City of Columbia Missouri Community Relations

P.O. BOX 6015 COLUMBIA, MO 65205

MEDIA ADVISORY

August 27, 2020

CONTACT: Brian Adkisson
Communications and Marketing Manager
Community Relations
City of Columbia
573.874.7330
[email protected]

Local officials to provide community briefing on COVID-19, Aug. 28 at 9 a.m.

(COLUMBIA, MO) - A community briefing will be held Friday, Aug. 28, at 9 a.m., to announce new health orders for both the City of Columbia and Boone County in response to the recent jump in local COVID-19 cases. The new orders will go into effect at the time of Friday’s announcement.

Speaking during the briefing will be Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services Director Stephanie Browning, Boone County Presiding Commissioner Dan Atwell and other individuals representing higher education in Columbia.

The briefing will be held in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 701 E. Broadway. Members of the media are invited to attend. Social distancing measures will be in place. Masks are required.

The briefing will be livestreamed for the public at http://gocolumbiamo.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?publish_id=98de2d91-d387-493e-b513-797b9fe99f35 and will begin five minutes before 9 a.m. and broadcast live on Spectrum 992, Mediacom 80 and CenturyLink 96.


City of Columbia Vision
Columbia is the best place for everyone to live, work, learn and play.

City of Columbia Mission
To serve the public equitably through democratic, transparent and efficient government.

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