Columbus GA

City by city, story by story, person by person , StoryCorps documents, preserves and shares history. During a tour of several Southeastern cities, StoryCorps visited Columbus, making audio recordings June 9-13 of residents’ stories, including those about the Liberty Theatre for inclusion in StoryCorps’ “Brightness in B

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Two Columbus City Council runoff races were decided Tuesday, with Cathy Cook winning the District 9 at-large seat and Rebecca Zajac defeating Laketha Ashe in District 7. District 9 at-large. Cook won the citywide District 9 at-large seat with roughly 60 percent of the vote, defeating...

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WRBL) — There has been a development in the case of Jeremy Williams, a man convicted in Phenix City for the brutal 2021 sexual assault and murder of 5-year-old Kamarie Holland. The Alabama Supreme Court ordered on Tuesday that the Department of Corrections and Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey move forward with

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Not a lot going on at the moment. A frontal boundary that went through the area Monday has stalled across South Georgia. This old boundary will begin. to make its way back northward with precipitation chances increasing. Current radar loop shows a line of showers...

LEE COUNTY — The fifth annual Alabama Sheriffs Youth Ranches (ALSYR) Memorial Children’s Charity Golf Classic was held on Tuesday, June 2, at Saugahatchee Country Club in Opelika. This annual golf tournament is held in honor of the eight children who lost their lives in a tragic automobile...

LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Board of Education learned Monday that the school system’s finances remain on track, aided by stronger-than-expected local sales tax collections. Chief Financial Officer Ken Roberts told board members the system is performing better than anticipated when last year’s budget was adopted.

The Columbus Council has announced a temporary change in location for its upcoming meeting as city leaders prepare to vote on two highly debated proposals that have sparked weeks of public discussion. The meeting, originally scheduled to take place in the council chamber, will instead be held at the Muscogee...

Inmates start fire inside Muscogee County Jail after cell ‘shakedowns’ Inmates started an early morning fire June 16, 2026, at the Muscogee County Jail in retaliation for cell "shakedowns" according to a statement from Sheriff Greg Countryman. The fire caused significant damage shown in photos from inside t

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Columbus police are investigating a shooting in the 2700 block of Thomas Street. One person was injured in the shooting. Officers are on scene gathering more information.

Georgia residents should keep an eye on the weather because there could be some patches of severe weather through the middle of the week and as we head into the weekend. The N ational Weather Service Peachtree City (NWS) office issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook covering much of north and central Georgia, including Mus