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By (https://www.wtva.com/authors/marcus-hunter/) Marcus Hunter    Published: Oct. 21, 2026 at 6:10 PM EDT | Updated: 18 hours ago     Share     (https://google.com/preferences/source?q=https://www.wtva.com)  Add Us On Google Add as a preferred source on Google      COLUMBUS, Miss. (WTVA) – A last-minute venue change is creating new challenges for law enforcement as Columbus prepares for former Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit. The event will be held in the Columbus High School gymnasium on Thursday at 6 p.m. Police revisit logistics  Columbus Police Chief Garland Ward said the Columbus Police Department and the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office had already met at Mississippi University for Women to go over logistics for the visit.   Ward said they received word Tuesday night that the venue had changed.  Officials were then meeting Wednesday again to review plans for the new location. A heavier-than-normal police presence was observed at Columbus High School Tuesday. 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