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On Thursday, Oct. 6 the Georgia National Guard activated 10 State Service Cadets currently attending GMC. At the moment, GMC has 53 State Service Cadets out of a total program of 262. 

The Georgia Welcome Center in Columbus is officially open again for business. The facility on Williams Rd. closed in December and underwent a $900,000 renovation inside and out. 

A Connecticut mother, who struggled to get pregnant, celebrated her baby to be while remembering the babies she lost in an epic photo shoot.  

The Valley Police Department is investigating a shooting on the 1000 block of Tolin Ave. The shooting happened Thursday afternoon around 4:30.

Fort Benning wants to hear what is on your mind when they host a Facebook town hall. The town hall will be held Tuesday, Oct. 11 from 6:00 p.m – 7:30 p.m. on the Fort Benning MCoE

Hurricane Matthew’s brush with the east coast continued Friday morning as the storm battered parts of Florida, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands and pushing massive amounts of water inland.

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is asking coastal residents one last time to evacuate the coast ahead of Hurricane Matthew as the storm’s track has shifted more toward the coast.

For Hurricane Matthew alone, the National Hurricane Center said the NOAA and Air Force Reserve planes have flown 90 trips into the hurricane’s eye to gather information on the strength of the storm.