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Terry Brown Amphitheater: City leaders decide what’s next
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – With money in hand, the Columbus City Council has to decide its priorities for the Terry Brown Amphitheater. The city received $1 million from the state legislature this past session to go towards the completion of the project. It was originally set to open in...
Former Columbus city council member, Vice Mayor Bill Gavin dies at 74
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WTVA) – Former Columbus city council member and Vice Mayor Bill Gavin has died at the age of 74, according to current Mayor Keith Gaskin. Gaskin posted to Facebook around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday that Gavin died at his home on Monday, leaving behind a wife and daughter.
Helping Hands in Columbus gets started on annual fan drive
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – We haven’t hit June yet, but it’s already getting hot outside, and an agency in Lowndes County wants to make sure residents can stay cool. Many people don’t have air conditioning or adequate cooling in their homes. That’s where Helping Hands...
Storm damage cleanup continues in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Earlier this month, severe storms damaged homes throughout Columbus, and the cleanup continues downtown. Joe Beckett is a contractor who works on restoring historic homes. He was working on a home on 3rd Avenue when the storms hit. Two trees in front of the house...
Broken lock in Alabama takes toll on Columbus Marina
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) “We saw a decrease in our transient traffic because of the closure of the lock, down in Demopolis,” said Steve Arandt, General Manager at the Columbus Marina. Arandt said the closure of the waterway in Demopolis has taken a huge toll on the way he...
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