95th Infantry Division members Frank Bever, left, Frank Pagliaro, John Komp, Charles “Red” Whittington, Stephen Jamsion, Fred Stark, Stephen Bodnar and Ceo Bauer hold souvenir replicas of a newly-erected sign on June 20, 2014, during a dedication ceremony of the Iron Men of Metz Memorial Bridge on U.S. 31. in Columbus.
From The Republic archives
2014
Pop-rock gospel singer Andy Avery held two free gospel concerts at New Hope Christian Church as he shared his faith and his journey of recovery from drug abuse. Avery’s band, Smokehouse, toured for four years in the 1980s with major rock acts KISS, Bon Jovi and Aerosmith.
1999
Local band Southern Justice was selected as the best country band in Kentuckiana by radio disc jockeys and talent scouts during a contest sponsored by Louisville radio station WAMZ and Coyote’s, a country-western bar in Louisville.
1974
Eleven local middle and high school students were among 50 from four other states attending a two-week summer orchestra workshop at Indiana State University. Students attending were John and Joseph Dickey, David Epperson, Richard Fenner, Teri Grasch, Jonette Ramey, Catherine, Joe and Lise Spurlock, and Jane Ann Stevens of Columbus, and Kenneth Grasch of Nashville.
