The Dispatch updates its 50-year-old press
If you have noticed that your copy of The Commercial Dispatch has looked crisper and cleaner in the last week, you are onto something.
CMSD invests $2M in district’s athletic facilities
It’s been nearly two decades since the Columbus Municipal School District made significant upgrades to its athletic facilities.
Infrastructure work ready for October start
It will likely be October before construction crews begin working on $4.5 million in road, sidewalk and drainage infrastructure upgrades in the city of Columbus.
Plants pitch in with city for 15th Street repairs
An overhaul of infrastructure upgrades on a portion of 15th Street South that primarily serves traffic to three Columbus plants is ongoing and will be completed this summer.
Contractor chosen for Old West Point Road work
Lowndes County supervisors have selected a contractor to do infrastructure upgrades on a one-mile stretch of Old West Point Road.
Court system seeks computer upgrades in FY 2014 budget
Aldermen signaled their support Thursday for a small budget request to finish a two-year computer upgrade process for the Starkville Municipal Court system but said a project to digitize court and city clerk records would have to wait until funding becomes available.
Fire station park improvements soon moving forward
Starkville Main Street Association will soon bid out the first phase of its Starkville Fire Station No. 1 improvement project, a plan which includes infrastructure and accessibility upgrades near the intersection of Lampkin and Montgomery streets, Greater Starkville Development Partnership CEO Jennifer Gregory confirmed Thursday.
Soccer complex upgrades on track
“If you build it, they will come.”
That was the mentality when the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors and the Columbus City Council decided to build the $5 million, 70-acre soccer complex, and with the announcement of two major tournaments — the Coaches Cup in November and the Presidents Cup in May 2014 — people will definitely be coming to the Friendly City.