Category Archives: Local News

Medal of Honor recipient, Command Sergeant Major Bennie Adkins, was recognized for his service in the Vietnam War over 48 years ago.

The annual competition is held on Veterans Day every year as a special tribute to veterans.

The Eufaula-Barbour County Chamber of Commerce will host a public forum on Tuesday, Nov. 18 to address the proposed project to four-lane North Eufaula Avenue. The forum is in response to the Alabama Department of Transportation’s public

Feeding the Valley, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, and WTVM News Leader 9 is partnering with Winn Dixie’s local stores to help area students raise food for the local area.

Get ready for the mercury to drop! The mild weather is blowing out making room for the cold. News Leader 9’s Tyrone McCoy has ways to keep you warm and ready for the potentially sub-freezing temperatures.

A Columbus gas station fell victim to an armed robbery late Tuesday night, according to a Columbus police department incident report.

Students at East Columbus Magnet Academy are participating in Help a Vet Week. The school’s Junior Marshals Chapter along with other leader groups and classes at ECMA are collecting money all week to donate to the Wounded

Columbus police are investigating after a shooting sent one man to the hospital. Officials tell us the shooter is still on the loose and police are searching for the suspect.

Lee County Coroner Bill Harris has identified the man found deceased  on a major interstate Saturday as 54-year-old John Michael Maines of Tennessee. 

Muscogee County Coroner Freeman Worley confirms a 55-year-old black woman has died after she was struck by a vehicle on 24th Street and 2nd Avenue in Columbus at about 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12. She was pronounced