Tag Archives: District 4

A second chance for Leona Plaugh

By Adam Beam | Published: July 1, 2010
Lost in the frenzy last night over the swearing-in of the city’s first black mayor was the swearing-in of the new District 4 council member Leona Plaugh. Plaugh was a city employee for more than 20 years, including City Manager. But she was fired in 2003 by a unanimous vote of City Council after attorneys [...]
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Walter Powell Jr. picks up police, fire endorsement

By Adam Beam | Published: March 8, 2010
Walter Powell Jr., a candidate for Columbia City Council district 4, will be endorsed today by the Columbia Firefighters Association and the newly-formed local chapter of the Southern States Police Benelovence Association. Powell sent out a news release early this morning announcing the endorsement, which will be officially announced during a 2 p.m. news conference [...]
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Why district 4 is the ‘district of no’

By Adam Beam | Published: February 5, 2010
I’m working on a story for Sunday previewing the race for City Council district 4 (yes, there are other races going on besides the mayor’s race.) Specifically, I’m trying to write about the interesting trend of the district 4 council person usually voting “no.” Whether it’s Kirkman Finlay or Hamilton Osborne, more often than not [...]
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