Lowndes County needs to raise the rate it charges to house city prisoners, and county officials have suggested setting up a meeting with Columbus mayor and city council to talk about it.
The city of Columbus is looking at raising its ad valorem tax levy by at least 1 mill for the next fiscal year, according to Chief Financial Officer James Brigham.
A Columbus police officer is serving a 30-day suspension without pay for clocking in and filing overtime for shifts she did not work. Mayor Keith Gaskin