Category Archives: Local News

News Leader 9 will be streaming a 7:00 p.m. newscast on Facebook live Saturday evening.

The City of LaGrange is excited to be featured in the Georgia Public Broadcasting’s show “Hometown Georgia.” 

October is breast cancer awareness month, and Midtown Medical is celebrating local women who’ve overcome the disease and are now supporting other women, helping them stay informed on their all-around health. 

The Crawford Rough Stock Bull Ride is coming to the Chattahoochee Valley. 

News Leader 9 has learned at least two major gasoline producers, BP and Chevron are shutting down all of their platforms along the coast ahead of Nate. 

The Tuskegee-Morehouse classic football game kicked off with the annual parade Saturday morning. 

Drivers are being asked to avoid Hwy. 90 while crews remove sand and debris from the beachfront highway. The sand beach is still closed to the public all across Harrison County. 

Chick-fil-A of Columbus is shedding light on an everyday hero who’s helping with Hurricane Irma relief efforts. Chris Villanueva is in the 648 Maneuver Enhancement Division of the National Guard. 

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has declared a state of emergency for counties in the coastal part of the state and areas all across the state are being turned into shelters for evacuees.

Hurricane Nate made a second landfall near Biloxi, MS, early Sunday.