FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. Braxton Bragg was an ill-tempered, largely failed Confederate general from a slave-owning family whose history has been omitted from the training curriculum for troops on the installation that bears his name. But many service members and residents of the adjacent town have learned all about him in recent months.
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Athens-Clarke County Commissioner Mariah Parker and Columbus City Councilmember Walker Garrett (Photos courtesy Parker and Garrett)
Two of Georgia’s six largest cities stand poised to adopt sweeping LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinances, bringing protections to some 300,000 more residents.
But a similar effort in the state’s second-largest city stalled amid concerns over how to enforce the policy. Such policies are in place across Georgia in 12 municipalities, with 11 passing in the last three years.
The policies ban discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religion and several other factors in private employment, housing and public accommodations. The complaint process, fines and revocation of business licenses vary by ordinance. Several also call for tracking hate crimes.
Crime could have economic impact on the City of Columbus
Crime could have economic impact on the City of Columbus By James Giles | March 16, 2021 at 9:57 PM EDT - Updated March 16 at 10:14 PM
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) -The city of Columbus saw itâs deadliest year in 2020 and this year, the crime narrative is more of the same as the city reports 18 homicides so far.
The overall consensus is something needs to be done to achieve victory over violence in Columbus because crime impacts more than just those directly affected by it. According to Jerald Mitchell, president and CEO of the Greater Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce, the stigma of violence in Columbus is bad for business, and if things donât turn around, the city could begin to see businesses set up shop somewhere else.
Hotel Indigo opens in Uptown Columbus
Hotel Indigo held a ribbon cutting ceremony today.
Hotel Indigo opens in Uptown Columbus By James Giles | February 1, 2021 at 9:45 PM EST - Updated February 1 at 11:06 PM
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A new hotel has opened in Uptown Columbus.
Hotel Indigo held a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday to celebrate the seven-floor hotel doors opening for business after about 13 months of construction.
The hotel will feature hand made and hand-picked artwork that’s unique to the city of Columbus and it’s culture.
“The views up the river, it’s just, you almost forget you’re in Columbus, Georgia,” said Mayor Skip Henderson.