Columbus GA

What is the weather this week in Columbus, Georgia?. Columbus warms from near 70 degrees Sunday to 78 Monday and 80 Tuesday before a 62 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms arrives Wednesday. Walk the RiverWalk in Columbus or Phenix City this morning and you get the full November opening:...

The Trion Lady Bulldogs claimed the 2026 Georgia High School Association (GHSA) Class A State Softball Championship Saturday, defeating Wheeler County 6-2 at the South Commons Softball Complex in Columbus. Coached by Trent Stamey, Trion won four consecutive games during the Elite Eight competition to secure the state title and...

Matt Martin, who was the executive chef at Synovus Park (now Pinnacle Park) for the first two seasons of Columbus Clingstones baseball, has died. Martin died Sunday after being in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Mobile, Alabama, for several days following a motorcycle accident, Clingstones general manager Pete Laven told the Ledger-Enquirer. “He was just one of those guys who never met a stranger,” Laven said. “He was a talented chef, but he also was just a gregarious guy. … He loved to

The Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating vandalism at the brand-new John D. Allen Judicial Center in Columbus. Two external windows were broken during an incident Saturday night, just one day after the $207.5 million building was dedicated . Surveillance video shows a man throwing rocks through the windows just after 8 p.m., Muscogee County Sheriff Greg Countryman told the Ledger-Enquirer The sheriff’s office is working to identify the suspect, who appears to be a white male, Countr

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Two people dressed in dinosaur costumes are facing charges after the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office said one of them pulled a gun on another customer at a Publix on Macon Road last night. The sheriff’s office said an argument over who was next in line...

Red light removed from notorious Phenix City intersection leading to Georgia A red light is being removed from a notorious Phenix City intersection leading to Columbus, Georgia. The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will return the right turn from US-280 West onto US-80 East to a free flow condition on the evening of Sunday, November 1, 2026. As part of this chang…

Salem and Smiths Station fire crews extinguished a brush fire on Lee Road 245 Halloween night. Fire was dispatched at 7:10 p.m., extinguished by 9:30 p.m. with no reported injuries or cause details. The Salem Volunteer Fire Department assisted the Smiths Station Fire Protection District with a brush fire in...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Two people have been arrested on several charges including aggravated assault after a customer altercation involving a firearm in the Publix on Macon Road on Saturday. According to the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), their Uniform Patrol responded to the Publix on Macon Road after receiving reports of a customer pulling […]

55-year-old Columbus man died from gunshot wound in east Columbus on October 31, 2026. Death investigation underway; victim's identity pending family notification; circumstances unclear. UPDATE · Oct 31, 7:06 PM. A Columbus man has died after being shot in east Columbus, according to officials. Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan...

Two people transported to hospital in critical condition after motorcycle-sedan crash on Halloween afternoon in Columbus. Macon Road between Dell Drive and Iris Drive closed; Rigdon Road also closed due to crash investigation. UPDATE · Oct 31, 6:05 PM. Two people were transported to a local hospital in critical...