Category Archives: Local News

State Senator Josh McKoon from Columbus is in Atlanta now that the General Assembly is in session. However, he is no longer chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

He called it! Former Clemson coach Danny Ford thought the Tigers could pull out the CFP title win against the University of Alabama on Monday – and they did.

After a Dairy Queen customer had a complaint about her order, the franchise owner allegedly insulted her and her children with racial slurs.

Midtown Medical Center in Columbus and Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Americus are on the list of 31 hospitals across Georgia being penalized for having a high amount of hospital-acquired infections.

Russian operatives may have compromising personal and financial information on President-elect Donald Trump, CNN reports.

The man injured during an arrest Monday by the Columbus Police Department has died. Muscogee County Deputy Coroner Charles Newton confirms that 30-year-old Hector Arreola passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 10 at 3 p.m. at Midtown Medical

A local organization has announced they will expand a loan which funds preservation work to owners of historic properties. Historic Columbus members say the Facade Loan will assist owners in renovating residential historic structures. 

The mother of a 5-year-old girl found dead in the North Canton/Jackson Township area Tuesday has been charged with murder.

The suspect accused of shooting and injuring a Troup County Sheriff’s Deputy on Monday has been charged for several offenses. 

The Georgia Department of Public Health is confirming the first flu-related death in the state this year. The individual was an elderly adult.