Columbus GA

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Columbus city officials held the second of three public hearings on the county’s millage rate. State law requires the yearly meetings, which determine how much the city collects in property taxes. Officials pushed back on what they called a misleading public notice, saying any increase...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Two people have been arrested in a June 1 overnight shooting. Officials began investigating an overnight shooting that left one person injured in the 5200 block of Hamilton Road. According to officials, Ronald and Reality Forsyth have been arrested. Both suspects are being charged with aggravated

A longtime state representative from Tuskegee will face a university administrator in a runoff on June 16 for the Democratic nomination for House District 82. Incumbent Pebblin Warren, D-Tuskegee, will face Sidney Brown, assistant chief of staff at Tuskegee University in the district, which includes Macon County and a

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Two people are recovering following a shooting in Columbus late Tuesday night. According to the Columbus Police Department, officers responded to a call at Elizabeth Canty Homes in the area of Cusseta Road just after 11:30 p.m. At the scene, authorities found two victims, identified as...

GEORGIA — Two people have been arrested in connection with an overnight shooting that occurred June 1 in Columbus. According to authorities, officers began investigating a shooting in the 5200 block of Hamilton Road that left one person injured. Officials said Ronald Forsyth and Reality Forsyth have been arrested in co

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Muscogee County School District is hiring! The Muscogee County School District says it is looking to fill a variety of positions for the 2026-2027 school year.  The job fair will take place on Thursday, June 11, 2026. Interested applicants will have the opportunity to interview on-site at 296

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The Columbus Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 16-year-old girl. Sydney Patrick was last seen in the area of the 7000 block of Stone Mill Drive on Monday around 8:30 p.m., according to police. Patrick is 5 feet 8...

Georgia has rejected the Sun Bucks program. Thousands of kids won't get summer meal help. The program gives eligible parents $120 per child to buy food during the summer months when schools close their cafeterias. Sun Bucks works as a summer EBT benefit designed to help families when school ends....

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — NeighborWorks Columbus, in partnership with The Housing Authority of Columbus, Georgia (HACG), is set to break ground on a new affordable housing development on Thursday. Officials say Providence Pointe is a new 102-unit affordable housing development for seniors aged 55 and older. RELATED: A dre

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — A local animal resource center is pleading for the community’s help to avoid the unimaginable. Despite Paws Humane Society’s efforts to fulfil the need for housing animals, officials now have to consider euthanizing dogs. Although Paws has faced euthanasia due to medical or behavioral reasons, th