LOWNDES COUNTY, MS
Across the Mississippi line — Columbus and surrounding area.
WORKING IN LOWNDES COUNTY, MS
Lowndes County, Mississippi is the biggest east-Mississippi market we serve. Columbus sits on the Tombigbee River and the Tenn-Tom Waterway, with Caledonia and Steens on the north side, Crawford to the west, and Columbus Air Force Base anchoring a lot of the local economy. Bottomland along the Tombigbee shapes a lot of the drainage and pad work down here.
LOCAL LANDMARKS
- Columbus Air Force Base
- Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway and Columbus Riverwalk
- Historic Downtown Columbus and antebellum home district
- Tennessee Williams Home & Welcome Center (his birthplace)
- Mississippi University for Women (The W)
LOCAL CULTURE
Columbus is antebellum-home country — the Spring Pilgrimage tours draw visitors from all over the South, and the town claims both Tennessee Williams' birthplace and the founding of Memorial Day. Add Columbus Air Force Base, MUW, and a strong Friday-night football culture in Caledonia and Columbus, and you've got a busy little city with deep roots.