City passes on grant to replace dilapidated homes

With city departments adjusting to budget cuts recommended by the Columbus City Council, Travis Jones, director of federal programs, said the tight Fiscal Year 2013 budget means a change in some of the grants his office will pursue.

Cantrell: Isaac not much of a factor at Convention

As Tropical Storm Isaac advances through the Gulf, attendees of the Republic National Convention in Tampa, Fla. continue to move forward with planned activities.

Funding cuts part of city’s efforts to make budget

As the Columbus City Council moves towards approving its Fiscal Year 2103 budget, organizations across the area will also be facing some tough decisions.

Councils approves proposal for one-way traffic on 11th Ave.

A north Columbus street will soon become a one-way street following approval from the Columbus City Council last week.

Caledonia rolls over West Lowndes

They are the often overlooked unsung heroes of football, but for the Caledonia High School Confederates (2-0), its offensive line was one of its best weapons in a 66-12 mauling of the West Lowndes High School Panthers (1-1). The hard work of the line allowed the Confederates to put up 393 yards in total offense, 48 of the yards coming from passing.

Columbus goes to Conventions: First-timer Cantrell, veteran Brooks both eager to be ‘part of history’

A pair of Lowndes County residents will soon occupy a tiny piece of the two largest political stages in the United States as delegates to their national party conventions.

Council wants details of ‘no-cost’ bus service

Public transportation could be on the horizon for parts of the Golden Triangle.

Trucks brings his blues to Tuscaloosa

Derek Trucks was once a name associated with the words “child prodigy.”

The guitar player gained national attention when he began touring off and on with his uncle Butch Trucks’ band, The Allman Brothers Band, at the age of 13. Today, Trucks, now 33 and a full-time member of The Allman Brothers Band, has left the child prodigy talk behind and is moving towards the category of living blues legend.

Proposed garbage rate hike comparable to area cities

The Columbus City Council is looking to increase garbage rates by $2 beginning Oct. 1. The increase would raise the rate from $15 to $17 and it would be the third increase in the service in three years — two by the council and one by the city’s garbage contractor, Golden Triangle Cooperative Service District. But at $17, are Columbus residents still getting a bargain?

City budget includes rise in garbage rates

The Columbus City Council will move forward with a public hearing on its Fiscal Year 2013 budget, a budget that will ask for more out-of-pocket money from the city’s residents.

City disputes CVB’s resolution on hotel tax usage

A resolution passed by the Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors is being criticized by some Columbus city officials. The CVB Board on Monday voted to ask the city to stop placing the funds from a two-percent hotel tax into the city’s general fund and to start using the money to “promote tourism by expanding the Trotter Convention Center.”

City council votes to consider private bus service

Columbus residents may soon have another way to travel around the Friendly City.

Columbus Federal Programs Director Travis Jones told city council members Tuesday about the possibility of a private bus service coming to Columbus.

Funding, open meeting debate dominate CVB meeting

Festival organizers seeking grant money from the Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau will have a new set of guidelines in 2013. The CVB Board of Directors voted in two separate motions to define quality of life events versus tourism events.

Murder, sex crimes trials set for Circuit Court

A murder trial and a pair of sex-related crimes are scheduled for today in the 16th Circuit Court in Lowndes County.

Krispy Columbus: Owner of popular doughnut franchise expands to city

Billy Dorgan has spent most of his life making and selling donuts. And not just any donuts, but the hot “original glazed” donuts of the Krispy Kreme franchise.

Council ready to tackle Catfish Alley proposal

A controversial proposed renaming of a Columbus street will be brought before the City Council tomorrow evening.

Defense dominates for West Lowndes

In a 33-6 season-opening victory, the West Lowndes High School football team dominated the Montgomery County Hornets by playing what coach Anthony King described as “an almost perfect game” defensively.

Bluecutt Road project on schedule

A $1-million construction project on Bluecutt Road is scheduled to be completed in September.

Grand jury fails to indict Hinton on murder charge

A Columbus man has been released from the Lowndes County Adult Detention Center after being charged with murder.

Council struggles to bring budget into balance

After almost five hours of budget talks, the Columbus City Council is slightly closer to its goal of having a balanced budget.