Category Archives: Local News

Walker County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 13 people in a drug round-up on Oct. 6, including a former American Idol contestant.

A Georgia mother posted an emotional story about giving birth to her son and being evacuated from a hospital as Hurricane Matthew bares down the east coast.

Waffle House indicated on Twitter is closed 25 of its locations in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina in the path of Hurricane Matthew.

Publix and United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley teamed up on Friday to donate additional school supplies to kids in need in the community. Publix is a United Way Stuff The Bus sponsor, supporting the effort with

Power outages continue to be a major issue in South Carolina since Hurricane Matthew moved out of South Carolina.  

On Thursday, Oct. 6 the Georgia National Guard activated 10 State Service Cadets currently attending GMC. At the moment, GMC has 53 State Service Cadets out of a total program of 262. 

The Georgia Welcome Center in Columbus is officially open again for business. The facility on Williams Rd. closed in December and underwent a $900,000 renovation inside and out. 

A Connecticut mother, who struggled to get pregnant, celebrated her baby to be while remembering the babies she lost in an epic photo shoot.  

The Valley Police Department is investigating a shooting on the 1000 block of Tolin Ave. The shooting happened Thursday afternoon around 4:30.