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Posted January 23, 2023
The City of Columbia has established a design competition to create an official city flag and Columbia residents are invited to take part in the process by submitting their original flag designs January 23 through March 15, 2023. The final, winni...
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Posted January 17, 2023
Columbia’s own collegiate softball doubleheader, the Midstate Classic, is back for the seventh year on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Hosted by the City of Columbia, the Midstate Classic is held annually at Ridley Sports Complex, one of the top recr...
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Posted January 9, 2023
The City is pleased to announce Bailey Fitzgerald as the December 2022 Employee of the Month! Bailey has been with the Columbia Police Department for four years and holds the responsibility of the Police Chief and Assistant Chief Administrative Assistant....
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Posted January 9, 2023
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) announced 24 grants totaling $125,954,007 from the state's American Rescue Plan (ARP) fund, part of which TDEC is administering in the form of drinking water, wastewater, and stormwa...
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Posted December 16, 2022
The City of Columbia has been awarded a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) by the Tennessee Economic & Community Development Department in the amount of $630,000. Columbia is one of 47 municipalities that will share in $27.3 million in CDBG, use...
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Posted November 29, 2022
The City is pleased to recognize Hanna Miller as the November Employee of the Month.
Hanna is the Community Risk Reduction Officer for
Columbia Fire & Rescue, and has been with the City for 2 years. Hanna works endlessly on different types of Public Ed...
Posted November 14, 2022
The City of Columbia is pleased to announce it has received the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the 2021-2022 budget. The award represents a significant achievement in governmental budget...
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Posted November 7, 2022
The City's Parks & Recreation Department is pleased to announce the opening of their newest riding/walking trail at Woodland Park, Hilltop Hollow. Thank you to all who attended the opening at
Woodland Park on Friday, November 4, 2022!&nbs...
Posted November 3, 2022
The City of Columbia Parks and Recreation is honored to have been awarded the title of 2022 Champion of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism for the Premier Girls Fastpitch Super Select Championship hosted at Ridley Sports Complex during May and Jun...
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Posted November 1, 2022
The City of Columbia is pleased to announce a collaborative partnership with the Columbia Breakfast Rotary Club on an improvement project of the Riverwalk Park basketball court. The City Parks and Recreation Department partnered with the Columbia Breakfas...
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Posted October 27, 2022
The City is proud to announce that Columbia Fire & Rescue continues to maintain an ISO Class 1 rating. The Insurance Services Office better known as ISO is an independent advisory organization that measures risk in communities across the US. ISO evalu...
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Posted October 20, 2022
The City is pleased to announce Krissy McNeely as the October Employee of the Month! Krissy is the HR Technician in the Human Resources Department and has been with the City for one year.
Krissy goes above and beyond to assist employees and citizens in eve...
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Posted October 18, 2022
The City of Columbia is pleased to announce the approval of the $2.1 million South Garden Streetscape Enhancement Project. The City received bids for construction in September 2022, and City Council approved a construction bid from Adams Contracting at th...
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Posted October 10, 2022
The City of Columbia, in partnership with the Columbia Arts Council, completed phase two of a public art project that has transformed plain City utility boxes into beautiful art using images provided by local photographers. Vinyl wraps of those images wer...
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Posted October 3, 2022
Current and former city leaders were joined by Michael Skipper of the Greater Nashville Regional Council (GRNC) and Kevin McAlister of Barge Design on Friday, September 30, 2022 at Fairview Park to reveal plans to redesign the one lane b...
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Posted September 14, 2022
The City is excited to announce the start of the 2nd year of the Columbia Mayor’s Youth Council (CMYC). The 2022-23 class held their initial kickoff meeting on Tuesday, September 14, 2022 at 4:00 pm at Columbia City Hall. The CMYC is co...
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Posted September 12, 2022
The City is proud to announce Sandra Richardson as September Employee of the Month! Sandra has been with the City for 3+ years and serves as the Administrative Assistant for the Development Services Department. Sandra continually provides excellent custom...
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Posted September 9, 2022
Columbia Fire & Rescue has been awarded a SAFER grant through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). SAFER is an acronym that stands for Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response. This grant was created to provide funding directly to ...
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Posted September 9, 2022
The City is proud to announce Debbie Wiles as Council Member for Ward 2. Debbie was sworn in during a special called meeting Thursday, September 8, 2022. We are pleased to have Debbie on board to help lead the city in a positive manner.
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Posted August 15, 2022
The City is proud to announce Tara Ferry as the August Employee of the Month! Tara has been with the City for 1 year and is the HR Generalist in the Human Resources Department. Tara does a fantastic job assisting employees with all HR needs! Tara recently...
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Posted August 2, 2022
The City is excited to announce that Columbia Fire & Rescue has partnered with
Atmos Energy to provide free carbon monoxide alarms to City of Columbia citizens.
Call 931-560-1734 to learn more about the program and to make an appointment to get your C...
Posted August 1, 2022
Fire Chief Ty Cobb, Architect George Nuber, and City Manager Tony Massey discuss the the plans for the upcoming Station 1 remodel. This project is set to begin after the first of the year in 2023. Watch the full video here - https://youtu.be/3aZiX6gy90Y
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Posted July 12, 2022
The City is pleased to launch a new emergency alert system called Hyper-Reach! This service is available to all citizens that reside within City of Columbia limits completely free of charge. Alerts will be sent out regarding severe weather, natural and ma...
Posted May 27, 2022
The City is proud to announce Travis Hanvy as May Employee of the Month! Travis has been with the Public Works Department in the Sanitation division since 2016 and was recently promoted to Sanitation Crew Leader! He continually goes above and beyond the c...
Posted May 23, 2022
The Mulehouse celebrated their inclusion as a premier music venue on the Tennessee Music Pathways today with a dedication ceremony on Thursday, May 19, 2022. Led by owners Blair and Eric Garner with community leaders and Mulehouse fans in attendance, the ...
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Posted May 11, 2022
Fiberon, a leading manufacturer of outdoor living products, broke ground on a new manufacturing facility in Columbia, Tennessee, Tuesday, May 10. The facility is expected to be at least 500,000 square feet and is being built on a 130-acre plot of land. Du...
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Posted May 6, 2021
The City of Columbia has determined intersection improvements are needed to improve the safety and functionality of the intersection at Nashville Highway and Bear Creek Pike. The intersection is the gateway between Columbia and Spring Hill to the North, I...
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