Jackson Free Press

The City of Columbia, Miss., decorated as never before for the holidays in 2018. The ...

The Marion County Courthouse, built in 1805, was lit up for the holiday season. It ...

Thousands filled the streets of downtown Columbia, Miss., to celebrate the city's 200 year anniversary ...

Columbia, Miss., lit its first city Christmas tree in 2018, and kept it up until ...

Columbia, Miss., Mayor Justin McKenzie greets the crowd at the city's 200-year anniversary celebration downtown ...

Two days after filing to run for the Republican nomination for governor, Mississippi Lt. Gov. ...

All up and down the streets of Downtown Columbia, Miss., lights change colors, smoke fills ...

Lights dart toward the sky at the 200-year-anniversary celebration in downtown Columbia, Miss., on Jan. ...

For more than 10 minutes, fireworks fill the sky at Columbia, Miss.’s 200-year-anniversary celebration on ...

Fireworks rocket upward in front of the Marion County Courthouse at Columbia's 200-year-anniversary celebration on ...

Fireworks rocket upward in front of the Marion County Courthouse at Columbia's 200-year-anniversary celebration on ...

Residents watch as fireworks rocket upward in front of the Marion County Courthouse at Columbia's ...

Smoke surrounds the Marion County Courthouse in Columbia, Miss., as fireworks cease at the city's ...

Residents of Columbia, Miss., helped shoot streamers down upon the crowd of thousands gathered for ...