the [...]