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Adam Beam covers the City of Columbia for The State newspaper. Here, he blogs about local government. Reach him at (803) 386-7038 or abeam@thestate.com
Tag Archives: Bob Coble
Coble leaves with a ‘yes’, Finlay with a ‘no’
Last week was the final City Council meeting for Mayor Bob Coble, the longest serving mayor in the history of the city, and Councilman Kirkman Finlay, whose sole 4-year term was dominated by ‘no’ votes on the city’s budget. So it was fitting that, in the last meeting for both council members, Coble voted “yes” [...]
Posted in Columbia city government Also tagged John Monk, Kirkman Finlay, Midlands Housing Alliance Leave a comment
Brookings Institute high on Columbia
Mayor Bob Coble just sent out this link to a Greenville News story about how the Brookings Institute has ranked Columbia in the top tier of metropolitan areas in terms of economic strength. From the story: The Washington-based think tank, in its quarterly report on economic conditions, ranked Columbia in the top tier of metropolitan areas, [...]
‘State of the City’ odds and ends
After Mayor Bob Coble‘s “State of the City” speech last night, I tried to wrangle some of the mayoral candidates for comment. It was easier said than done because they were all feverishly working the room. That was especially true for Steve Benjamin. As I waited to talk with him, his spokesman took pity on [...]
Posted in Columbia city government Also tagged Columbia mayor's race, Sparkle Clark, Steve Benjamin, Steve Morrison 1 Comment
Mayor Bob’s last act