Downtown alley redesign begins
The design stage for the restoration of two downtown Columbus alleyways has begun.
Grant could help GTRA get westbound service
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that GTRA was one of 16 airports that had been awarded funding from the Small Community Air Service Development Program for local air service needs.
Millport agrees to purchase county land for lagoon
The final hurdle for the City of Millport to break ground on its waste water lagoon has been cleared.
Miss. aims to apply for federal preschool grant
The Mississippi Department of Education plans to seek grants from the federal government worth up to $15 million a year for four years to expand an existing pre-kindergarten program.
West Point applying for grant funds for City Hall
West Point selectmen have agreed to apply for grant funding to renovate City Hall, which is more than a century old.
Time running out on Millport’s grant money for lagoon
The clock is ticking for the City of Millport to use state grant monies to fix its lagoon system, or risk losing the funding altogether.
Oktibbeha County awaiting potential storm shelter grant
Oktibbeha County supervisors should know in three or four months if the county will receive a significant federal grant for construction of a domed-roof storm shelter on Industrial Park Road.
Grant will fund work on Ulysses Grant memoirs
A grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission will allow the Ulysses S. Grant Association to continue its work on the first two volumes of the personal memoirs of President Ulysses S. Grant.
District 5 VFD replacing aging equipment with grant
District Five Volunteer Fire Department will replace two aging tanker trucks with a new, higher-capacity unit after securing a majority of the transaction’s funding through a federal grant, volunteer fire department officials confirmed this week.
SAAC is recipient of MAC grant for arts funding
The Starkville Area Arts Council (SAAC) has been awarded an $18,000 grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC).
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.
Vernon optimistic over plans for building splash pad
The City of Vernon is moving closer to building a splash pad at the city’s park.
Emergency grant: Job help for tornado losses
A federal grant is helping workers who lost jobs because of the April 28 tornadoes — and more can be hired.
City, CVB receive grant for pedestrian connector
The Mississippi Department of Transportation has awarded a grant that will help pay for restoration of two alleyways between Catfish Alley and the Tennessee Williams Home and Welcome Center.
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.
City, county seek grant for playground
When the soccer complex was built at the site formerly known as Burns Bottom, one feature that was nixed due to budget constraints was a playground.
GTRA picks up $1 million grant from FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration is giving 14 Mississippi airports a total of $4.8 million to improve safety and operations.
Clay County seeks grant to replace well
The Golden Triangle Planning and Development District is collecting signatures and information for a grant application. If awarded, Clay County could receive funding to replace a failed well.
Network set for child medical, mental needs
Mississippi officials hope that a $5 million grant will create a more seamless system to care for children’s medical, mental and behavioral needs.
Humane Society receives $5K grant for spay, neuter services
Oktibbeha County Humane Society announced it will receive a $5,000 state grant to offset its pet spay and neuter programs for low income families.