News Flash

Tree Replacement Project Scheduled for Downtown Columbia

The City of Columbia will begin a downtown tree replacement project on Monday, April 3^rd, 2023 to remove and replace 58 trees within the downtown area. After a thorough bid process, Tree Worx was awarded the contract to complete the work. The City of Colu...

Mule Day Parade Road Closures

Roads closures will begin at 9:00 AM on Saturday, April 1st for the Mule Day Parade and will reopen at 1:00 PM. Please see the image for road closures and detours. 

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City Announces Jason Shockley as January Employee of the Month

EPA Site Assessment Grant

City of Columbia Announces Official City Flag Design Competition

The City of Columbia has established a design competition to create an official city flag and Maury County residents are invited to take part in the process by submitting their original flag designs January 23 through March 15, 2023. The final, w...

City Announces Bailey Fitzgerald as December Employee of the Month

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....

City Receives $4.8 Million from TDEC for Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements

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...

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

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...

City Celebrates 5 Years of the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award

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...

Columbia Parks & Recreation Opens Newest Trail

Parks & Recreation Awarded Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism

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...

The Riverwalk Park Basketball Court Gets A New Look

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...

Columbia Fire & Rescue Maintains ISO Class 1 Rating

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...

City Announces Krissy McNeely as the October Employee of the Month

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...

City of Columbia Approves South Garden Enhancement Streetscape Project

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...

Public Art Project Phase Two in Downtown Columbia Complete

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...

City Announced Iron Bridge Road Bridge Grant

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...

City Kicks Off 2nd Year of the CMYC!

The City is excited to announce the start of the 2^nd 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...

Sandra Richardson Announced the September Employee of the Month

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...

Columbia Fire & Rescue Receives FEMA SAFER 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 ...

City Swears in Ward 2 Council Member Debbie Wiles

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. 

CFR Partners with Atmos Energy to Offer Free CO Alarms to Columbia Citizens

Fire Station No. 1 Remodel

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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City Launches New Emergency Alert System

Fiberon breaks ground on new site

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...