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Muscogee County School children only have one day left in school before Thanksgiving break. Today, November 20, they were having some fun with academics at the “Math and Science Extravaganza” held at Brewer Elementary School in Columbus.

Muscogee County School children only have one day left in school before Thanksgiving break. Today, November 20, they were having some fun with academics at the “Math and Science Extravaganza” held at Brewer Elementary School in Columbus.

 Assembly lines of dozens of Auburn University athletes and volunteers lined tables Thursday, November 20, filling bags of food for children in need in Lee County.

 Assembly lines of dozens of Auburn University athletes and volunteers lined tables Thursday, November 20, filling bags of food for children in need in Lee County.

The one-of-a-kind multimedia app, a collaboration between the Auburn University Food Systems Institute and Suffolk County Community College in New York, brings together a wealth of useful and fun information for the upcoming holidays.

News Leader 9’s Cheryl Renee finds out the good, bad and the ugly of inspections for “Restaurant Report Card,” Thursday, Nov. 20 at 11 p.m. EST on News Leader 9.

Don’t go toy shopping for holiday gifts before you read this list.World Against Toys Causing Harm, Inc., or W.A.T.C.H., has released its nomination list of the 10 Worst Toys. 

Thanks to lots of extra food donations to its Milgen Rd. location, the PAWS Humane center will be opening its pantry and donating its extra dog and cat food to pet parents in Columbus.

 The community responded to a fundraiser for the children of a local man, murdered at Booker T Washington Apartments last month.

 The community responded to a fundraiser for the children of a local man, murdered at Booker T Washington Apartments last month.