Columbus, GA City Councilmember District 1
Ledger-Enquirer: September 14, 2015 Two urban designers from the international Gehl Studios are in town to unveil a draft proposal for Midtown, Inc.’s “Minimum Grid” project to better connect the Midtown and Uptown communities. The planners will present a formal presentation Tuesday in Council Chambers from 5:30-6:30 p.m., then will hold a public meeting at […]
Ledger-Enquirer: September 14, 2015 The Muscogee County School District’s superintendent canceled his recommendation to buy 30 propane-fueled buses for $3.1 million after his proposal blew up over the weekend, sparking more controversy at the school board’s work session Monday night. Instead, to save transportation costs and modernize a mostly outdated bus fleet, the administration plans […]
Please read my newsletter for September 2015. COLUMBUS A CITY ON THE MOVE Columbus opportunity to become a vibrant city where its citizens will be able to easily travel by walking, automobile, public transportation or bicycling. Recently, the Columbus City Council was told that the plan to tunnel under the Spiderweb was changed due to expected […]
Columbus GA Chamber: August 20, 2015 Columbus State University is one step away from offering a new degree program designed to prepare art majors for the workforce. The University System of Georgia has endorsed CSU’s request to add a bachelor’s degree in art. The university’s art department will pursue final approval from its accrediting organization, […]
WTVM: August 20, 2015 The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that the state unemployment rate has dropped, according to July statistics. The unemployment rate for July dropped to 6 percent, down one-tenth of a percentage point from 6.1 percent in June. In July 2014, the state unemployment rate was at 7.2 percent. According to State […]
POPS’ BARNES STATEMENT- Columbus and Homelessness How to care for its homeless population is a problem that every city has had to face, and Columbus is no exception. Throughout the years here in Columbus, many organizations have worked to ease the many hardships that the homeless have. The Homeless Resource Network, Open Door, The House […]
WTVM: August 15, 2015 Economic and social equality are just some of the areas organizations want for their communities. A motivational rally to bring all races together was held Saturday in Columbus. Many people who participated in the rally are family members of victims of those who have faced some sort of injustices. They are […]
Please read my newsletter for August 2015.
Ledger Enquirer July 30, 2015 Financially strapped St. Francis Hospital’s search for a potential buyer has turned to a Tennessee company, it was announced Thursday morning. St. Francis has a signed a letter of intent to be acquired by LifePoint Health, a Brentwood, Tenn., health-care company. St. Francis had been in previous discussions with Community […]
FOX 54 July 28, 2015 Keeping Fort Benning Strong and the negative impact of sequestration was one of the main items on Tuesday night’s Columbus city council agenda. Gary Jones with the Columbus Chamber of Commerce presented to the Council Tuesday how sequestration will hurt the Valley area. The U.S. Army announced that by 2018 […]