Category Archives: Local News

Eight bullet holes riddled the back door of an apartment at Ballard Way on Hunter Road in Columbus.  The homeowner believes she was targeted when she heard the gunshots late Friday night. This home is one of several

A Columbus woman turned 105 years young on Tuesday, and a very special birthday celebration was held for her at the Covenant Woods Retirement Community. Erris Groom is very active and enjoys exercising, shopping and attending Bible

Performers from the Thunder in the Valley Air Show are gearing up for one of the biggest events in the area. 

As the use of technology grows, so do the concerns, especially for parents. Columbus community leaders say the ages of the children being exposed to inappropriate content online is getting younger and younger.

Local renters might be digging deeper in their pockets after a new study from housing website ABODO finds Columbus in their top-ten list of cities with the highest rising rent rates.   There were some recent expectations that our

City Manager Isaiah Hugley has selected the current Columbus Consolidated Government (CCG) Assistant Finance Director, Angelica Alexander to fill the position of the finance director. The position was left vacant last year when Deputy City Manager Pam

A Columbus resident was sentenced on Tuesday to 18 months in prison for her role in a stolen identity refund fraud conspiracy. According to court documents, between February 2013 and May 2014, Vicky Wheeler, 55, worked as

City Manager Isaiah Hugley will nominate John Hudgison as the Permanent Inspections and Codes Director. Hudgison is currently the Columbus Consolidated Government Interim Inspections and Codes Director. Mayor Teresa Tomlinson agrees with the city manager’s decision and

According to the Muscogee County Coroner’s Office, Chattahoochee Valley Sports Hall of Fame and former Major League Baseball manager H.B. "Spec" Richardson has passed away.