Columbus GA

AUBURN, Ala. (WRBL) — A report released on Wednesday by Auburn Athletics stated that the FIFA Friendly hosted by the university in June generated more than $27 million for Lee County. The study, done in partnership with Collegiate Consulting and Auburn-Opelika Tourism, analyzed lodging data, event-generated revenue and

The Music Man, George Corradino, has left the bandstand If you’ve never seen the award-winning 1962 musical and movie, The Music Man, the famous line is, “I always think there’s a band, kid.”  Robert Preston was the band “professor” in the movie. It could just as easily have been George Corradino. If you lo

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Muggier air is increasing and that will bring back the rain chances the rest of the week into the weekend. It won’t be a washout, but have some inside plans ready just in case. Patchy morning fog is possible Thursday. Otherwise, we’ll have a mostly...

The Marshall Success Center is collecting gently used clothing and working appliances for its first annual Community Closet, a giveaway aimed at easing costs for families across Columbus this fall. The center is part of the Muscogee County School District, and is “designed for students in grades 3-12 who have violated

Columbus City Council District Three Councilman Bruce Huff is preparing to step away from public office.

An Alabama restaurant owner has pleaded guilty after admitting that he fraudulently obtained approximately $866,500 from federal COVID relief programs and used part of the ... Read More

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley gave a presentation on affordable housing challenges during this week’s Columbus City Council meeting. One of the concerns presented is what officials call “missing middle housing.”. The United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley presented a plan forward...

The Columbus Airport is overhauling its leadership structure as officials look to shift the airport from maintaining day-to-day operations toward a more aggressive growth strategy. The changes include moving airport director Amber Clark into a newly developed senior director role focused on business development and rec

Nobody puts “affordable” and “adorable” in the same sentence often enough, but Opelika, Alabama earns both words without even trying. This little city in Lee County has been quietly rewriting the rules of retirement, and the math is almost embarrassingly good. Let’s start with the number...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Columbus City Council heard renewed debate this week over a community cat colony in the Georgetown subdivision, weeks after the city requested that PAWS Humane Society remove the cats. In a letter sent on Aug. 27, the Columbus Consolidated Government called the colony a nuisance and a “significan