PREP BASEBALL: School board finally approves Chris Howard as new Columbia coach after he agreed to job in May

  • Chris Howard (right) is pictured with his son Brent Howard after Hamilton County won the District 6-1A title this past season. The Columbia County School Board approved Howard as Columbia’s new baseball coach on Tuesday after he agreed to take the job at the end of May. Brent will be joining him as a senior at Columbia as well. (FILE)
    Chris Howard (right) is pictured with his son Brent Howard after Hamilton County won the District 6-1A title this past season. The Columbia County School Board approved Howard as Columbia’s new baseball coach on Tuesday after he agreed to take the job at the end of May. Brent will be joining him as a senior at Columbia as well. (FILE)

    The Columbia County School Board officially approved Chris Howard as Columbia’s new baseball coach at Tuesday’s meeting, nearly a month after Howard agreed to take the job.

    Howard was recommended to th…