Category Archives: Local News

With the sun beating down Saturday morning, dozens of Columbus State University students partnered with The House of Heroes organization and Headquarter Nissan to help a local veteran. 

An Alabama lawmaker is asking for convicted pedophiles to be surgically castrated. Representative Steve Hurst filed legislation this week. According to the bill, it would require offenders convicted of sexually assaulting a child under the age of

From welding to complex programming, a group of high school robotics enthusiast do it all. On Saturday the group spent the afternoon showing the community their skills. Students involved with the Columbus Space Program are gearing up

Saturday morning marked the 29th annual Open Door Classic Walk and 5K which helps raise money to empower the impoverished community from Columbus and around the Chattahoochee Valley. Open Door has been helping the impoverished community in

The deadline for filing your tax returns now just over a month away on Monday April 18. A local tax professional, Cedric Mitchell, joined News Leader 9 to answer tax questions as the season comes to an

The Lagrange community are riding together to support one young cancer fighter. Gracie Atkinson is only 8 years old. She was diagnosed with stage four liver cancer in February. Gracie’s mother Summer Smith says Gracie experienced so

According to police, Friday night around 8:30 p,m., three people got into an argument inside a car in the Peachtree Mall parking lot. A 25-year-old man then struck a woman in the face with a pistol, according to

You may not want to admit it, but nearly 30 million people in the U.S. have admitted to driving under the influence of alcohol. On Friday Columbus State University students found out just how badly an intoxicated ride could end. 

Police arrested four people in a drug bust in Tallapoosa County, AL on Friday, 

Pace Academy used a 12-0 opening run to propel the Knights to a 65-43 win over Manchester in the GHSA Class AA boys championship game on Friday night at the Macon Coliseum.