Supervisors OK new nightclub ordinance
Supervisors unanimously approved a new nightclub ordinance Monday that will require new bars, restaurants and entertainment venues in Oktibbeha County to obtain yearly operating permits and follow minimum life-safety standards.
Road house ordinance talks could be delayed until July
Oktibbeha County supervisors may not have an opportunity to discuss a potential ordinance mandating safer night club rules until July as officials travel to the coast this week for a conference.
Temporary injunction stands as Club Rock case transitions to chancery court
Circuit Court Judge Jim Kitchens on Tuesday slightly amended a temporary injunction against Club Rock and its owner, Larry Fair, but the facility’s nightclub operations are prohibited until chancery court holds a nuisance abatement hearing for the establishment.
New nightclub ordinance draft adds teeth
A new draft of an ordinance regulating nightclub operations contains several new life safety provisions, including rules curbing establishment overcrowding and ensuring access to functional, unobstructed emergency exits in structures.
Club Rock injunction remains after hearing is continued
Club Rock will remain closed until at least late May after an Oktibbeha County Circuit Court Judge continued a public nuisance abatement against the nightclub’s owner Larry Fair on Monday.
Circuit judge shuts down Club Rock
A circuit court judge on Friday temporarily closed Club Rock after the Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Department, through an affidavit seeking a temporary restraining order, said it received credible information that a retaliatory shooting “has been planned and is ready to be carried out” at the nightclub.
Supervisors reviewing first draft of nightclub ordinance
A proposed Oktibbeha County nightclub ordinance would force nightclubs to close their doors at 1 a.m., remove patrons from the premises 30 minutes later and require owners to provide at least one bonded security guard per 100 patrons inside and outside the facility.
A parent’s plea: Help identify my son’s shooter
The mother of 18-year-old Zacharias Blanchard, one of five victims in Sunday’s Club Rock shooting, gave a simple plea to the public Thursday: Help investigators find the person or persons responsible for her son’s injury.
OCSD seeking limits on nightclub hours
Oktibbeha County sheriff’s deputies are developing new rules limiting nightclub’s operating hours, a move similar to one approved by Lowndes County last year, after a Sunday shooting at Club Rock left five people injured.
Post office extends weekend hours on Bluecutt Road
The Columbus post office on Bluecutt Road will have its retail windows open for two extra hours on Saturday for the holidays.
USPS has $740 million third-quarter loss
WASHINGTON — The Postal Service has trimmed its losses to $740 million over the last three months by consolidating processing facilities, cutting hours for workers
Two Columbus post offices go to shorter ‘summer hours’
Two of the three post offices in Columbus have reduced their hours.
The shorter retail window hours of operation at the U.S. Postal Service’s locations on Alabama Street and Main Street began Monday. The windows are open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Starkville business continues push for extended weekend alcohol sales
After months of indecision, a downtown nightspot seems destined for a change in ownership, if not complete closure, unless the Board of Aldermen decide to champion the venue’s cause.