News & Press

City Officials will host a ‘Neighborhood Meeting’ on Thursday, October 22^nd at 5:30 pm at Asbury United Methodist Church, 2312 Ellen Avenue as part of the ‘All Hands on Deck Campaign’ to clean up our neighborhoods and our city.  We must get a handle on the uncleanliness of our community, and it will take “all of our community leaders and residents to make this happen”. This is just the start of getting this done through collaboration and coordination. 

Keep Columbus Beautiful Commission (KCBC), in partnership with Columbus Water Works and the Help the Hooch planning committee, proudly announces the 32nd Annual Help the Hooch Community Clean-Up on Saturday, October 3, 2026.

Keep Columbus Beautiful Commission (KCBC) invites the community to the 2026 Watershed Festival on Saturday, October 3, 2026, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Synovus Park.

City Manager Tyson Begly has selected Everett Bernard Fleming to fill the position of Director of METRA Transit System.  City Manager Tyson Begly will go before Columbus Council for approval of his appointment on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, the next scheduled business meeting of the Council.

City Manager Tyson Begly has selected Kimberly Mitchell to fill the position of Community Reinvestment Director. City Manager Tyson Begly will go before Columbus Council for approval of her appointment on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, the next scheduled business meeting of the Council.