Category Archives: Local News

The Opelika Police Department received a complaint concerning a phone scam on Wed. April 1.Someone complained about receiving a phone call that claimed to be an investigator with Opelika Municipal Court. 

Eight residents from both Alabama and Georgia have pleaded guilty for their roles in a stolen identity refund fraud case.

A Funeral service was held today for Reginald Pugh, the former Urban League president and husband to Mayor Pro-Tem Evelyn Turner Pugh.Reginald Pugh died of a cardiac event Thursday at Saint Francis Hospital. The sanctuary was full

If you see smoke in the area, don’t be alarmed because there is a prescribed burn scheduled Wednesday.The Fort Benning Management Branch is conducting prescribed burns in the AA-4 training area. 

A building located on U.S. 280 and Lee Road 456 was reported up in flames on Wednesday.

A group of people from the Portland and Boise areas are collaborating to create a groundbreaking solution to a timeless problem: Providing growing children in developing countries with shoes that fit.

A local organization will host their second annual informational luncheon in order to share their mission and program goals for the rest of the year.Boys and Girls Club of the Chattahoochee Valley will bring together women of

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month and the risky behavior is probably more common than you think.

There was a celebration as several Columbus youths achieved quite an accomplishment. Nine students graduated from the Juvenile Drug Court Program in Columbus at the government center on Tuesday.

Thursday is the last day for the Georgia General Assembly, and they’re busy trying to pass bills for Governor Nathan Deal to sign into law.