Looking Back – February 12

Ed Miller, executive chef at Columbus Regional Hospital, put finishing touches on his double chocolate cherry torte at the Fifth Annual Taste of Chocolate at The Commons in 1995. From The Republic archives

2010

Trash collection crews began distributing 64-gallon Toters to Columbus residents who wanted to trade in their 96-gallon Toters.

1995

Columbus East girls’ basketball team defeated Jennings County 68-53 in the Columbus North Regional championship, advancing to the Seymour Semistate.

1970

A freedom shrine containing “28 of America’s most precious historical documents,” presented by Exchange Club of Columbus and Metropolitan Exchange Club, was dedicated in a public program at Southside Junior High School.