Category Archives: Local News

 University of Georgia experts predict another good year for Georgia’s economy. 

The City of Columbus hosted its second public hearing to discuss changes to the Metra bus system. 

Troup County residents may see smoke throughout the area. A prescribed burning is underway at West Point Project near West Point Lake. 

Smiths Station has been sharing ambulances with nearby communities for nearly six years until today.

A wanted Troup County suspect has been taken into custody. Daniel Cantrell was wanted for burglary, theft by taking of a motor vehicle, and felony criminal damage to property. 

Two suspects are wanted for theft and fraudulently using a credit/debit card. 

The process of jury selection continues in the Upatoi Murder Trial for the fourth day. 

A suspect in a shooting that left a woman dead on Wickham Drive in Columbus has been arrested.

The body of Nancy Jo Roberts has been at a mortuary for more than a year now.

A Tennessee woman was kidnapped by her boyfriend and beaten with a wooden plunger handle for five days, according to the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office.