Category Archives: Local News

Warrior Outreach is hosting it’s 3rd annual Operation Song this weekend in Columbus. The event pairs professional songwriters with selected veterans, active duty military and their families to help them tell their stories through song. 

The third annual Cougarthon was held Friday night at CSU. It’s a 12-hour dance marathon event held in the school’s recreation center from 6 p.m. until 6 a.m., and the goal is to raise money for the

More than a 1,000 people a year in Columbus are affected by homelessness in some way, but there was a benefit to help those without a home Friday night. 

An annual tradition that brings thousands to the city is underway in Eufaula. The city is hosting its 51st annual Eufaula Pilgrimage.  It’s the oldest tour of homes in Alabama, giving people an opportunity to walk through

President Barack Obama said Friday that suggestions from people like Donald Trump that nuclear weapons would help South Korea and Japan show a lack of understanding of the world.

Emergency crews are on the scene of a deadly crash in Macon County along Highway 80 near County Road 65. The Macon County Sheriff’s Department confirms one person has died in the two-vehicle crash.  

A memorial ceremony was held on Friday for the Fort Benning soldier who was killed in a car accident earlier this week. Command Sergeant Major Thomas Morgan died Tuesday after he hit a vacant, stalled car. 

One local police department is looking for a few good men or women to bolster its ranks. The Columbus Police Department says it is looking for as many qualified candidates as it can find to fill around 70

A Columbus family is mourning the loss of a public servant, political leader and businessman.  James Cantrell, owner of Action Buildings and Action Auto Designs in Columbus, passed away Friday morning from a stroke. He leaves behind a rich

Witnesses are calling it a miracle on the tracks as a Norfolk Southern train conductor and engineer both survive a horrific train derailment in Opelika with no injuries. The derailment happened about 150 yards East of the