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Chattahoochee County, also known as Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, is a county located on the western border in central Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,565. The county seat is Cusseta, with which the county shares a consolidated city-county government. The city of Cusseta remains a geographically distinct municipality within Chattahoochee County. The county was created on February 13, 1854.
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The Chattahoochee River forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia border, as well as a portion of the Florida and Georgia border. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the confluence of the Chattahoochee and Flint rivers and emptying from Florida into Apalachicola Bay in the Gulf of Mexico. The Chattahoochee River is about 430 miles (690 km) long. The Chattahoochee, Flint, and Apalachicola rivers together make up the Apalachicola–Chattahoochee–Flint River Basin. The Chattahoochee makes up the largest part of the ACF's drainage basin.
Columbus State University is a public university in Columbus, Georgia. Founded as Columbus College in 1958, the university was established and is administered by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
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Darby and Tarlton were an American early country music duo, who achieved some level of success in the late 1920s. The duo consisted of Tom Darby and Jimmie Tarlton,.
WYBU-CD is a low-power Class A television station in Columbus, Georgia, United States, owned by the Christian Television Network (CTN). The station's studios are located on 4th Place in Phenix City, Alabama, and its transmitter is located on Windtree Drive west of Phenix City.
Downtown Columbus, Georgia, also called "Uptown", is the central business district of the city of Columbus, Georgia. The commercial and governmental heart of the city has traditionally been toward the eastern end of Downtown Columbus, between 10th Street and 1st Avenue. Recent developments, particularly between Broadway and 2nd Avenue, have expanded the boundaries of the "central" part of the neighborhood. The term "Downtown Columbus" can also mean this smaller, more commercial area, particularly when used in the context of the city's nightlife and restaurants.
The Columbus–Auburn–Opelika, GA–AL Combined Statistical Area is a trading and marketing area made up of six counties in Georgia and two in Alabama. The statistical area includes two metropolitan areas: the Columbus metropolitan area and the Auburn–Opelika metropolitan area. As of 2021, the CSA had a population of 503,709.
Claude W. English is a retired American basketball player and coach who spent one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Portland Trail Blazers during their inaugural 1970–71 season. He was drafted by the Blazers in the seventh round during the 1970 NBA draft from the University of Rhode Island.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Columbus, Georgia, US.
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- ↑ "Troy University - Phenix City Campus". Troy University. 2007. Archived from the original on January 6, 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ↑ "Chattahoochee Valley Community College to break ground on new arts center". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. May 6, 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ↑ "Chattahoochee Valley Community College, Hoops to Return to CVCC This Fall. President Responds To Call From Community". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. March 10, 2004. p. P4. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ↑ "CVCC Website". Chattahoochee Valley Community College.
- ↑ Rutledge, Jerry F. (February 21, 2006). "Goal to match $25K in funding: Foundation to start fundraiser initiative with banquet". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
