Category Archives: Local News

A cold case from East Alabama still fresh in the hearts of the victim’s family. Someone shot and killed Felton Tate at his home in Beauregard in 2008. 

Animal Ark Rescue is now offering a brand-new community pets service to help people keep their pets out of shelters, which will in turn help reduce the kill rate at Columbus Animal Control.

The number of deaths on Georgia roads nearly doubling from 2013 to 2015. Georgia State Patrol is joining forces with surrounding states to crack down on speeders. 

Academy Sports is making back-to-school shopping a little easier for some kids in East Alabama.

A recent article online about Goodwill is garnering attention all over social media. The article titled, ‘What Happens to Your Goodwill Donations,’ was posted on Facebook, causing some people to comment why they don’t donate to Goodwill.

Approximately 40 soldiers from the 14th Combat Support Hospital returned Monday from a 9-month deployment to Kosovo. 

In what may be a first for Georgia, Columbus State University is partnering with the Muscogee County School District on a National Security Agency (NSA) grant to develop and implement a course in cybersecurity education specifically designed

A luncheon was held Tuesday to recognize the graduates of the Beauty Beyond Boundaries Summer Program.

A Columbus woman facing serious charges Tuesday afternoon. Police say 27-year-old Brineisha Gardner is in the Muscogee County Jail, charged with two counts of first-degree cruelty to children.

With temperatures rising in the summer there is a need to help families who don’t have or can’t afford air conditioning. News Leader 9, located at 19090 Wynnton Rd., along with Forrest B. Johnson and Associates, located