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Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate Michael Williams says he will give away a bump fire stock to show solidarity with gun owners across the nation.

The Greater Columbus Fair is coming to the fountain city very soon.

Coroners across the state of Alabama are getting a helping hand in East Alabama when it comes to crime scenes and death investigations.

A Georgia education leader visited Columbus Tuesday to fight for public education. Sid Chapman knows public education is a huge topic for everyone.

The Georgia Lottery is celebrating raising more than $19 billion for education in the state.

Georgia Military College is celebrating 21 years in Columbus. A celebration was held Tuesday at the Columbus campus on Blackmon Road.

Crystal Leatherman told WBTV Monday that she was stunned when she recently went to visit her son’s grave and the grave marker was gone.

A handful of Auburn University students facing eviction were in court Tuesday.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Columbus State University’s School of Nursing. Since the institution’s first class enrolled in 1967, more than 2,700 nurses have earned degrees from the school.

Two nights a week, a group of volunteers from local churches do what they’ve been doing for two years now: going to where the homeless are, handing out food, hugs and more in Columbus.