25 Years Ago
August 15 - 21, 1996
A pipeline worker struck his shovel against a backhoe leveler to knock off something which until recently had been a rarity in Columbus – mud. Until very heavy rains of 11.05 inches, Columbus had been undergoing a period of dry weather.
Weir Mayor Dennis Joe Belk turned in his resignation at a special meeting of the Weir City Council. Dennis Joe Belk had served as ma…