Category Archives: Local News

Georgia Military College is celebrating 21 years in Columbus. A celebration was held Tuesday at the Columbus campus on Blackmon Road.

Crystal Leatherman told WBTV Monday that she was stunned when she recently went to visit her son’s grave and the grave marker was gone.

A handful of Auburn University students facing eviction were in court Tuesday.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Columbus State University’s School of Nursing. Since the institution’s first class enrolled in 1967, more than 2,700 nurses have earned degrees from the school.

Two nights a week, a group of volunteers from local churches do what they’ve been doing for two years now: going to where the homeless are, handing out food, hugs and more in Columbus.

The Muscogee County School District will undergo an AdvancED review for accreditation October 29-November 1.

We have new details in the death of a 3-year-old girl who died after falling into a grease trap at Bruster’s Ice Cream in Auburn.

The men, 49-year-old Kenneth James and 33-year-old Marcus Marshall were arrested for trafficking nearly $1 million worth of cocaine in an ongoing investigation. 

The Centers for Disease Control encourage the public to stay ahead of the flu virus by becoming vaccinated before the end of October. 

A man in West Georgia is wanted after he walked away from a work-release program.