Category Archives: Local News

Miss Georgia 2018 received the keys to a brand-new car at Kia Autosport in Columbus Monday afternoon. Annie Jorgensen will get to keep a new Kia Stinger for a year while she wears the crown.  Jorgensen says

Auburn University plans to offer a new degree to help students secure jobs in the fishing and hunting industries. This month, trustees approved a degree in wildlife enterprise management. The course will be offered in fall 2019

A second arrest has been made in connection with a deadly shooting that happened June 13 in West Point. Eric Bridges surrendered himself to the West Point Police Department Monday, June 18 at approximately 5:20 p.m.  He

The Troup County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for assistance locating a missing person. Larry Dean Mallory, 58, was last seen Wednesday, June 13, leaving his residence on Mallory Drive in LaGrange. He was driving a

He was considered a genre-bending artist, who cited a variety of influences that ranged from Tupac Shakur to Coldplay.

A new report by the Better Business Bureau says sweepstakes, lottery, and prize schemes are devastating victims financial and emotionally as methods of such ploys are evolving. Frauds concentrate on seniors at target them by direct mail,

An ATM burglary was reported at a business in LaGrange Monday morning. The burglary happened at the Alpha Smoke Shop located on Bull Street. Police responded to the burglary report at 8:05 a.m. According to police, an

The Columbus Police Department has confirmed that they are investigating a fatal shooting on the 500 block of 3rd Ave. 

In a statement Monday, Bishop David Graves of the Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church said it’s deeply troubling "that innocent immigrant children are being separated from their parents."