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Posted on: June 6, 2023

Columbia Arts Council June & July Meetings - Updates

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Please note, the Columbia Arts Council has cancelled its monthly meeting for June 19th. The July 17th Columbia Arts Council meeting has been moved from the Columbia State Community College library to City Hall Meeting Room A (basement level) at 5:00pm.

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Posted on: May 12, 2023

City of Columbia Adopts Official Columbia Flag

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The City of Columbia is proud to announce the adoption of an official Columbia flag. The winning flag was designed by local resident and business owner Bryson Leach, and was the top vote-getter selected by the community in an online flag design competitio...

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Posted on: May 2, 2023

Planning Commission Meetings

Planning Commission Meeting

The Planning Commission will no longer conduct study session meetings prior to regular meetings effective immediately. The Planning Commission will meet the second Wednesday of every month at 4:00 PM.There will be no Planning Commission study session on W...

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Posted on: April 11, 2023

City Announces Jill Carlson as the March Employee of the Month

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The City is pleased to announce Ms. Jill Carlson as the March Employee of the Month! Jill is passionate about her position with the Parks and Recreation Department! She always has a fun spirit and fills a room with joy when there. She is very dedicated to...
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Posted on: April 5, 2023

Feasibility Study Confirms Need for Downtown Columbia Hotel

HOTEL Feasibility Study

The City of Columbia contracted with Core Distinction Group to conduct a Hotel Market Feasibility Study for Columbia. The recently completed study indicated the greatest need in the area is in downtown for this community of 43,000 people located just 45 m...

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Posted on: April 4, 2023

City Announces Scott Tilghman as February Employee of the Month

Scott Tilghman

The City is happy to announce Scott Tilghman as the February Employee of the Month! 

Scott has been with the City for 5 years and is a dedicated employee day in and day out. Scott always goes above and beyond to make sure City Hall is kept clean a...

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Posted on: March 24, 2023

City Announces Jason Shockley as January Employee of the Month

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The City would like to congratulate Jason Shockley on being named January Employee of the Month. Jason has been with the City for two years is the Network Administrator in the Management Information Systems Department. Jason is always has a positive attit...
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Posted on: February 13, 2023

EPA Site Assessment Grant

EPA Grant

If you are acquiring land with an industrial, commercial or unknown property history and need a Phase 1 Environmental site assessment, The City of Columbia has a grant from the EPA to assist with assessments at no cost to you.

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Posted on: December 16, 2022

City of Columbia Receives $630,000 CDBG Sidewalk Improvement Grant

CDBG Grant (12/16/22)

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 on: November 3, 2022

Parks & Recreation Awarded Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism

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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 on: October 10, 2022

Public Art Project Phase Two in Downtown Columbia Complete

Public Art Project Phase 2

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 on: October 3, 2022

City Announced Iron Bridge Road Bridge Grant

GNRC Iron Bridge Announcement

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 on: September 9, 2022

Columbia Fire & Rescue Receives FEMA SAFER Grant

FEMA Grant

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 on: August 1, 2022

Fire Station No. 1 Remodel

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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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