Category Archives: Local News

Church leaders at one of the 10 Columbus churches that were vandalized in 2014 say justice was served Friday when one of the suspects received his sentence.  

Less than two weeks after Georgia lawmakers wrapped up their 2016 session, some representatives are calling for a special session to override decisions on some controversial bills that weren’t passed or made into laws. A lot of focus

Enjoy the ninth annual Symphony on the Sand at Callaway Gardens® featuring the Columbus Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, April 23 at 8 p.m. 

The Oglethorpe Bridge is open again after it was closed last week by Columbus police.  Officials were on the scene trying to collect evidence related to the incident where a soldier was killed when his vehicle went

April is National Donate Life Month and currently there are 124,000, men, women and children awaiting organ transplants in the United States. Carla Hawkins of the Lifelink Foundation, joins us today to discuss this important issue and

Every year in the United States as many as 15,000 people are diagnosed with glioblastoma, the most aggressive kind of brain cancer. Many patients don’t survive more than a year after diagnosis.  A new test can help

The Muscogee County School Board gathered to address several items. First, it approved the 2016-2017 school calendar, one of two options, by a 6-2 vote. Following that, board members at Monday afternoon’s meeting discussed potential plans to

A Fort Benning Brigade being shuttered by the Pentagon has found a new home for a memorial to more than 80 of its fallen soldiers. The 3rd Brigade Combat Team is moving its Fallen Heroes Memorial from

Minnie’s Uptown Restaurant located on 8th Street in Columbus is trying to raise money for the family of Kayla Wilson, a former worker at the popular eatery, who died Friday night in a tragic accident. Wilson’s 6-year-old daughter

Family members and friends of Walter Scott marked the first anniversary of the shooting that claimed his life by placing flowers at his grave and praying together.