Citing increasing safety concerns and the importance of providing a safe and secure working environment, Columbia’s top staff is recommending the city council approve a security upgrade at city hall downtown. The bill will be first-read at tonight’s (Monday) Columbia city council meeting. The proposed $75,000 security upgrade would include enclosing the first floor information …
Columbia’s drive-through utility window shortening hours
Citing limited usage, Columbia officials plan to reduce the hours of the cashier’s drive-through window behind city hall starting on July 5. The drive-through window allows you to make payments for your utility bill and to get a receipt. It’s been open weekdays from 7:30 am until 5:30 pm, but that will change to 8 …
Seewood to deliver Columbia’s state of the city next Thursday
Columbia’s city manager will deliver his first state of the city address next week. De’Carlon Seewood, Columbia’s first African-American city manager, will speak Thursday morning at 11 in the council chambers at city hall. He began the position in January. Mr. Seewood will reflect on the past year and will look the future as well, …
Downtown Columbia prayer walk planned for Sunday afternoon
A Columbia mayoral candidate has organized a prayer walk for Sunday afternoon, to pray the youth, the community, downtown and the world. Tanya Heath tells 939 the Eagle that many students are having mental health struggles and also notes the recent death of 15-year-old Aubrey Doxley in a McKee street homicide. She says residents across …
UPDATE: City hall bomb threat investigated and cleared by Columbia Police
Columbia Police have investigated and cleared a Tuesday morning bomb threat at city hall downtown. CPD spokesman Jeff Pitts says officers responded to the Daniel Boone city hall building at about 7:10 am, along with MUPD’s bomb detection canine. They canvassed the area and found nothing, according to Pitts. There are no reports of injuries.