LCES director discusses emergency notification system costs
Lowndes County Emergency Services Director Cindy Lawrence packed a lot of information into her 30-minute appearance at Thursday’s Columbus Exchange Club meeting at Lion Hills Center, detailing the work of the LCES, informing the audience how to prepare for emergencies and outlining how her agency operates.
Staying in practice: Events like Hurricane Harvey highlight importance of preparedness for local disasters
At 10 a.m. on the first Wednesday of every month, Lowndes County tests is emergency sirens.
Storms expected in Golden Triangle today
Golden Triangle emergency officials are preparing for the threat of severe weather that could include tornadoes today.
Juneteenth: The show will go on
A lack of funding from the Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau will not keep Juneteenth from being held for a 17th consecutive year, festival co-founder and Lowndes County supervisor Leroy Brooks said Tuesday.
No funding, no Juneteenth
The Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors needed just 10 minutes to discuss and vote down a proposal to fund this year’s Juneteenth Festival as a quality of life event in a special meeting Monday afternoon.