Columbus City Council Approves Public Transit Service, Discusses Landfill Concerns

The Columbus City Council met on Tuesday and approved an agreement bringing bus service to the city. City Attorney Jeff Turnage noted that possible bus transportation routes have not been established, but the company — Lawrence Transit — will bring two “small buses and two larger buses” to Columbus, which will be responsible for signage identifying […]

Columbus City Council Meeting Agenda For Nov. 20, 2012

We encourage all residents of Columbus to attend this meeting, which will be held at the Columbus Municipal Complex (1501 Main Street), and will begin at 5 p.m.

Columbus City Council Approves New Parking Lot Agreement

What had been thought to be a done deal between the City of Columbus and R.L Edmondson has now been changed. At the Nov. 14 special-called meeting of the Columbus City Council, council members voted 5-1 to approve a new agreement for the lease of the parking lot behind the Front Door/Back Door Restaurant. The […]

Columbus City Council Special-called Meeting Agenda For Nov. 14, 2012

We urge all residents of Columbus to attend this meeting of the Columbus City Council, which will be held in the conference room of City Hall (523 Main Street) at 2:00 p.m.

Monday Morning Water Cooler Talk for Nov. 12, 2012–The Bridge To Nowhere Is Really A Bridge To My House

The Bridge To Nowhere Is Really A Bridge To My House It’s sad, it’s so sad It’s a sad, sad situation And it’s getting more and more absurd It’s sad, so sad Why can’t we talk it over Always seems to me That sorry seems to be the hardest word. Elton John and Bernie Taupin […]

HMMMM…Just Wondering???

In yesterday’s (Nov. 5, 2012) edition of Columbus’ daily paper, there was a story entitled, “City ready to work with county despite hard feelings,” which states that the city council was upset with Lowndes County Board of Supervisors President Harry Sanders for calling them a bad name. The article goes on to mention, “In a […]

Columbus City Council Meeting Agenda For Nov. 6, 2012

We urge all residents of  Columbus to attend this meeting, which will be held at the Columbus Municipal Complex (1501 Main Street), and will begin at 5:00 p.m.  

Columbus City Council Meeting Agenda For Oct. 16, 2012

We urge all residents of Columbus to attend this meeting, which will be held at the Columbus Municipal Complex (1501 Main Street), and will begin at 5 p.m.   Special To The Real Story

Monday Morning Water Cooler Talk for Sept. 17, 2012

Beware the Thumb Let’s get this straight from the beginning – this is not an article condoning a firefighter making an insensitive Facebook post.  By this time, most of Lowndes County is aware that a firefighter has resigned after making a harsh comment on his Facebook page about his displeasure with a mother’s reaction on […]

Columbus City Council Meeting To Be Held On Sept. 18, 2012

We urge all citizens of Columbus to attend this meeting, which will be held at the Columbus Municipal Complex (1501 Main Street), and will begin at 5 p.m. Special To The Real Story  

Columbus City Council Meeting Scheduled For Sept. 4, 2012

We urge all citizens of Columbus to attend this meeting, which will be held at the Columbus Municipal Complex (1501 Main Street) and will begin at 5 p.m.   Special To The Real Story  

Columbus City Council To Hold Special Brownfields Consultant Meeting on August 27, 2012

We urge all citizens of Columbus to attend this meeting. Special To The Real Story

Columbus City Council To Hold Special Budget Meeting On August 22, 2012

We urge all citizens of Columbus to attend this important meeting.   Special To The Real Story

Columbus City Council To Meet On August 21, 2012

We urge all citizens of Columbus to attend this meeting, which will be held at the Columbus Municipal Complex (1501 Main Street) and will begin at 5 p.m. Special To The Real Story

Columbus City Council To Hold Special Budget Meetings August 15 and 16

We urge all citizens of Columbus to attend both of these meetings. They will be held in the courtroom of Columbus City Hall (523 Main Street), on Wednesday, August 15, at 4 p.m. and on Thursday, August 16, 2012 at 2 p.m. Special to The Real Story

A Few Surprises at Columbus City Council Meeting

The shell game. Even if you’ve never witnessed it in person, you have probably seen it portrayed on TV or in the theatre. It involves, for example, three cups and a ball. The overturned cups are moved back and forth, to and fro – with the ball being underneath one of them. The problem is […]

Columbus City Council To Meet On August 7, 2012

We urge all citizens of Columbus to attend this meeting, which will be held at the Columbus Municipal Complex (1501 Main Street), and will begin at 5 p.m.   Special to The Real Story  

Monday Morning Water Cooler Talk for August 6, 2012

A Break in the Action – It’s a Mid-Summer Night’s Dream (Maybe) News always runs in cycles and, for the most part, every daily or weekly paper has to deal with the fact that not all news cycles are created equal. It is the media’s job to report the latest breaking events and tell the […]

Monday Morning Water Cooler Talk for July 16, 2012

Around and Around We Go…AGAIN! You can’t fix stupid– Ron White The problem with the arrogant is that they never grasp the concept that everyone knows that they are foolish. Their view of themselves is so grandiose, that they strut in public like proud peacocks, when, in reality, the world sees them like the poor […]

Columbus City Council Meeting Agenda for July 17, 2012

We urge all citizens of Columbus to attend this meeting, which will be held at the Columbus Municipal Complex (1501 Main Street), and will begin at 5 p.m. Special to The Real Story

Columbus City Council Meeting Agenda for July 3, 2012

We urge all citizens of Columbus to attend this meeting, which will be held at the Columbus Municipal Complex (1501 Main Street), starting at 5 p.m. Special to The Real Story

Monday Morning Water Cooler Talk for June 25, 2012

And that Government of the People, by the People, for the People, Shall Not Perish from the Earth—Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address What seems like lofty words should be the cornerstone of every American’s belief in the government. The concept of democracy is built around a government led by the people, and the people should be […]

Columbus City Council Meeting Agenda for June 19, 2012

We urge all residents of Columbus to attend this meeting, which will be held at the Columbus Municipal Complex (1501 Main Street), beginning at 5 p.m. Special to The Real Story

Columbus City Council Meeting Agenda for June 5, 2012

All residents of Columbus are urged to attend these meetings, which are critical to the future of the city. The meeting will be held at the Columbus Municipal Complex (1501 Main Street) and is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. Special to The Real Story

Public Forum on Crime Scheduled for May 31, 2012

All area residents are urged to attend this public forum on crime. Special to The Real Story   Special to The Real Story

Check Out These Articles!

We have recently added the following articles to our website. These articles were originally published in the May 9, 2012 print edition of The Real Story. Simply click on the article title to be re-directed to the appropriate page on our website. Ask Meagan! – Topic: Bi-Racial Relationship and Unsupportive Family Consumer Corner: Thai-riffic Cuisine […]

City Announces Public Forum on Crime

All area residents are urged to attend this public forum on crime. Special to The Real Story

At Week’s End for May 18, 2012

Oh, What a Week it Was! Lowndes County politics is often feast or famine, and this week was a prime example of the area at its crazy, busy best.  Starting with a school board meeting that went from boring to interesting in the span of sixty seconds to a city council meeting that ensured that […]

Monday Morning Water Cooler Talk for May 14, 2012

Street Talk, E-mails and Blog Posts…OH MY! Shortly after a newspaper is formed, a seemingly incessant tsunami of incoming information ensues. Phones are ringing, emails are being received, blogs are being posted, and letters arrive in the mail.  It is an actual information overload.  Quickly, our staff went from saying, “OMG, how will we fill […]

Columbus City Council Meeting Agenda for May 15, 2012

We urge all residents of the city of Columbus to attend the City Council meetings, which are held at the Columbus Municipal Complex (1501 Main Street), and begin at 5pm. Special to The Real Story                                           […]