Category Archives: Local News

A tradition in Columbus and Fort Benning supporting local military causes is coming to an end. The annual Soldier Marathon, which is held each November will make its final run this weekend. 

An Auburn University professor now has an asteroid named after him. Masatoshi Hirabayashi, an Aerospace Engineering professor, was honored with the asteroid naming at a conference in Uruguay earlier this year.

A Columbus church will give away free turkeys to the community Saturday, Nov. 18. Holsey Chapel CME Church will hand out more than 150 turkeys to families at the Allen Page III building located directly next to

Columbus police were called to the scene of a reported shooting Friday morning. Officers were called to Hunter Haven Apartments on Hunter Road just before 3 a.m. 

The woman said she came across an unexpected roadblock, when a large tree branch was blocking the entirety of the street.

The 20 men who were arrested in an undercover child exploitation investigation have been officially indicted by a federal grand jury. United States Attorney G.F. Peterman III announced Thursday that a federal grand jury returned indictments, officially

The National Infantry Museum Foundation getting new leadership at the turn of the new year. The President of the museum— Greg Camp is announcing his retirement.

A warm welcome home as family and friends held their loved ones tight after weeks of being away. A total of 115 specialized medical soldiers returning with the 14th Combat Support Hospital and Preventive Medicine Detachment to

Folks in Russell and Lee County will soon have a new restaurant to try. T-Bones Steakhouse and Grill is still under construction along Highway 80 in Ladonia.

The Columbus Police Department is asking for the public’s helping in finding a missing boy.