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Dozens of people in our area got coats, hams and turkeys for free on Tuesday. It was all part of the “My Father’s House International Outreach Ministries” Thanksgiving Giveaway in Columbus.

Local activists joined members of the NAACP tonight letting their voices be heard in reaction to the grand jury decision not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson.

In the wake of Monday’s grand jury decision in Ferguson, Missouri, we asked Sheriff Mike Jolley of Harris County about how grand juries operate and in what ways they are different from regular trial juries.

Anyone with any information on this incident to please contact the Opelika Police Department Investigative Services Division at 334-705-5220 or the Secret Witness Hotline at 334-745-8665.

Anyone with any information on this incident to please contact the Opelika Police Department Investigative Services Division at 334-705-5220 or the Secret Witness Hotline at 334-745-8665.

Thanksgiving came early for some needy families in Columbus as the brothers of Omega Psi Phi rolled up their sleeves and served them dinner. About 25 families from Columbus and Phenix City were served turkey and all

The post’s annual Christmas tree and menorah lighting ceremony is scheduled for Dec. 2 at 6 p.m. at the Field of Four Chaplains. Preceding the lighting ceremony, the Maneuver Center Band will provide a selection of holiday

People in Columbus also gathered at the City Service Center to hold a vigil for shooting victim Michael Brown. Roughly 20 attended the peaceful event, with several passionate speakers giving their take on the Ferguson shooting that left

People in Columbus also gathered at the City Service Center to hold a vigil for shooting victim Michael Brown. Roughly 20 attended the peaceful event, with several passionate speakers giving their take on the Ferguson shooting that left

Contractors have broken ground on the section of Opelika Road between Gay and Ross Streets, removing curbs gutters and sidewalks.