At its Monday meeting, the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to begin the 90-day process to withdraw from the Metro Narcotics Task Force.
As of the 5 p.m. Wednesday deadline to qualify for county offices, three, including a sitting Columbus city councilman, were in the running for District 3 justice court judge. District 4 Supervisor Jeff Smith is facing two opponents, and the sheriff, coroner, tax collector and chancery clerk races are all now competitive.
Supervisors on Tuesday approved an agreement allowing Origis, which is building two solar farms in western Lowndes County, to improve roads surrounding the construction site at the company’s cost.
District 41 Rep. Kabir Karriem told the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors on Friday that the request to renew the 2-percent tourism tax may need some “massaging” because it was unusual to ask for funding for two separate recreation programs.