Columbus GA

ARLINGTON, Va. (WTVM) - With the government shutdown continuing for around 4 weeks now, the uncertainty continues for service members around the nation - including soldiers on Fort Benning. We talked to a Navy veteran about the financial strain and how her non-profit is bridging the gap. “The anxiety, the...

Have you been contemplating pet adoption, or simply love perusing adorable pets? A myriad of delightful pets are available for adoption at various animal shelters in the vicinity of columbus..

Chad Scrimpshire is more than just “the restaurant guy.” Scrimpshire, along with his business partners and friends Miles Greathouse, Robert Battle, Garrett Lawrence, and Scotty Declue, owns several popular restaurants and bars around Columbus, including Nonic , Jarfly , Ray’s Quick Stop , and, most recently, Super...

Chambers County, Ala. (WTVM) - The Chambers County Sheriff’s office is asking for the public’s help in finding 33 year old Reggie Smith. Investigators say Smith is about 6’2″ and weighs about 270 pounds. According to sheriff’s office officials, Smith was last seen at Hantal in Cusseta, AL on October 23rd....

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — A sitting Columbus councilor will have opposition next year for the District council 5 seat. Columbus attorney Robert Wadkins Jr. has filed intention to run forms with the local elections office to seek the seat currently held by two-term Councilor Charmaine Crabb. The 43-year-old criminal...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Columbus Water Works is proposing a rate increase and new fee for 2026 to help fund major upgrades to the city’s water and wastewater systems. The utility company presented its plan to the Columbus City Council Tuesday night, using the meeting as a second public forum to explain the proposal....

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A Columbus mother of three is preparing to tighten her budget and skip bill payments to afford groceries after losing access to food stamps during the government shutdown. Nina Sanchez, a single mother living paycheck to paycheck, said she normally receives over $800 in food stamps...

Piedmont and Outpatient Imaging Affiliates have entered a joint venture partnership to expand access to convenient, high-quality imaging services across the state of Georgia. Columbus is the first community in which the joint venture is launching, with other Georgia centers set to open in other communities by the end...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Trick-or-treat or trunk-or-treat? With Halloween on the horizon, local families are having to make a choice between sticking to tradition or trying something else. Organizers of several Columbus trunk-or-treat events spoke about why having the option is important. “We feel particularly in this...

The old Muscogee County Jail, built in by the Public Works Administration in 1939 to alleviate overcrowding and poor conditions at the Columbus Stockade (circa 1870) was in use until 2002. It was replaced by the modern facility in the background and there are already calls to replace the new jail.