Firm receives accolade for soccer complex design
Local engineering firm Neel-Schaffer has received the American Council of Engineering Companies’ top honor for its role in designing the Columbus Soccer Complex.
Coretta Street extension could open at end of Oct.
Lowndes County supervisors on Monday approved paving the Coretta Street entrance to the Columbus Soccer Complex over Moore’s Creek.
Our view: All the right moves …
We were greatly encouraged Monday when the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors agreed with the City of Columbus to address a mutual problem — the facilities at the Columbus Soccer Complex.
Our view: Hold it …
As duly noted in Sunday’s edition of The Dispatch, there is much to like about the Columbus Soccer Complex, which had its grand opening on Saturday.
Kick-start: Overflow crowd celebrates opening of complex
A cloudless, sun-drenched day was the perfect setting for the sea of jerseys that descended on the new jewel of Columbus on Saturday morning.
The Columbus Soccer Complex at Tanyard Park hosted more than a thousand players, coaches, parents and local dignitaries for the opening ceremonies of the state-of-the-art soccer and football complex.
Our view: We’ve built it. Will they come?
When sites were being considered in early 2009 for the then-proposed soccer complex, we argued on this page against selecting the Burns Bottom location. So
Columbus Soccer Complex nears completion
Opening ceremonies are being planned for a soon-to-be completed sports complex. The Columbus Soccer Complex, located in the Burns Bottom area near downtown Columbus, is scheduled to be completed Aug. 21. The soccer complex will open Sept. 22.
Soccer park on track for September opening
Construction on a water well for the downtown soccer complex will be under way soon. The Columbus-Lowndes Recreation Authority approved the water project at its meeting Monday night. The board awarded the project to the Donald Smith Co. of Headland, Ala. for $203,000.
Columbus soccer park work ahead of schedule
What now looks like piles of dirt and scrap concrete, next year will house 10 soccer fields with sidewalks, a bridge over Moore’s Creek and boardwalk, at Burns Bottom near downtown Columbus.
The pursuit of excellence: School sets standard we should strive for on other projects
With its impressive architecture and attention to detail, the new Columbus Middle School has raised the bar on local public works projects.
Don’t sacrifice quality of new soccer park
Bids for the proposed soccer park in Burns Bottom show that quality isn’t cheap. But as the county forges ahead with the project, we urge them to keep their focus on quality — and to explore every available funding o
Bids for soccer park well over planned budget
The Columbus City Council is set to receive a report from engineer Kevin Stafford tonight regarding bids for the proposed soccer complex at Burns Bottom.