Category Archives: Local News

Columbus Mayor Teresa Tomlinson and other elected officials were sworn in Tuesday, Jan. 6 at the council chambers in Columbus. Several council members, such as Jerry “Pops” Barnes, Bruce Huff, Mike Baker and several others also took an

One local organization is working to educate the community and grow the conversation about AIDS and HIV.  The Chattahoochee Valley Better Way Foundation meets every Tuesday, asking friends, family to show their support for people who suffer

The Auburn City Council met Tuesday, Jan. 6 for their first meeting of 2015. Auburn residents from Ward 2 voiced their opinions Tuesday night about construction set to take place near their homes.

Due to the extreme weather that is expected for the remainder of the week, Muscogee County schools will open their doors early to accommodate students who arrive earlier than normal school hours. 

Police say a 74-year-old female was struck by a vehicle on Weems Road on Tuesday shortly after 6 p.m. in front of the surgery center building.

Happy belated birthday to James Richardson! Richardson celebrated his 111th birthday on Tuesday, Jan. 6 at the Parkwood Health Care Center in Phenix City. He was born January 2, 1904 in Eufaula, Ala.

Rainsville police arrested a man they said committed a bizarre crime that was caught on video.

The bodies of four people were found in a Paulding County home Tuesday afternoon. One of the bodies found was of Corporal Sam Driskell, 52, who was shot in the head while in bed, according to police.

A jury has been selected in the trial of a Columbus man accused of molesting a child.A 63-year-old Robert Lewis Turner faced a Judge William C. Rumer Tuesday, accused of several counts of aggravated child molestation and

A special Valentine’s Day is around the corner for the Auburn University family.Auburn University officials say on Feb. 14 they will plant two new live oaks at Toomer’s Corner.