Category Archives: Local News

 Doris Payne’s mugshots span more than six decades of her life, and now at 86-years-old, she is still at it.

As a way to thank the local law enforcement, Back Columbus Blue hosted its second annual Christmas Dinner for the Columbus police officers, retired officers, families, and police department employees.  

The Opelika Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying two robbery suspects. On Monday, Dec. 12 an unknown man and woman entered TJ Maxx at the Tiger Town shopping center. 

A Columbus man has been arrested after police found him drugs worth more than $13,000 dollars on Thursday, Dec. 8 around noon.   

Two Auburn University basketball players were arrested and charged with misdemeanor drug charges. 

Columbus Water Works will perform maintenance at the intersection of Veterans Parkway and 8th Street starting on Friday, Dec. 16. 

Columbus entrepreneur Chester Jackson is set to continue his annual tradition of giving out bicycles to local children for the fifth year.  

Ahead of Christmas, Safe Kids Columbus plans to give away helmets. 

Columbus police arrested a man for statutory rape and child molestation. Franklin Peavy, 23, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 9:30 p.m.