City holds ribbon cutting for Deer Run bridge
Ward 6 Councilman Bill Gavin can remember standing in holes caused by eroded soil on either side of the bridge on Deer Run Road.
Ward 6 holds watch meeting
Several dozen Ward 6 residents turned out to Brandon Middle School on Tuesday to learn about organizing neighborhood watches.
Perkins wants to use CAO, planner salaries to boost Parks’ funds
Before Starkville aldermen approached an almost 3-mill tax increase for rising expenses Tuesday, the board, spearheaded by Ward 6 Alderman Roy A. Perkins, approved a motion to increase Starkville Parks Commission’s operating budget annually by almost $96,000.
Perkins says Parks report and deadline politically motivated
Ward 6 Alderman Roy A. Perkins Tuesday called an upcoming, city clerk-led investigation of Starkville Parks and Recreation’s budgeting and bill payments a political maneuver “intended to bring some desired results” for the June 4 general election.
Gavin, Byrd make pitches for councilman position
Candidates for Ward 6 Councilman spoke to members of the Columbus Exchange Club on Thursday at Lion Hills Golf Club in hopes to educate voters about how they could best serve the city of Columbus if elected.
Byrd will run against incumbent Gavin for Ward 6 seat
With the first day to officially qualify about two weeks away, some candidates are getting a head start on their campaigns in the 2013 municipal elections.
Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau board member Whirllie Byrd has announced her intent to challenge vice-mayor Bill Gavin for the city council seat in Ward 6.