Category Archives: Local News

If you go to Thunder in the Valley this weekend, be sure to stop by and see the News Leader 9 crew! You can also send us your pictures and we’ll add them to our slideshow. 

A Smiths Station High School teacher is being honored for her hard work and dedication in the classroom. 

Mister T is getting into the TV home renovation business.

Nearly 250 Troup County students will be redistributed come Fall 2015 as another school falls victim to budget cuts. On Thursday night, the Troup County Board of Education voted to close Mountville Elementary when classes finish in

The finances of Phenix City are in great shape. Recently, Standard  & Poor’s gave the city its strongest financial report in a very long time. According to city officials, after facing financial challenges in the past, the

Friday, March 20 was Match Day for 13 Mercer University Medical Students in Columbus. Match Day is a nationwide event for senior medical students to find out what residency programs they will enter following graduation.

Legendary planes will be on display at the Thunder in the Valley Air Show, including the B-17 bomber from the World War II. The overcast weather kept News Leader 9’s Jason Dennis from taking a scheduled flight

Enrichment Services Program Inc. (ESP) has announced they will be accepting applications and resumes for several job vacancies for their Early Head Start and Head Start Programs. Beginning on Monday, March 23, individuals may submit applications or

An alleged drug dealer attempted to swallow 20 bags of heroin while police arrested him in the Hollywood Section of Springfield’s South End neighborhood on Thursday afternoon.