Looking Back – December 24

An outdoor light display and an indoor miniature Christmas village kept Johnny Bragg, 13, Pearl Street, busy during the holiday season in 1995. From The Republic archives

2010

Up to 2 inches of snow and freezing fog overnight were expected to provide Columbus with a very white Christmas.

1995

Columbus City Council granted tax abatement to Cummins Engine Co. for its planned $66 million expansion at Walesboro, which was expected to result in 52 new jobs, each with a salary of over $33,000.

1970

Promising to become a community paper, The Different Drummer underground newspaper, started by a group of Columbus High School students, printed its second issue.