COLUMBIA SPY

                                Ashley Curry Aggravated assault, simple assault, ethnic intimidation: one felony, two misdemeanors. Ashley Curry, 33, has been found guilty on all three counts in the February 3, 2015 shooting of Jamie Roland. The verdict was announced in a Lancaster County courtroom this afternoon. The incident occurred in the Columbia Plaza parking lot in which Roland was injured in the abdomen and leg by a single shot from Curry's .40 caliber Smith & Wesson semiautomatic. Curry maintains that she shot in self-defense when Roland charged at her. The trial began with jury selection on Monday, July 18. The court heard testimony from several witnesses, and a video filmed by Columbia Spy was shown several times in court for the jury. Defense attorney Samuel Stretton told jurors that neither Roland or her sister Crystal Manfred, who was also at the shooting scene, ever gave ...

Paul McCartney, a musical icon and world-renowned entertainer,  played in Hershey last night .  But is he really any good? Specifically, how does he stack up as musician, especially on his primary instrument, the bass guitar? Go HERE  to find what other musicians say on the subject.

Columbia Spy  is privileged to publish several articles by Columbia native Mike Clark, the second of which appears here, with permission of the author. The essays were previously published in The Globe Leader  and  50-plus Senior News  and will continue to be reprinted in the  Spy  over the next few weeks. "Junk Drawers" by Mike Clark I have difficulty finding certain objects around the house. It has less to do with a failing memory than with the countless number of places where I could have put those objects after I used them last. It takes some time to sort through all the possibilities. If you remember my column called "My Workshop," you are familiar with my struggles in organization and neatness. The other day I was looking for a tiny screwdriver (I have several) to fix one of my grandchildren's toys. Before I started walking in circles and looking in the same places more than once, which is my usual routine, my wife suggested that ...

We previously reported that a wedding this past weekend was the first ever at Columbia Crossing. We were wrong. On March 28, 2015, Renata McClair and Geoff Broome were married there by Mayor Leo Lutz. The ceremony is shown here:

Steven Shetter, owner of Total Exterminating Services, stands in front of his office at 30A North Fourth Street. Bugs bugging you? Pests pesting you? If so, Steve Shetter wants you to know there's help available. Shetter is the owner of TES - Total Exterminating Systems - which recently set up shop in Columbia. The TES staff has a combined 35 plus years of experience in the exterminating field, and Shetter himself has done the job for 27 years. Operating from an office at 30A North Fourth Street, TES offers a full range of exterminating services to rid properties of bugs, mice, and other vermin in commercial and residential settings. "One of our mission statements is, 'Do the right thing all the time,'" Shetter said recently.  He said he is willing to work with property owners and renters who might not have a lot of money. "If there are people that are in true need here in Columbia and they're willing to work with me, then I'm goi...

Columbia Borough will continue to publish public notices and legal ads in LNP, the newspaper with the widest circulation in the county, rather than shift them to a smaller, regional weekly business publication, officials said. MORE: http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/columbia-borough-to-keep-public-notices-legal-ads-in-lnp/article_eff540d8-4bb9-11e6-b67d-a3cfea8e6f70.html