By KAT HUGHES A month after more than 100 hopeful onlookers gathered at Columbia Regional Airport on Aug. 19 to celebrate Mesaba Airlines' first flight from Columbia to Memphis, much of the fanfare is gone, but one thing remains: passengers, and more of them than the airport has had in awhile.

By KAT HUGHES When he arrived for his 11:25 flight to Memphis this morning, business traveler Charles Heaggans had a surprise waiting for him at the airport.

By KAT HUGHES When Mesaba Airline begins its service to Memphis from Columbia Regional Airport next week, many are hoping it will bring new life to the airport and also help erase bad memories.

By JORDAN RAUBOLT Residents looking to catch a flight out of Columbia Regional Airport this summer might have to change their travel plans. Mesaba Airlines on Friday said its service to Memphis, Tenn., would begin Aug. 19.

By KAT HUGHES Discussing the troubled past of Columbia Regional Airport and its options for future air service, the Columbia City Council voted last night to try something new.