Adelaide to add 46 houses next year for third phase in ongoing development
Almost all the residents of the south side of Adelaide Boulevard are families with children, and almost all the residents of the north side are retired.
Columbus Soccer Organization extends registration for boys U8 Development Program, girls U12 team
The registration deadlines for both programs has been extended to Dec. 20.
Church group surveys Pecan Acres residents about possible relocation
Kay Brocato called it “serendipitous.” Bishop Lawrence White considered it a small act of providence.
Whichever term you prefer, the result was the same. For residents of Starkville’s Pecan Acres, it meant another opportunity to have their voices heard.
Depot developer talks progress, hopes for historic building
The Depot building on the corner of Main Street and 13th Street South was once a bustling location, with tens of thousands of travelers arriving and departing at the train station.
Public housing, commercial development in works for Starkville
A new development in the works could see new public housing built in Starkville and open up space for more commercial development on Highway 12.
Flier calling for boycotts further disrupts divisive Southside development issue
A flier circulating on social media calling for boycotts of three local businesses has made an already contentious Southside development issue even more divisive.
Property swap may be option for Southside project
A scheduled request for an appeal on a zoning variance granted for a townhouse project at the corner of Sixth Avenue South and Seventh Street is on hold after city officials and developer Kenny Frye discussed options for alternatives late last week.
Southside residents attempt to block townhouse development
A group of about 60 Southside residents turned out for Tuesday’s Columbus zoning board meeting to protest plans for a three-unit townhouse on a vacant lot, but they were quickly told their complaint could not be considered.
Oktibbeha Co. development rules go into effect next month
Oktibbeha County will soon have its first development guidelines and a permitting process for new construction this summer unless supervisors have a drastic change of heart in the next month.
$14M mixed-use development planned for Starkville’s University Drive
A popular Starkville eatery will change ownership and anchor a $14 million, mixed-use development along University Drive.
Form-based codes guiding numerous urban developments
Starkville’s Russell Street and downtown corridors are flush with upcoming developments that will give the area an urban feel thanks in part to the city’s thriving economy and form-based codes.
Perkins signals opposition to future TIF packages
Future tax increment financing packages for Starkville developments should see consistent opposition from at least one alderman after Vice Mayor Roy A. Perkins pledged Tuesday to not grant tax waivers for new businesses.
$3M car dealership TIF plan heads to aldermen
Starkville aldermen could pave the way for infrastructure improvements associated with a $21.9 million, mixed-use development along eastern Highway 12 during today’s city meeting.
$21M project would bring auto dealership, mixed-use parcels to Starkville
A proposed $21 million investment would develop a 25-acre automobile dealership complex and mixed-use development with 20,000 square feet of office space, a restaurant, convenience store and 15 single-family homes near Highway 12’s Hilton Garden Inn location.
Supes move forward with industrial development bond
Oktibbeha County supervisors approved two resolutions that continue a joint city-county process that will fund a new industrial park near the Highway 25 and Highway 182 intersection.
LINK: ‘Moderate’ response from retail effort
The Golden Triangle Development LINK is reporting “moderate” response from communities in the region to its reinvigorated retail development strategy.
Minor adjustment expected for Mill parking garage plan
Slight changes to the combined Mill project’s parking garage are expected after workers found a debris pile at the construction site, but developers say their portions of the significant retail development are moving forward with few issues.
River Island Park hits funding snag
Efforts to convert land west of the Tombigbee River on The Island into a man-made beach and park will be delayed after the city’s request for grant funding was not approved.
The new promised land: Big plans for GTR park
The transformation of the prairie into a sprawling industrial haven continues.
City pursues grant for ‘River Island Park’
A 5-acre city-owned parcel of land on The Island now has a name and a plan.
The city’s proposed River Island Park project promises to add aesthetic enhancements to the land across the Old Tombigbee Bridge that deeded to the city of Columbus by Lowndes County last year.