Category Archives: Local News

A local judge is being honored posthumously for his decades of service. A ceremony was held Wednesday for the unveiling of a portrait for Russell County Judge George R. Greene.

Members of the Muscogee County Board of Education briefly went back to school Wednesday evening. The education board played the role of students as they attended a financial management meeting.

May is Motorcycle Awareness Month, and the Columbus Police Department wants cyclists and drivers to share the road safely. In Georgia, riders are required to wear a helmet at all times. Columbus police also advise you take

The Fourth of July is going to be a lot different in Georgia now that Governor Nathan Deal has signed House Bill 110, allowing the sale of fireworks in the state.

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal stopped in West Point on Wednesday, signing the “Georgia Business Act” into law at the KIA training facility. With this law, state agencies will be able to buy cars made in Georgia, like Kia,

From putting out blazing fires, to being first on the scene for medical emergencies, firefighters across the Valley have made some heroic saves over the last year. 

Georgia is home to the city named the capital of sexual exploitation in the U.S., and this week Governor Nathan Deal is taking a step to crack down on human trafficking and child slavery.

The window of opportunity to submit hardships for the 2015-2016 school year in Muscogee County started May 4 and continues through May 18. In addition to filling out a form, the applications can now be submitted electronically on

The case of a Smiths Station wife who is accused of running over her husband, a Fort Benning specialist, continues. On Wednesday, the jury learned that the defendant was high on meth on the night she allegedly killed

According to the Phenix City Police Department, an unidentified woman reported an alleged rape at a park earlier this week.