Columbus GA

LILBURN — Providence Christian’s fastpitch softball team is headed to Columbus for a third straight season. The No. 5 seed Storm defeated No. 12 St. Francis 7-3 in their decisive Game 3 on Tuesday, winning the three-game series and advancing to the Elite Eight round in Columbus. The teams had split the first two games of the best-of-three series on Monday with Providence winning 7-1 in Game 1 and St. Francis winning 5-4 in Game 2. Providence (21-9) opens play in Columbus on Oct. 28 at 11 a.m.

Chef Lee’s Peking Restaurant at 6100 Bradley Park Drive in Columbus is closed for renovations, but a second location may also be opening a few miles away. According to a sign outside the restaurant’s door, the Chinese restaurant will be closed for “the next few months” as renovations take place. Joe Lee opened Chef Lee’s at 4248 Buena Vista Road in 1984 before opening a second location on Bradley Park Drive in 1998. In 2009, Chef Lee’s was rated among the “ Top 100 Chinese Restaurants in USA ” b

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — There is an update on the racial discrimination complaint that Columbus Mayor-elect Isaiah Hugley filed against the city after he was fired as city manager. The information is limited, but we do know that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has completed its investigation. Hugley has received the report, and the mayor […]

Atlanta, Augusta and North Georgia could still experience winter disruptions through March 2027.

When Back Columbus Blue , a nonprofit organization that provides meals for Columbus first responders and law enforcement, turned 10 years old in 2025, it began awarding scholarships too. Paul Voorhees , co-founder and owner of Ranger Joe’s, and former state Rep. Jed Harris Jr. founded the Back Columbus Blue in 2015 to show appreciation for local law enforcement. Harris told the Ledger-Enquirer the Columbus Police Department was facing staffing issues and high job turnover around that time. He an

PETA asks Columbus Police to end use of K9 officers People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is asking the Columbus Police Department to reconsider their use of K9 officers. The formal request addressed to Chief Stoney Mathis last Friday comes on the heels of two high profile incidents involving canines at the department. The Columbus Polic…

Community leaders, business owners, and students gathered for an event hosted by The Mill District in Columbus, Georgia, to promote economic growth and strengthen community connections.

The Columbus Council approved another $1.7 million for a pickleball facility on Third Avenue, part of increasing the project’s total budget from about $1.6 million to $8.4 million, with some residents expressing frustration about the city’s priorities. The Columbus Pickleball Association (CPA) acquired the 1641 Third Ave. property for $950,000, which it intended to donate to the city to house a pickleball facility, Columbus Director of Inspections and Code Ryan Pruett told the council during the

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WRBL) — Phenix City Schools (PCS) is inviting the surrounding community to join them for their PCS Community Update on Tuesday, Oct. 27 to discuss some of their current and upcoming initiatives. According to PCS, the district update will involve Phenix City Superintendent Nathan Walters and Phenix City Board of Education members […]

The holiday hiring season is underway in Columbus, with retailers, department stores and package delivery companies recruiting workers ahead of Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Christmas. Local job listings show opportunities paying anywhere from $8.50 to $18.20 an hour, depending on the employer and...