Columbus GA

After completing the schematic design process on a potential new Muscogee County Jail, officials said the latest estimate to construct the replacement facility would cost more than $480 million. Columbus Department of Inspections and Code director Ryan Pruett joined Douglas Kleppin, an architect with the SLAM Collaborative of Atlanta, Doug Shaw, an associate architect with Jericho Design Group of Cumming and Henry Painter, senior...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — One man has been sentenced to five consecutive life sentences in prison plus 40 years on ten felony counts, according to Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit District Attorney Don Kelly. Kelly announced the conviction of Eevon Battee on Thursday, May 7, 2026, on ten felony counts including the following: RELATED: Man sentenced to […]

PHENIX CITY, Ga. (WTVM) - Gas prices continue to climb as talks to end the war with Iran continue. Regular gas averages $4.91 a gallon in Alabama and $4.99 in Georgia, according to GasBuddy.com. Drivers say these gas prices are forcing them to rethink even basic trips. The U.S. and...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The public is being asked to help find a missing 52-year-old man in Columbus. Roddrick Darrell was last seen on May 1 in the 500 block of 5th Avenue. The clothes he wore is unknown at this time. Darrell has black hair and brown eyes. He...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Students at Carver High School walked out to protest in the hallways after the transfer of two assistant principals, Latavious Watts and Chasity Boyd. Video circulating online shows the student protest. The Muscogee County School District released a statement Wednesday addressing the situation. “The Muscogee County...

Dutch Bros Coffee plans to open a new location in Columbus. The company opened its first Columbus-area location in Phenix City in December. They are in the early stages of bringing the coffee shop to Columbus, Dutch Bros spokeswoman Alissan Spiedel told the Ledger-Enquirer. The website for LDI, a construction plans printing company, shows Dutch Bros accepting bids for new construction at...

After 34 years of providing fine dining and a venue for private social events, a Columbus riverfront establishment is out of business. The Chattahoochee River Club , at 1100 Bay Ave , has officially closed. The members-only club ceased operations May 1. In a letter sent to members Wednesday, obtained by the Ledger-Enquirer, club leadership attributed the closure to a string of economic difficulties...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - One person is dead following a shooting on Merrywood Drive Thursday evening. The shooting happened at 5:20 p.m., according to the Columbus Police Department. Dean Hill, 30, was shot and pronounced dead at Piedmont ER, according to Buddy Bryan. An autopsy will be conducted at the...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Police were on the scene of an accident at the intersection of Whitesville Road, Tom Buk Tu Lane and Cloverdale Road. According to police, there were no injuries, but a tree did fall on a vehicle. In addition, a power line was also down in the area.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A shooting on N. Oakley Drive left one person injured Thursday afternoon. The shooting happened around 1:30 p.m. Columbus police tell us 3 people are being questioned in the incident.