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One of the primary impediments to keeping ditches maintained throughout the city is a lack of both personnel and equipment, Public Works Director Casey Bush told Columbus City Council during a Thursday work session.
Columbus mayor glad to be back in public eye Columbus Mayor Robert Smith is back in the public eye after being hospitalized earlier this year. Posted: May 13, 2021 8:52 PM Updated: May 14, 2021 9:48 AM Posted By: Zac Carlisle COLUMBUS, Miss. (WTVA) - Columbus Mayor Robert Smith is back in the public eye after being hospitalized earlier this year. On Thursday, he along with the police department announced their plan to reduce gun violence within the city. Columbus Mayor Robert Smith Sr. “I need to be out front and show leadership," Smith said Thursday, "and let the citizens know that even...
Public works employee assaults coworker with weapon One city employee was arrested and another sent to a hospital with non life-threatening injuries after an on-duty argument turned violent, a Columbus Police Department press release said. Two Columbus Public Works employees began arguing while working near Pickensville Road in South Columbus Wednesday afternoon, according to the release. The two worked on the same crew. Columbus Police Chief Fred Shelton said one employee “assaulted the other with a weapon,” but declined to say what weapon. Neither Public Works Director Casey Bush nor Ma...
Brooks: City needs stronger blight removal program, more data-driven policing Lowndes County District 5 Supervisor Leroy Brooks speaks to Columbus Rotary Club Tuesday at Lion Hills Center. He spoke about the progress of the city’s Crime Prevention Task Force, which he chairs. Zack Plair/Dispatch Staff Trip Hairston, president of the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors, was skeptical of Columbus’ effort to form a Crime Prevention Task Force when he first read about it in the newspaper. Trip Hairston “To be honest, the first thing I did was roll my eyes,” Hairston told his fellow Col...
Smith staying in mayor’s race By Dispatch Staff Report 2 hours ago Robert Smith In a statement he released through his campaign email, Smith addressed rumors he might drop out of the race due to an undisclosed health condition that hospitalized him briefly on Feb. 21. Since then he has been recovering from home, and Vice Mayor Bill Gavin, who represents Ward 6 on the city council, has led day-to-day city operations. “Good afternoon. I want to take a moment to officially announce to the citizens of Columbus that I am not withdrawing from the mayoral race,” Smith said in his email. ...