CPD seeks help in Military Road gunfire exchange
Columbus Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying the occupants of a car believed to be involved in a Feb. 19 shooting incident on Military Road.
Military Road roundabout project to reach completion by end of November
The roundabout construction at the intersection of Military Road and Highway 82 will be completed by the end of the month, project manager James Gill of Gregory Construction told The Dispatch on Wednesday.
MDOT to temporarily close part of Military Road starting Sunday
Military Road, at the interchange of U.S. Highway 82, will be partially closed beginning noon Sunday as construction crews continue work on two semi-roundabouts at that location.
Military Road semi-roundabout construction brings confusion, frustration for some drivers
Sometimes, after his morning classes end at Lion Hills Center, Austin Wilcher would easily miss his exit back home to Starkville.
CPD seeking armed robbery suspect
Columbus police are searching for a suspect in a Friday night armed robbery.
Portion of Military Road closed after culvert collapses
Public Works Director Casey Bush said a brick culvert in the southbound lane near Boman Shelton Drive collapsed at about 10 a.m. today.
Ask Rufus: Andrew Jackson’s Military Road
This weekend the theme of the Columbus Cultural Heritage Foundation’s Decorative Arts and Antiques Forum was the Military Road from Nashville to New Orleans. Contrary to local legend, Andrew Jackson did not build the road as he marched his Tennessee volunteers south to meet the British at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815. However it was because of the Battle of New Orleans that the road was built.
Roads closed as paving begins
Falcon Contracting Co. in Columbus will begin milling Military Road, Seventh Street North and Willowbrook Road today.