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Although many recognize Heath Taylor as the Sheriff in Russell county, tonight hes took on a different role and grabbed a set of golf clubs to take a swing at raising money for the community. The Russell

A Dirt Cheap discount store will soon open in Columbus. According to the store’s website, it will be located at 5596 Milgen Road in the Manchester Square shopping center.  

Traffic into Columbus is currently blocked following a jack-knifed 18 wheeler at Highway 280 and JR Allen Pkwy.  

Did you know your camera may need its own pair of glasses if you plan to point it at the sun during the historic solar eclipse?

A Columbus woman is now fighting back after she says a job training and employment agency on Fort Benning fired her for allegedly experiencing a "heavy period" at work.

News Leader 9 will give you live team coverage like only we can – for the rare solar eclipse event. 

A carnival at Columbus Regional took place Friday at the Conference Center at the hospital. 

If you want good eclipse watching weather, Oregon and Idaho look like the best spot.

RIP childhood.

A fourth-generation paratrooper from Fort Benning graduated Friday morning. Army Cadet Meghan Copenhaver joins her mother, grandfather, and great-grandfather as graduates of the U.S. Army Airborne School.