Garthia Elena Burnett: A code to live by
The Columbus City Council recently nixed a proposed code of ethics.
Garthia Elena Burnett: A code to live by
The Columbus City Council recently nixed a proposed code of ethics.
Columbus nixes plan for separate ethics code
Columbus leaders have backed off plans to implement an ethics code for elected officials, deciding state law already governs ethics in office.
Birney Imes: Furor over dustup much ado about nothing, says Amos C.
The other day over a late lunch I asked my friend Amos C. his thoughts on the city hall dustup between Mayor Robert Smith and Councilman Kabir Karriem.
Judge officially drops charges against mayor, councilman
The simple assault charges Columbus Mayor Robert Smith and Ward Five Councilman Kabir Karriem filed against one another have been officially dropped, according to Lowndes County Justice Court officials.
Garthia Elena Burnett: Even a good marriage has bumps along the way
Someone once told me, “Getting married isn’t for the faint of heart.”
Smith, Karriem charges to be officially dropped today
A Lowndes County Justice Court judge is expected to sign off sometime today on Columbus Mayor Robert Smith and Ward 5 Councilman Kabir Karriem dropping simple assault charges against each other, according to a justice court official.
Apologizing isn’t enough
Thank you, Charlie Box, for making the motion before the City Council to reprimand Mayor Smith and Councilman Karriem for their embarrassing behavior last week. It is a small step toward reversing the bad publicity our city has received.
One bridge worth rebuilding
Last week, city, county and state officials gathered at the base of the old Highway 82 bridge, heralding the state Department of Transportation’s $2 million grant to renovate the long-shuttered structure into a pedestrian park.
Council reprimands Smith, Karriem
Embattled Columbus mayor and city councilman have agreed to drop assault charges against each other. The two also plan to have a discussion about the matter.
After apology, Karriem arrested for fight with mayor
Columbus Ward 5 City Councilman Kabir Karriem was arrested Monday for his role in the physical altercation he had with Mayor Robert Smith on Thursday.
Stranger and stranger
Ah, our local leaders (past and present). Isn’t it bad enough that we have to put up with the childish behavior and antics of Leroy Brooks and the criminal actions of Kamal Karriem and Jim Terry? Now it’s Robert Smith and Kabir Karriem!
Mayor, councilman: ‘I’m sorry’
The mayor of Columbus this morning issued an apology for his part in a Thursday altercation with Ward 5 City Councilman Kabir Karriem. And Karriem held a press conference at the Municipal Complex to “apologize” and to set the record straight, he said.
“I would like to take this time to offer a sincere apology to my family, my friends and fellow council members, and especially to the citizens of Columbus for the event that took place at City Hall on Thursday night,” Columbus Mayor Robert Smith wrote in a prepared statement e-mailed this morning.
Bad news travels fast
On Saturday, my husband was sitting at a local tire store in Tennessee. While waiting a man and his wife came in off the interstate with tire problems. The man started a conversation about their trip to Columbus. My husband and I are both from Columbus so what were the odds?
Appreciates Robert Smith
It was amazing to get texts and calls in my present location of Northern Virginia about my mayor being arrested for assault. Yes I say my mayor because no matter where I am in this world Columbus is home, that is where my heart and soul reside.
Full text of Mayor Smith’s apology letter
Mayor Robert Smith issued an apology letter this morning regarding the incident that took place on April 1, 2010.
Councilman plans public statement on fist fight with mayor
Ward 5 Councilman Kabir Karriem plans Monday to make a statement about a physical altercation with Columbus Mayor Robert Smith.
Fisticuffs at City Hall: ‘It’s embarrassing; it’s humiliating’
When we first heard about it, we thought it was an April Fools’ joke. In one sense it was; in this case, the tricksters, happened to be Mayor Robert Smith and Ward 5 Councilman Kabir Karriem. The joke is on the people and the city of Columbus.
Columbus mayor arrested for assault
Columbus Mayor Robert Smith was arrested today on assault charges stemming from an altercation with Columbus Ward 5 City Councilman Kabir Karriem.
Mayor, councilman Karriem fight at City Hall
An argument between Mayor Robert Smith and Ward 5 Councilman Kabir Karriem boiled over into a physical fight at City Hall Thursday night.