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CSU breaks ground on $22.2 million Pezold Center

Plus, Shaw is back in the playoffs and the Fountain City Classic kicks off Saturday.

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Columbus State breaks ground on the $22.2 million Pezold Center for Emergent Technology

$22.2 millionto build the Pezold Center

Federal, state and local money pays for it, along with private donations.

Source: WTVM.com

If you're a Chattahoochee Valley student or parent with an eye on STEM, this one's for you. Columbus State University broke ground on the Jack & JoRhee for Emergent Technology, and rain moved the ceremony indoors to the Elizabeth Bradley Turner Center.

The center will be the new home of the and CSU's robotics engineering program. WRBL reports officials say it will help strengthen partnerships with K-through-12 schools, STEM students, local industry and the military.

“We really want to use this occasion to build an ecosystem, of training for students in science, technology, engineering, mathematics.”

Dr. Shawn Cruzen, director of the Coca-Cola Space Science Center
  • Construction: expected to begin in early 2027
  • Opening: scheduled for fall 2028
  • Students: undergraduate and graduate, for in-demand Georgia careers

The Pezold Center will house two CSU programs

ItemDetail
NameJack & JoRhee Pezold Center for Emergent Technology
Moving inCoca-Cola Space Science Center
Also moving inRobotics engineering program
OpensFall 2028

Sources: WTVM.com, WRBL

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News Notes

Shaw football

The Shaw Raiders (5-5) are back in the Georgia High School Association football state playoffs for the first time since 2024 after beating Monroe 12-8 Thursday night at Kinnett Stadium. Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Shaw beat Monroe 12-⁠8 to reach the playoffs

12Points Thursday8
5Wins this season2
5Losses this season8

Source: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Fountain City Classic

Albany State and Fort Valley State meet in the 36th Fountain City Classic at 2 p.m. Saturday at A.J. McClung Memorial Stadium. Coverage streams on ESPN+. Albany Herald

Veterans Day

The Columbus Parks and Recreation Department's Veterans Day Parade is Saturday, Nov. 14, at 10 a.m., and you can line up along Broadway. WTVM counts at least a half dozen veterans events in the Fountain City and East Alabama around the holiday. WTVM.com

Blood drive

Fort Nissan of Columbus partnered with the American Red Cross for its 16th annual Community Blood Drive as local blood supply levels have dropped critically low. Red Cross account executive Michelle Richardson said one unit of blood collected saves multiple lives. WTVM.com

Russell County

Russell County School District superintendent Brenda Coley is retiring and plans to work through the end of December. She has spent all 37 years of her education career in the district, the past 11 as superintendent. Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

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Three blocks of Broadway turn into one big shopping stroll Saturday, Nov. 7, when Fall Market Days on Broadway fills them with over 200 local and regional vendors. It runs from 9 a.m. to noon, and the forecast calls for a high of 69 and partly cloudy skies. Grab a jacket and go browse.

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  1. Tues., Nov. 10Kemp names two new State Court judges for Muscogee County
  2. Mon., Nov. 9Columbus State women's soccer wins a fourth straight Peach Belt title
  3. Sun., Nov. 8Albany State routs Fort Valley State 49-0 in the Fountain City Classic
  4. Sat., Nov. 7Kemp names two new Muscogee County State Court judges
  5. Thurs., Nov. 5Columbus will rename Boxwood Recreation Center for Jerry “Pops” Barnes
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CSU breaks ground on $22.2 million Pezold Center

Plus, Shaw is back in the playoffs and the Fountain City Classic kicks off Saturday.

The TLDR

  1. CSU breaks ground on the $22.2 million Pezold Center
  2. Shaw beats Monroe 12-8 and is back in the state playoffs
  3. Fountain City Classic kicks off at 2 p.m. Saturday
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