High water levels stymie river traffic
It’s been a quiet week along the Tombigbee River.
The familiar sight of barges moving up and down the waterway is strangely absent and the routine of loading and unloading at the Lowndes County Port has slowed to a trickle.
Engineer explores hydroelectric power at Lock and Dam
Although it’s likely to be at least a half-dozen years away from reality, Columbus and Aberdeen may one day be home to hydroelectric power plants.
Body found at Stennis Lock and Dam
Divers with Columbus Fire & Rescue pulled a body from the Tombigbee River near the John C. Stennis Lock & Dam area this weekend.
Organizers expect big turnout for 4th of July event
Organizers of today’s Independence Day celebration, Fireworks on the Water, said they expect this year’s event to be better than ever.
Despite the threat of rain, Columbus Air Force Base Chief Public Affairs Officer Sonic Johnson said they are preparing for maximum crowds for the event, which will be staged on the East Bank of the John C. Stennis Lock and Dam.
Plans for ‘Fireworks on the Water’ head for patriotic crescendo
An extraordinary fireworks show, a rousing wind symphony concert and feel-good blues from an award-winning artist add up to Fireworks on the Water — a free Fourth of July extravaganza in Columbus organizers hope will be memory-making for everyone who attends.
Columbus Air Force Base will bring back July 4th fireworks
Columbus Air Force Base officials are planning a Fourth of July fireworks show after a four-year hiatus.
Col. Jim Sears, commander of the 14th Flying Training Wing, made the announcement amid a spate of fanfare Monday at the overlook on the east bank of the John C. Stennis Lock and Dam in Columbus.
Wind Symphony organizers still seeking donations
Donations still are being sought to help fund the American Wind Symphony Orchestra, which entertained about 2,000 Saturday at the East Bank of the John C. Stennis Lock and Dam in Columbus.
Event organizers expected a larger crowd, but those who attended seemed to enjoy the show, despite the oppressive summer heat, which kept many away.
Wind Symphony serenades 2,000
As concert-goers streamed up the hillside to the overlook at the John C. Stennis Lock and Dam Saturday evening, waves of undulating heat rose from the ground, relentless, unforgiving.
The reward went to those who persevered.
The timing could not have been more carefully orchestrated. The American Wind Symphony Orchestra took the stage as the sun began its slow decline, and as the first strains of music rang out across the water, the sky blushed the palest of pinks, painting the Tennessee-Tombigbee in a palette of silvered lavender.