Category Archives: Local News

A local council member accused of bigotry speaks out for the first time exclusively to News Leader 9.

U.S. Senate candidate Michelle Nunn stopped by Columbus State University on Thursday, Oct. 2. Nunn toured the campus this morning and met with students in leadership roles. She also spoke with faculty and staff about the importance

One Phenix City resident is going above and beyond to provide a life saving service cancer patients in the Chattahoochee Valley area. Fred Brown drives cancer patients to and from their treatments—free

Government and business leaders gathered today in Columbus to discuss the future of technology within the Columbus community.

In 2013, 18-year-old Kayla Perry was diagnosed with a rare form of pediatric cancer, neuroblastoma. After enduring 15 months of treatment, scans returned only to reveal the cancer had grown.

Tourism doesn't just bring outsiders to our area, it provides jobs for thousands of people in Columbus.

The Columbus Police Department needs your help finding a missing elderly woman.  Ella Barr, 81, is a white female who suffers from dementia and Alzheimer's. She was last seen by her husband at approximately

The 75th Ranger Regiment is celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the activation of the Regiment on Friday, Oct. 3, beginning at 9 a.m. A ceremony will be held at the Ranger Memorial beginning with an airborne

The LaGrange Mall announced that Dry Falls Outfitters, a premium outdoor specialty store with unique southern style, will be opening in the Mall. The grand opening of Dry Falls Outfitters will be on Friday Oct. 3 beginning

One Phenix City resident is going above and beyond to provide a life saving service cancer patients in the Chattahoochee Valley area. Fred Brown drives cancer patients to and from their treatments—free