At some point, the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors may be tempted to erect a monument on the grounds of the Lowndes County Courthouse to honor some significant event or fallen heroes.
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On the Lowndes County Courthouse lawn in October, Dylan Wiley portrayed a man named Charles Williams for the second time. It was part of a “Community Read” partnership between Columbus and Mississippi University for Women meant to highlight local Black history.
For years, the area between downtown Columbus and the city’s largest retail corridor has been a neglected, but important part of the city’s landscape. That portion of Fifth Street North, between 5th Avenue and the Highway 82 interchange or, if you prefer, between the Magnolia Bowl and the old Leigh Mall, has always seemed to be neither fish nor fowl. It lacks the historical context of Downtown and doesn’t feature the bustling aspects of retail north of Highway 82.
Work on accessibility improvements on Fifth Street North between the Magnolia Bowl and the Highway 82 interchange should kick off later this year, according to City Engineer Kevin Stafford.