Columbus GA

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Columbus State University’s College of Education & Health Professions inducted five new honorees into its Hall of Fame during a ceremony on Oct. 21. The 2025 inductees are educators and health professionals with decades of career experience. All are graduates of the college. Class of...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A Columbus-area pastor with family ties to Jamaica is organizing a hurricane relief fund after Hurricane Melissa caused significant damage to homes, major flooding and power outages across the island. Pastor Jay Bailey of Solid Rock Church in Midland is a Jamaican native who has family...

AUBURN, Ala. (WRBL) — As the federal government shutdown drags into its fourth week, hunger relief leaders across Alabama are warning a crisis could leave thousands of families without food. At the Food Bank of East Alabama, Executive Director Martha Henk says the looming halt to SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition...

A new study by Priority Software has determined the best U.S. cities for bargain shopping and Columbus, GA ranks third in the nation. The number of vintage and thrift stores, discount stores, used car dealerships, pawn shops, flea markets, outlet stores, and wholesale stores in each city were analyzed to create an...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — After USDA announced there will be no federal food aid issued on Nov. 1, millions of Americans are expected to feel the strain, but one Columbus church is stepping up to help. For more than 20 years, Saint James AME Church has supported families in need by offering fresh produce. On […]

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL)- Happy Tuesday! It has been an overcast, chilly day, and we are in for even colder weather in our forecast. Wednesday & Thursday: Tomorrow we are tracking a cold front that will move through the southeast. This front will bring scattered showers early Wednesday afternoon. This will be that cold...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WALB) - Several Georgia High School Softball Championship games have been rescheduled to different times due to inclement weather expected in Columbus on Wednesday, Oct. 29. The Georgia High School Association (GHSA) announced the schedule adjustment on Oct. 28. GHSA said that games will now begin on...

When: October 29–November 1, 2025Where: South Commons Softball Complex – Columbus, GATickets: Available exclusively on GoFanStreaming: AtheletesGoLive (Games listed on Elite Eight Brackets)Bracket: GHSA Playoffs GHSA Softball Championship Tournament UpdateDue to inclement weather expected in the Columbus area on...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Good Wednesday morning! Grab that umbrella — we’re in for another gray and soggy day. Showers are moving back into the region this morning, with temperatures hovering near 50 degrees. Expect a cloudy, damp day overall. Light, spotty showers will become a bit more steady this afternoon as a...

On Dec. 12, 2023, shortly before 7:30 p.m., 23-year-old Ryan Boles was shot and killed while sitting in his car behind Synovus Bank on 13th St. in Phenix City, following the East Alabama Chamber of Commerce Christmas party. During the mid-October trial, court video showed the unprovoked attack, an apparent...