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Posted on: March 28, 2023

Tree Replacement Project Scheduled for Downtown Columbia

TREE REPLACEMENT PROJECT

The City of Columbia will begin a downtown tree replacement project on Monday, April 3rd, 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...

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City Projects
Posted on: March 28, 2023

Mule Day Parade Road Closures

Mule Day 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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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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Current News
Posted on: January 23, 2023

City of Columbia Announces Official City Flag Design Competition

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, 2023The final, w...

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Posted on: January 9, 2023

City Announces Bailey Fitzgerald as December Employee of the Month

Bailey Fitzgerald

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 on: January 9, 2023

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

Wastewater Plant

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 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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Current News
Posted on: November 14, 2022

City Celebrates 5 Years of the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award

Distinguished Budget Award 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 on: November 7, 2022

Columbia Parks & Recreation Opens Newest Trail

Hilltop Hollow Trail

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...
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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: November 1, 2022

The Riverwalk Park Basketball Court Gets A New Look

Riverwalk Park Basketball Court

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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Current News
Posted on: October 27, 2022

Columbia Fire & Rescue Maintains ISO Class 1 Rating

ISO Rating 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 on: October 20, 2022

City Announces Krissy McNeely as the October Employee of the Month

Krissy McNeely

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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Current News
Posted on: October 18, 2022

City of Columbia Approves South Garden Enhancement Streetscape Project

Arts District Streetscape Screenshot

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 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 14, 2022

City Kicks Off 2nd Year of the CMYC!

CMYC 2022-23 Class

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 on: September 12, 2022

Sandra Richardson Announced the September Employee of the Month

Sandra Richardson

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 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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Current News
Posted on: September 9, 2022

City Swears in Ward 2 Council Member Debbie Wiles

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. 

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Posted on: August 2, 2022

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

CFR & Atmos Energy

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...
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City Projects
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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Posted on: July 12, 2022

City Launches New Emergency Alert System

HyperReach

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...
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Posted on: May 11, 2022

Fiberon breaks ground on new site

Fiberon Groundreaking

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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