Columbus Day closings

Monday is a federal and state holiday. Many city offices and banks will be closed. Georgia state offices, including driver’s license (DDS) offices; post offices, which won’t deliver regular mail; Social Security offices; and federal courts will be closed to mark the holiday.

Trash and recycling in Columbus

• No pickup Monday. Monday’s routes will be picked up Wednesday, Oct. 14.
• All other days stay on their normal schedule.
• Both city landfills, Granite Bluff and Pine Grove, are closed Monday.

METRA buses

• Buses run a Saturday schedule on Monday.
• Regular service returns Tuesday, Oct. 13.

City offices closed

• 311 Citizens Service Center
• Property tax office
• Motor vehicle registration (tag) office
• Columbus Ice Rink
• Most Parks and Recreation facilities

There’s no early voting on Monday because of the holiday. Early voting for the Nov. 3 election starts Tuesday, Oct. 13, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Area school schedules

Muscogee County schools are on fall break Friday, Oct. 9, and Monday, Oct. 12. Students return Tuesday, Oct. 13, which is also report card day.

While regular classes are out, Harris County High School has rescheduled its varsity football game against Lithia Springs High School to Monday, October 12, at 2:00 p.m. at Tiger Stadium

Russell County School District is not closed, but tomorrow (Monday, October 12, 2026) is scheduled as a Remote eLearning Day with no in-person instruction and a Teacher/Staff Work Day

Columbus Day commemorates Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492, and honors Italian-American heritage. Many states and cities officially observe the day as Indigenous Peoples’ Day or alternate regional names to recognize the Indigenous populations of the Americas.