Applications for CVB vacancies adding up
So far, six applicants are vying for three seats that will be up for grabs next month on the Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau board of directors.
CVB will continue meeting monthly
Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau board meetings will continue to be monthly events.
A motion to change CVB by-laws to require bi-monthly rather than monthly meetings failed in a 4-4 deadlock.
CVB board meetings may become bi-monthly
The Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors’ monthly meetings could become bi-monthly.
A recommendation to amend the organization’s by-laws ordering directors to meet every other month will be on the table during today’s meeting.
CVB recommends funding for seven events
Festivals throughout Lowndes County are one step closer to receiving funding through the Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau.
State auditor investigating CVB
The Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau is under investigation by the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor.
Crappie Masters is big catch for competitors — and local economy
Dozens of competitors have descended on Columbus Lake at the John C. Stennis Lock and Dam this week to prepare for this weekend’s Crappie Masters National Championship.
Slimantics: Hide-and-go-seek at the CVB
The text message came over my cellphone at about 4 p.m. Monday.
It was from Jeff Clark, one of our reporters, who was out covering the Columbus-Lowndes Convention & Visitors Bureau’s month board meeting.
Starkville restaurant manager picked again for Columbus CVB post
Bernard Buckhalter was re-appointed to the Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau on Tuesday by a 4-2 vote of the city council. Buckhalter is the manager of a Wendy’s chain restaurant in Starkville.
CVB won’t fund Legends concert
A request for the Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors to help fund the upcoming Legends concert was withdrawn Monday, after CVB Executive Director Nancy Carpenter recommended the board not fund the event started by the CVB.
Our view: Festival funding morass
The CVB currently has a good set of grant application guidelines — requiring the submission of line-item budgets, as well as the anticipated impact of the festival presented — but they need to be adhered to.
MDAH awards preservation, landmark grants, appoints Carpenter to board
JACKSON — The Church of the Annunciation in Columbus and the Old Byhalia High School Auditorium have been awarded Community Heritage Preservation grants.
Tourism audit: $20,000 in undocumented expenses
A board that has engaged in name-calling and threats went at it again as Treasurer Bart Wise went over findings from Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau annual report audits.
CVB’s $1.53M budget questioned
The Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau board of directors Wednesday approved the agency’s fiscal year 2012 budget of $1.53 million.
Our View: A board at odds
The Columbus-Lowndes tourism bureau continues to take one step forward and two steps back.
After months of debate, Lowndes County Board of Supervisors President Harry Sanders and Columbus Mayor Robert Smith finally came to a decision about the ninth Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau member.
Harvey Myrick tapped as ninth CVB board member
Harvey Myrick is the final name filling out the Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau board roster.
Lowndes County Board of Supervisors President Harry Sanders made the selection last Thursday after he and Columbus Mayor Robert Smith came to a compromise.
Attorney requests tourism board documents on behalf of community members
The Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau board went into a half-hour executive session Thursday, during a specially called meeting, to discuss potential litigation.
Claude Simpson: A political activist and proud of it
My name is being tossed around publicly in the Sunday Dispatch as a “political activist” because I have offered to serve on the Board of the Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau. The labeling suggests I have something to gain by serving on that board.
Our View: CVB takes the easy way out
Anytime an important community agency has an opportunity to choose new leadership, the net should be cast as far and wide as practically possible. The importance of good leadership cannot be overemphasized.
Nancy Carpenter tapped as full-time director of Columbus tourism bureau
The Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau board voted 7-1 Monday to give interim director Nancy Carpenter the top job at the CVB.
Tourism board to talk finances, festivals at Monday retreat
The Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau board will review its finances and vote on upcoming festivals Monday at a retreat.