Memorial services to be held Monday on courthouse lawn

Memorial Day services in Columbus will be held at the memorial for veterans on the courthouse lawn starting at 11 a.m. Monday.

The ceremony will include music, the laying of wreaths, a 21-gun salute by the Bartholomew County Veterans Honor Guard, and the playing of Taps. Columbus North High School sophomore Claire Baker will be singing the National Anthem.

The featured speaker is Eli Edwards, a CSA New Tech graduating senior who will be attending the Air Force Academy.

If you cannot attend, the ceremony will be broadcast live on News Talk 1010 WCSI and 98-1 FM.