Columbus and the Valley Magazine

12/20/2024

Valley Scenes 📸

Friends and family gathered at the Butler Pavilion
Lobby at St. Francis-Emory Healthcare to honor of
Representative Richard H. Smith and Jerry “Pops”
Barnes and the dedication of the newly constructed
spaces for the Graduate Medical Education Learning
Centers on the main campus and at The Bradley Center.

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12/16/2024

Columbus FEMA Gets New Vehicle

Columbus Homeland Security and Emergency Management received delivery of the new unified mobile command vehicle. The state-of-the-art, custom-built vehicle replaces the outdated command model purchased in 2002.

See more Valley Scenes here: https://issuu.com/columbusandthevalley.com/docs/nd24_cvm_lr/72

12/13/2024

2024 Historic Columbus Foundation Preservation Awards

HCF’s celebrated the recipients of the 58th Annual Preservation Awards held at the W.C. Bradley Company Museum on October 14th.

Columbus Historic District
Jacqueline Boling - 514 First Avenue
Larry Bussey and Shaun Bussey - 600, 604 & 608 Second Avenue CAZOHGA, Debbie Young, Renee Roth - 745 First Avenue
MG Bibb, LLC - 802 Second Avenue

The Mill District
Mollie Jenkins - 3506 Second Avenue
Brad Turner and Justin Krieg - 3500 Second Avenue

Uptown Columbus
Buddy Nelms - First National Bank Clock
Nonic Bar & Kitchen - 207 13th Street
The Cotton Companies - 207 13th Street
Wynn’s Hill - Overlook Historic District
The Columbus Museum - Reimagining The Columbus Museum
Wynnton Village Historic District
Jennifer Flournoy - 2101 and 2213 Wynnton Road

Around Town
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Jones - 2300 Preston Drive
Schuster Enterprises, LLC - Clifton Woods Neighborhood Revitalization

2024 Sarah Turner Butler Heritage Award
Kenneth M. Henson, Jr.

See more Valley Scenes here: https://issuu.com/columbusandthevalley.com/docs/nd24_cvm_lr/71

12/12/2024

Christmas is around the corner! Check out our gift guide for that special someone in your life! All local of course 😉

Our holiday gift guide is out! Searching for that perfect gift for a certain someone? These Columbus businesses have what you need!

Check out our full list here: https://issuu.com/columbusandthevalley.com/docs/nd24_cvm_lr/25

12/11/2024

IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

A dedicated children’s hospital has been a longtime dream for Piedmont Columbus Regional. There was a pediatric unit on the fifth floor of Piedmont Columbus Midtown, but “it’s very little, a confined space,” says Aline Lasseter, executive director of the Piedmont Columbus Regional Foundation. “It’s limited our ability to expand quite a bit.”

A number of ideas were floated over the years, but none of them were determined to be feasible, Fellows says. The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic of 2020-21, though, convinced Piedmont Columbus Regional that a children’s hospital had become a pressing need that could no longer go unfilled. “That was such a critical time for healthcare in this community,” Fellows remembers, “and at Piedmont, we realized that when something like this happens, children need their own space. They don’t mix well with adults, and vice versa, if we have to put them in the same wing or unit.”

Read more here: https://issuu.com/columbusandthevalley.com/docs/nd24_cvm_lr/10

12/10/2024

12/10/2024

Valley Scenes 📸

Highland Galerie Wild & Precious Exhibition
Kellie Newsome and Libbie Rothschild collaborated on an exhibition bringing together the vibrant energy of Kellie’s whimsical floral paintings with the intricate world of Libbie’s ceramic artistry.

See more here: https://issuu.com/columbusandthevalley.com/docs/nd24_cvm_lr/70

12/09/2024

Valley Scenes 📸

The Springer Opera House sign was restored on the side of the building known as the “Fly House.” The sign was painted in the original green color by Christoph Johnson. To put into perspective the size of the sign the “S” in Springer is almost 10 feet tall.

See more here: https://issuu.com/columbusandthevalley.com/docs/nd24_cvm_lr/69

12/06/2024

Did you know we also house the National Infantry Museum's Annual Report?

Check it out here: https://issuu.com/columbusandthevalley.com/docs/nd24_cvm_lr/57

12/05/2024

This weekend! Don’t forget your tickets!

Don’t miss The Nutcracker—where dreams, toy soldiers, and snowflakes and flowers come to life! 🎄🩰 Tis' the season, with the whole family!

🎟️ Tickets are now on sale—secure yours EXCLUSIVELY at thecolumbusballet.org or rivercenter.org

12/05/2024

The Pastoral Institute Celebrating 50 Years of Hope

On October 1, 1974, a dream that had been incubating in the minds of several concerned local leaders became reality. With an understanding of the need for mental health care in the Chattahoochee Valley, four men—a philanthropist, two reverends and a psychiatrist started the Pastoral Institute. William B. Turner, Rev. Herschel Allen, Rev. Richard Robertson and Dr. George Zubowicz envisioned a safe place for healing for people facing challenges in our community. For several years, the Pastoral Institute operated out of the downtown YMCA serving as a bridge between psychiatry and religion. The union of these two concepts was a novel idea that represented an opportunity for healing the whole person. As their reach expanded, they began working with businesses and churches to provide services and benefits to a greater reach of community members.

The mental health statistics in the United States and specifically our local area show a significant imbalance in the ratio of mental health needs to mental health resources. Pastoral Institute CEO Laura Johnson explains that in the United States, the ratio of Americans per mental health professional is 350:1; in Georgia that ratio is 640:1, and in our Chattahoochee Valley region, it is 2300:1. And yet, national statistics show that more than one in five adults in the U.S. live with a mental illness. “Our entire region is a mental health provider shortage area,” explains PI Director of Advancement Mary Johnson. “But we feel like we can shift the needle and have an impact on the shortage in our region.”

Read more here: https://issuu.com/columbusandthevalley.com/docs/nd24_cvm_lr/41

12/03/2024

Our holiday gift guide is out! Searching for that perfect gift for a certain someone? These Columbus businesses have what you need!

Check out our full list here: https://issuu.com/columbusandthevalley.com/docs/nd24_cvm_lr/25

12/03/2024

12/02/2024

One more day! We have jammed pack year coming up….maybe with a surprise or two 😉

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11/30/2024

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A Columbus and the Valley subscription is the perfect gift for Christmas as it's always the right size and color. We have some amazing stories coming out next year, and you won't want to miss out.

We're proud to be one of the voices of Columbus, and we thank you for reading over the years.

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11/28/2024

11/26/2024

What an incredible night! Thank you to everyone who made TEDxBibbCity such a success – our inspiring speakers, amazing partners, and all of you who attended and supported this first-ever local TEDx event in Columbus, Georgia.

This is just the beginning – we’re already looking ahead to the next! Stay tuned for details on our future events as we continue to bring ideas worth spreading to our community.

11/26/2024

They need your votes!

The Columbus Museum: Vote for your favorite new museum!!