Category Archives: Local News

In honor of Memorial Day, Phenix City will not run its garbage pick-up on Monday. 

Muscogee County School District’s high school graduations are underway and a list of their valedictorians and salutatorians has been released. 

Columbus Parks and Recreations’ outdoor pools will open May 31.  Operating hours will be Wednesday -Friday noon to 6:00 p.m. Hours are 11:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. 

AAA will offer its Tow to Go service during Memorial Day weekend. May 26-May 30, will AAA will transport the vehicles and drivers home or somewhere safe within 10 miles. 

Columbus Police Department’s Special Victim’s Unit arrested a man for rape and sodomy. Cameron Patrick, 20, was arrested on Wednesday, May 24 at 8 p.m. 

Opening statements are expected to begin in the trial of an Auburn man accused of killing his step daughter. George Barton is accused of killing Caley Presley back in June of 2015 after Barton allegedly admitted to

Convicted Muscle Shoals murderer Tommy Arthur was executed at about midnight Thursday.

Driving across the state is one thing, but how about running or biking 260 miles from Savannah to Columbus.

Chambers County’s Board of Education decided that a local high school’s band director will remain suspended without pay for the rest of the school year.

Columbus police are looking for a killer who left a teen dead back in January. Destiny Nelson, 17, was shot as she opened the door to her apartment at 11B at the Bull Creek Apartments on Creek