Georgia House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee discusses teacher retention in Columbus meeting
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Georgia House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Education Performance Metrics and Workforce Stability met in Columbus Wednesday morning to find solutions that help keep experienced teachers in classrooms and tend to their financial needs. State representatives and education administrators gather
Public’s help needed locating missing person in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The Columbus Police Department is searching for the location of a missing man. 25-year-old Da-Quavious Kelley was last seen on September 6 in the 5200 block of Crystal Court. Police say he had on a red dress and pink bubble slides. Kelley has black hair and...
Northside High teacher remembered after death from brain aneurysm
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Northside High School is mourning the loss of science teacher Cassie Renfrow, who died Friday after suffering a ruptured brain aneurysm last month. Renfrow experienced what she described as the worst headache of her life at school on Aug. 25. She was rushed to the hospital, where doctors discover
Pattern change ahead: Showers return, then heat builds again
A new weather pattern driven by low pressure in the northern Gulf is expected to bring showers and thunderstorms to the Columbus region through Sunday before clearing up and leading to rising temperatures.
Lawsuit about Columbus data center ordinance gets first hearing. What happened
The Keep It Rural LLC and eight landowners in Upatoi near the propose Project Ruby $5.18 billion data center, suing the Columbus Council over the process of how the technology overlay ordinance was passed this year, will likely get their answer on the lawsuit by the end of the year. Wednesday afternoon, Superior Court
Georgia House Minority Leader calls for climate change impact assessment in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Georgia House Minority Leader Carolyn Hugley is calling for a legislative assessment of the economic and public-health impacts of climate change on Georgians. On Wednesday morning, Hugley joined local leaders and the Climate Action Campaign in Columbus for a press conference focused on the issue.
Columbus residents divided over neighborhood cat colony
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Residents of the Georgetown subdivision attended Tuesday’s Columbus city council meeting divided over a local cat colony, with some asking officials to remove the animals and others opposed to that plan. Ten people were on Tuesday’s city council agenda to discuss the cats in the...
Dry with lots of sun Tuesday, Rain chances hold off
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The summer heat isn’t going anywhere, but humidity will be a little more under control for a day or so. Rain chances return later in the week. Lots of sun Tuesday. Dry and a bit breezy. Still hot with highs between 88 and 92 degrees. Feels like temperatures not too bad in the low to mid 90s.
From homeless to helped: Local organization works to assist people rebuild their lives
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Becky Spencer spent six years living on the streets after she lost her home, her car and her job. To get by, Spencer says she grabbed an occasional meal from Safehouse Ministries, and that’s where she heard about 211. “If they would fill out the online intake form on the United […]
Columbus police seek missing 17-year-old
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The Columbus Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating a missing teen. 17-year-old Terrion McDew was last seen on September 6 in the 5600 block of Blueridge Drive. According to police, he had on a black shirt, gray or beige sweatpants, black slides, and a brown bookbag.
