Category Archives: Local News

The Georgia Department of Transportation has been notified of several locations of lane closures scheduled around Columbus. 

A Columbus kid is now the latest member of the Columbus Police Department, and it was a sweet moment caught on camera on Friday.

A 14-year-old Columbus teen was arrested on Thursday following a fight outside of Hardaway High School.

Walmart will hire up to 190 associates to work at the new Walmart Neighborhood Markets slated to open this winter in Columbus. A temporary hiring center has opened for both stores at 5870 Veterans Parkway, Suite N.

A recently-released Campbell’s soup advertisement features a same-sex couple lovingly feeding their young child in the character voices of a few very beloved sci-fi characters.

Auburn Police reports a waste disposal truck and an 18-wheeler appear to have collided along Lee County Road 72 in the Auburn area near Farmville Baptist Church.

Rep. Lynn Westmoreland has expressed interest in the job, and will make it a family decision, according to Leigh Claffey, Westmoreland’s communication director said via email.

Family members in Buena Vista, Georgia of two of the crew members that went missing aboard the "El Faro" says they’re never giving up hope. News Leader 9 Irisha Jones spoke exclusively to the extended family Thursday

 A K-9 Marine at MCLB earns a prestigious national award. MCLB officials say Pablo is one of a kind and that he’s committed to doing his job of protecting others.