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St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Parish and Cross Catholic Church along with volunteers started packing the meals Tuesday afternoon.

James Rash, 77, was last seen Nov. 10 at around 5 p.m. driving on Orange Drive.

Michael Whitehead is serving a 25-year prison sentence for a 2005 conviction is Lee County for first-degree robbery.

The museum will open Dec. 19 through Jan. 10.

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Lee County grocery store owner for selling alcohol and tobacco to minors.

The Georgia Department of Public Health reported 2,012 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state on Tuesday, Nov. 10.

Goodwill is hosting a two-day job fair and hiring event for the new Hotel Indigo that is opening in Columbus.

J.C. Penney is on course to emerge from bankruptcy by Thanksgiving, after a U.S. bankruptcy court approved the sale of the ailing 118-year-old retailer to its two largest landlords and its primary lenders.

Brandon Richards, 28, escaped custody Wednesday, Nov. 4 and was assisted in escaping by his girlfriend.