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Former Alabama commit Jatori Williams decommitted from Miami on Tuesday, but it looks like his next destination is already a foregone conclusion.

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WTVM) - A man has been arrested and charged with murder after a shooting death in Phenix City, according to the Phenix City Police Department. Officers responded October 11 to the 500 block of 11th Avenue South in reference to a homicide. Upon arrival, officers found Rodney Jermane Clark suffering from a gunshot wound.

A national bus tour calling for lower health care costs is making two stops in Georgia today, Oct. 14, in Columbus at 9 a.m. and Savannah at 3 p.m. The Sick of It! Fix Health Care Now tour is organized by Protect Our Care, which is pressing Congress to restore Affordable Care Act tax credits, reverse Medicaid cuts and expand Medicare drug price negotiations. Laura Packard, a cancer survivor and small business owner traveling with the tour, said the issue is personal. "The Affordable Care Act sav

The oldest institution in Columbus isn’t a building or a structure. It’s Linwood Cemetery, established in 1828 — the same year as the birth of the city — after the son of the surveyor died during the work. Nearly 200 years later, the Historic Linwood Foundation continues to preserve this site. Its annual Linwood Ramble, an evening of food, music and guided walks through the grounds, will be Oct. 15, starting at 4 p.m., and this year’s theme is “ Secretive Symbols in Plain Sight.” Ahead of this y

Pezold Center for Technology will rise like the Golden Arches Who better to lead a new center for technology at Columbus State University than Jack and JoRhee Pezold?  The impact on STEM education, technology innovation, and workforce development in Columbus, across Georgia and beyond will help reshape education and the workforce. The Pezold family has served…

The weather pattern is about to take a dramatic turn across East Alabama and West Georgia, and fall fans have plenty to look forward to!For now, strong high pressure is keeping our weather quiet across the Southeast and much of the southern and central United States. While storm systems track around this area of high pressure, we'll stay high and dry with comfortable mornings, plenty of sunshine, and afternoon temperatures climbing close to 90 degrees through Thursday.But don't get too comfortab

Softball concluded its region tournaments and declared winners over the weekend and are now gearing up for the GHSA-wide competition to start Oct. 13. The first and second rounds, also known as the Super Regionals, will run from Oct. 12-15 and Oct. 19-22 in a traditional best-of-three format. The higher seed in each matchup will host and the final eight out of each classification will advance to the coveted Elite Eight. Games will be played in doubleheader format with a tiebreaker the following

The facility will be called the Jack and JoRhee Pezold Center for Emergent Technology, named in recognition of Jack and JoRhee Pezold for their landmark donations. The center is expected to open in fall 2028.

Getting across Columbus, Georgia, can be frustrating when traffic backs up at busy intersections, construction disrupts familiar routes, or drivers encounter long lines during the morning and evening commutes. As residential and commercial development continues to reshape parts of the region, transp...

Early voting begins this week in Muscogee County Early voting begins in Muscogee County Tuesday October 13, 2026, for the upcoming general election in November. Advance voting locations in Columbus include the City Services Center off Macon Road, the Shirley Winston Recreation Center on Steam Mill Road and the Elizabeth Bradley Turner Center at Co…