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The entry titled "River Tracing: Brazos, 2: The Jungle of the Columbia Bottomlands." Categories Archives River Tracing: Brazos, 2: The Jungle of the Columbia Bottomlands By Michael Barens Monday, December 14, 2009, 09:41 PM This week, Joe Starr and I are tracing the Brazos River from its mouth to its source, then the Colorado River from its source ...

The Holiday Homes Tour of eight historical buildings in East and West Columbia will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday.

In a county known for cherishing its impressive history, it was heartening to see the 14-year effort to refurbish and reopen the Columbia Rosenwald School building finally come to fruition.

Leroy Diggs, a former student at the Columbia Rosenwald School, gets a hug from volunteer Emma Womack. Share Share Resources East Columbia's Rosenwald School will begin a new life today as a children's museum at its new site at 247 E. Brazos in West Columbia.

It's been close to 70 years since first cousins Leroy Diggs of East Columbia and Tenola Franklin of West Columbia first climbed the steps of the Columbia Rosenwald School.

E. C. Parker Jr. April 11, 1918 - July 3, 2009 Kerrville, Texas Services Wednesday E. C. Parker Jr.