Looking Back

Fifty years ago today, December 6, 1967

Expressway

The off-and-on project to extend limited access on the Columbus-Manchester Expressway has hit a new but familiar snag: a proposed service station.

Commissioners moved swiftly Tuesday to get an appraisal on a vacant lot fronting the Expressway in hopes the Highway Department will condemn and purchase the land before owners begin construction.

Streets Study

Muscogee County Commission Tuesday pledged its backing for the Columbus-Phenix City Transportation Study, and called for a resolution that would protect rights-of-way for future streets in the county.

Business

Bibb County has moved ahead of Muscogee in a bid to replace faltering Richmond County as Georgia’s fourth-largest retail sales center, the state Chamber of Commerce reported today.

This story was originally published December 5, 2017 at 3:24 PM with the headline "Looking Back."