Category Archives: Local News

Local leaders were out Wednesday, encouraging residents to take advantage of early voting in Muscogee County. Mayor Teresa Tomlinson, State Representative Carolyn Hugley and school board member Pat Hugley-Green encouraged everyone, especially women, to vote just before they

Stories of stealing political signs have sprung up across the country, and some residents in Russell County now have experienced that firsthand.  

It just may be the political ad an election-weary America needs during a contentious campaign season. 

Big Brothers, Big Sisters of the Chattahoochee Valley is recruiting hard this fall to find mentors for the kids in their program. The group kicked off their 90 Mentors In 90 Days initiative on Oct. 1, which aims

State lawmakers are now learning the $21 billion pension debt is actually closer to $50 billion. 

It had been decades since Dorothy Abbott lost a high school class ring she got as a gift from her parents.

A tip to the Columbia Police Department led to the discovery of a cache of illegal pills, drugs, high-powered firearms, and thousands of dollars inside a storage facility in South Columbia.

A South Korean man flown to the U.S. 37 years ago and adopted by an American couple at age 3 has been ordered deported back to a country that is completely alien to him.

The public was given a chance to see how a local organization is helping teens recover from substance abuse.  New Horizons Behavioral Health invited the community for an open house to learn about "Project Change Club House." 

The United Negro College Fund kicked off its annual campaign to raise money for college students.  Organizers gathered at the St. Luke Ministry Center in Columbus to announce a goal of raising $200,000.