Last-minute shoppers flood stores

Some people procrastinate. Others have to work. And others rack their brains until inspiration strikes and the perfect gift presents itself. But whatever the reason, Golden Triangle stores are buzzing with Christmas shoppers until the last minute this year.

Tourism standoff brewing

A standoff is brewing between the county and the city over the fate of the Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau board of directors.

Officials get preview of new industrial park sign

Sometime in early January, the Golden Triangle Global Industrial Aerospace Park is due to receive 20 feet and 6,000 pounds worth of “welcome.”

City votes to reduce size of tourism board

The Columbus City Council voted Tuesday to reduce the number of members on the Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors to six members and leave it there.

Pants on the ground: Does Columbus need a law to ban sagging pants?

Drooping pants may or may not come up tonight. Ward 5 Councilman Kabir Karriem is mulling the possibility of bringing a proper attire ordinance aimed at sagging pants before the city council.

Going postal on Christmas: Internet sales spur deluge of packages

Millions of boxes are flying and rolling around the country as online sales rule the holiday season.

Panel: Shrink Columbus tourism board to six members

The Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors may shrink from eight members to six before inflating to nine.

Creek flood monitoring would cost $70,000

City and county officials will soon have to decide if 12 hours of warning for a flood-prone East Columbus neighborhood is worth $70,000 over the next three years.

Supes ask tourism board to hold off on new director search

The Lowndes County Board of Supervisors wants the Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors to delay naming a new director for a while.

GOP consultant: Barbour possible presidential nominee, but winning odds are with Obama

A Columbus lobbyist and political consultant is predicting a second term for Barack Obama, but says Haley Barbour may have the best shot of any Republican spoiler.

Planning Commission lifts moratorium on electronic signs in Columbus

The Columbus Planning and Zoning Commission lifted its imposed moratorium on electronic signs Monday.

Columbus swears in new city judges

Columbus welcomed its newest Municipal Court judges to the bench Monday.

Columbus couple looks for the green in tomatoes

Vinny and Karen Harris recently took up tomato farming to make some extra money. But this isn’t a story about the economy forcing a young couple to make lifestyle changes.

Council split on choice for Columbus judge position

Despite a quick 5-0 vote with one abstention, concerns linger over the newly appointed city judges.

Ward 5 Councilman Kabir Karriem abstained from Tuesday’s vote when the candidates endorsed by the majority of the judge interview committee, on which Karriem was included, were not recommended to the council.

Anderson Grove ready for new center

After 10 years of campaigning, Anderson Grove is getting a new community center. The rural community nestled between Columbus and Caledonia broke ground Monday on its 5,000-square-foot community center.

Soccer park plans revamped; new city judges named

The Columbus City Council never heard from city engineer Kevin Stafford Tuesday night, as was scheduled, because there wasn’t much to report about the proposed soccer complex at Burns Bottom.

County delays CVB board appointments

The Lowndes County Board of Supervisors voted Monday to delay replacing its appointments to the Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau board of directors until it meets with city representatives.

Bids for soccer park well over planned budget

The Columbus City Council is set to receive a report from engineer Kevin Stafford tonight regarding bids for the proposed soccer complex at Burns Bottom.

Diamond in the rough: Owner works to restore Princess Theater to former glory

When Bart Lawrence bought the Princess Theater on Fifth Street South with intentions to bring the faded theater back to life, he knew he was jumping off the deep end. “I always said getting into it that you could spend $1 million and still have plenty left to do,” said the 32-year-old Army veteran.

Officials may rework CVB board ordinance

The city ordinance responsible for creating and managing the Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau could be in line for an update.