Category Archives: Local News

12-year-old Matthew Smith was last seen near Stark Avenue around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 30.

Results of a survey of local businesses and households were revealed. The Butler Center at Columbus State conducted the survey.

Sheriff Donna Tompkins shared her vision with the citizens of Muscogee County and why she is seeking to be reelected in 2020.

The number of cases spiked more than tenfold in a week, including the highest death toll in a 24-hour period reported Friday.

The training course focused on personal safety and self-defense tactics and was open to the public.

Alabamians for Fair Justice sent an open-letter expressing concerns for the the Alabama Department of Corrections’s decision to close most of William. C. Holman Correctional facility.

At 9:30 a.m., Muscogee County students were in class. By 10 a.m., over a dozen police cars were barricading the parking lots of three schools in North Columbus.

Seven-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and 17-year-old Tylee Ryan haven’t been seen since late September, and police in Rexburg, Idaho, have said they “strongly believe that Joshua and Tylee’s lives are in danger.”

Law enforcement officials and people outside of law enforcement say that the Move Over law is designed to ensure the safety of first responders, tow truck drivers, and really anyone that’s on the side of the road.

Twitter and Pinterest are rolling out new efforts to root out voting misinformation ahead of the November elections.