'A careless accident': Columbia mother grieves death of son, 19, shot by friend | Local News | lancasteronline.com

Cole, 39, is no stranger to grief. She lost her husband, Mills' stepfather, in November to cirrhosis.

The grief of losing her son, she said, is different.

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Third Prayer Walk/Vigil slated for Thursday, August 1

Tonight (Thursday, August 1) is the third and final night for the prayer walk and vigil in remembrance of 19-year-old Nick Mills, who was shot and killed Monday night in Columbia. The event will start at 6:30 p.m. at North Third and Walnut Street in Columbia where Mills died. Several local churches and residents citizens will be attending.

Pastor Angelo Rodriguez of Columbia's Itlm Faith Community Church, who will lead the event, has invited community persons of influence to attend.

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Here's what happened to wards in the Borough of Columbia

ON MARCH 14, 1975, A LEGAL DECISION STATED: "...all wards in the Borough of Columbia are hereby abolished, voting in said Borough shall be at large and the number of Councilmen in said Borough is reduced from nine (9) to seven (7)."

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Columbia man charged with arson for setting a pile of clothes on fire after a fight: police | Local News | lancasteronline.com

Derrick Demar Mearis

A Columbia man was charged with arson and simple assault after a small fire in a Columbia house on Wednesday night. 

Police said that Derrick Demar Mearis, 30, of Columbia, lit a pile of clothes on fire with a Turbo Torch after a fight with one man and after hitting another man, who tried to stop the fight, in the head. 

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Columbia Public Library Calendar of Events - August 2019

Which communities generate the most police calls per capita?

Which communities generate the most police calls per capita? Below are the number of police dispatches per 1,000 residents in each of the 41 local communities patrolled by municipal or regional police departments:

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CBSD Committee of the Whole Meeting Agenda, Personnel Report -August 1, 2019