Andrew Pearson

The last meeting of the Maury County Commission elected in 2022 was colored by the knowledge that 11 of its 22 members are leaving office and won’t be voti

The Loose Wheels Burger truck is moving its famous “squashed burgers” into the historic Kissing House on McLemore Avenue, just off Spring Hill’s Main Stree

The Nashville-based Contemporary Collective of abstract artists are now displaying their pieces together in the Pryor Gallery at Columbia State Community College until Sept. 2. The artists in the exhibit told Main Street Maury about their work and how much they appreciate the showcase. "This is pretty exciting for me: local people, my friends and family, can attend a show […]

The Maury County Board of Education is set to vote Sept. 1 on a new anti-bullying policy that would establish formal protections for students, set investig

Cedar Grove Partners withdrew their application to get the Maury County Planning Commission to re-plat their Ridgeline Reserve subdivision, after an attorney for a lot owner announced that Tennessee law required his clients' consent before the plat could be brought for approval — consent that had not been obtained. Bryan and Taylor Easterly, represented by attorney Dustin Kittle, announced they […]

The Tennessee Local Development Authority (TLDA) voted unanimously Aug. 24 to place Columbia Power & Water's (CPWS) planned $315 million federal loan "on parity" with its $75 million state loan, meaning both will be repaid at the same time. Together with an additional $60 million CPWS plans to request from the state next year, the loans will fund a Duck […]

Maury County’s advisory committee on land use has agreed to hold a series of weekly public work sessions in September before the subdivision moratorium exp

Some new and returning Maury County officials took their official oath of office last Tuesday after the August general election was certified. They were sworn in by other ranking county officials, including re-elected Maury County Mayor Sheila Butt, re-elected county clerk Joey Allen and several county judges. Those participating in the ceremony were as follows. County Constables County Commission Committee […]

Restoration Jail Ministry, which works to bring education, life skills and Christian ministry to inmates at the Maury County Jail, is hosting a fundraising barbecue Thursday, Sept. 17 at First United Methodist Church in Columbia. Board members, volunteers and the ministry's head chaplain recently spoke with Main Street Maury about their work and how they plan to fund it. Restoration […]

The city of Columbia sought public input Aug. 31 on new infill development standards that will guide what the city allows and requires on small vacant lots in developed areas. The standards will apply to the "city center overlay" — the historic city of Columbia, enclosed on the west and south by North and South James M. Campbell Boulevard, on […]