Columbus GA

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WTVM) - Several lanes will be closed near 21st Avenue in Phenix City is closed due to utility work. Officials say the closure involves two lanes of westbound traffic and one lane of eastbound traffic along Crawford Road between 20th Avenue and Opelika Road. The roadways are expected to remain closed

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Officials at Gentian Elementary School are asking parents and guardians to pick up their children as soon as possible due to power outage issues. Officials announced on Monday that the school will have early dismissal due to Georgia Power issues causing outages. According to officials, the outage

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office recently held an awards ceremony recognizing seven LCSO employees and one employee of the Lee County Probate Office for their actions and service to the Lee County community. Sheriff Jay Jones praised the recipients for their dedication and willingness to serve others, particularly durin

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The Columbus Consolidated Government’s Department of Public Works will temporarily suspend Tree for Fee charges for eligible residential storm debris following widespread storm damage in a designated area of Columbus-Muscogee County. Public Works has mapped the affected area to determine which pr

There has been a lot of talk about Thompson senior quarterback and Alabama commit Trent Seaborn this year and deservedly so. However, Georgia State commit Bobby Coleman – younger brother of Texas wide receiver Cam Coleman – continues to impress as well. Bobby made this week’s Ben’s 10...

PHENIX CITY, Ala. — Four months after 36-year-old Harvey Lee Walker was shot and killed at the Colonial Inn on Highway 280, his family is speaking out — as one of the people accused in his death remains on the run. Walker, a father of four, was killed...

RUSSELL COUNTY, Ala. (WRBL) — “You never know when it’s going to be someone’s last opportunity to say, I love you.” – ARTHUR SUMBRY, JR., RUSSELL COUNTY CORONER. Arthur “Pee Wee” Sumbry Junior’s family has been in the funeral service industry since the early 1920s. He’s been around death all of his life. He learned […]

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School announced Sunday evening that all pre-K4 through 12th grade students will have a virtual learning day on Monday, Sept. 21 due to the current power outages following Saturday’s severe storms. RELATED: Thousands of Columbus residents face power outages, downed trees

COLUMBUS, Ga. — Smooth jazz and R&B music played at Woodruff Riverfront Park Sunday during the 13th annual Jazz on the River event. Attendees, including first-time visitors and longtime regulars, said they enjoyed the atmosphere by the river. Columbus resident Yolanda Weeks has attended the event for multiple years.

Columbus can expect a calm Sunday followed by afternoon thunderstorms and high heat early in the week before a cold front brings cooler temperatures on Wednesday.