Heritage Days discussed by Columbus Council

The Columbus City Council met Aug. 13 at City Hall in Columbus and heard from City Attorney Mary Potter, who reported that she had sent letters to owners who are in violation of the city nuisance ordinance and hopes those properties will soon be cleaned up.

Potter said that Hickman County Heritage Days will be held Sept. 5-8 and invited everyone to attend.

Hickman County Heritage Days will begin with the Hickman County Business and Rotary Luncheon at 11 a.m. Sept. 5. The free luncheon will be co-sponsored by the Women’s Club and the Hickman County Museum.

On Sept. 6, the Historical Society will host a birthday party from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. to celebrate 200 years since the Jackson Purchase, which will include a meal and cake.

A Landscape Painting Art Workshop will also be held on Sept. 6 from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. at the Young Center in Clinton. Applications to participate in the workshop are available at Clinton Bank and First Community Bank in Clinton. The workshop will be open to 15 participants.

Clinton City Hall will hold an open house with refreshments from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 7. At 2 p.m. at the Hickman County Memorial Library, the Daisy Craig Art Show, Clinton Woman’s Club presents “Landscapes of Hickman Count.”

The Old Hymn Sing will be held at 7 p.m. at the Clinton First Methodist Church.

Potter said Hickman County Heritage Days will wrap up with the Rumble on the River Car Show at Columbus-Belmont State Park on Sept. 8. Entries to the car show will be taken from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. and awards will be presented at 3 p.m. Proceeds from the car show will benefit the Columbus Pride Community Fund with the first goal being to move and repair the Columbus clock. Admission for the car show is free.

Hickman County Judge Executive Kenny Wilson told council members that the county is currently looking for new projects for improvement and has money in the budget for parks and recreation. Wilson offered to repair the ball courts in Columbus and create a park in that area for the community. Wilson said that the city would have to deed the area for improvement to the county to allow for the county to legally spend the money needed to complete that project. “The county does not want to take anything from the city of Columbus, we want to help,” Wilson said, “we just have to do it legally.”

Magistrate Cole said, “There is not a set amount of land (the city would need to deed to the county), just what you want to be a park.”

The council agreed to consider the offer from the county.

With no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned and the next meeting scheduled for Sept. 10 at 6 p.m.

Present at the meeting were Mayor Kay Ferguson, City Clerk Melissa Griffith, City Attorney Mary Potter, council members Kim Ferguson, Sue Jones, Rob Wallace, Sabrina Hammock, Vanessa Lightner, and Christina Thomas. Visitors present were Hickman County Judge Executive Kenny Wilson, Magistrate Henry Cole, Charlie Ruby, Jeff Jones, Rosemary Harper, Tommy Kimbro.