Category Archives: Local News

Traffic is underway on U.S. Highway 27 Northbound heading towards Fort Benning. 

Magnolia Manor nursing home is expecting to take in 33 people from their location in Coastal Georgia that are in the path of Hurricane Irma. 

With the strongest hurricane on record expected to impact Florida and Georgia in coming days and a number of evacuees already in the Columbus area, St. Francis leadership has put processes in place to be fully prepared. 

The City of LaGrange is hosting Hurricane Irma evacuees at the Holiday campground off of West Point Lake. 

Gov. Deal has now expanded a state of emergency to 64 counties including Muscogee County.

Due to the impact of Hurricane Irma in the Chattahoochee Valley, some places will be closed on Monday. 

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is set to deliver another update on state preparations for Hurricane Irma even as the storm continues to track more west into Georgia. 

The Columbus Civic Center is opening up its doors for evacuees ahead of Hurricane Irma. 

Close to 130 Armstrong State University students from Savannah are expected to arrive to Columbus State University. 

Columbus Police Department’s Robbery and Assault Division is asking the public’s help to identify an armed robbery suspect.