Columbus GA

OPINION — As I’ve often mentioned in this column, Southern cooking is my favorite food of all. Barbara Patton, my sweet Mama (but not the former mayor of Opelika), and Pearl Coker Patton and Vivian Brooks McEachern Adamson, my grandmothers, were outstanding Southern cooks. Although I can cook...

Now that we’ve gotten our feet wet by naming the top 10 male and female high school track & field stars in South Alabama, let’s take it a little bit further by naming the top 10 male and female high school track & field stars in Central Alabama.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Those hoping to lend a helping hand in their community the next time a disaster strikes can now be fully prepared thanks to a free training being offered by the Salvation Army of Columbus. On Saturday, July 11, the Salvation Army will host a free emergency disaster services volunteer training fro

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WTVM) - A section of the Phenix City Riverwalk is temporarily shutting down for maintenance. The Phenix City Engineering Department announced Tuesday morning that a contractor has closed the wooden pedestrian bridge closest to the Phenix City Amphitheater, effective immediately. City officials say th

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) –– A longtime Muscogee County Sheriff’s deputy died Monday after a brief illness. Joe Riley Denson was 75. Denson served 32 years with the Sheriff’s Office, retiring as a sergeant. He remained with the department until his death as a member of the office’s reserve unit. Near the end of his law […]

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) sat at a table Monday with Columbus Technical College students, faculty, and community stakeholders to hear a message he said should resonate in Washington: Georgia’s economic growth depends on whether communities can train enough skilled workers to fill the jobs employers are bringing to t

Columbus Police K-9 Havoc, who was shot in the line of duty and airlifted to the hospital, is now back home.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The new downtown Columbus curfew for unaccompanied minors has been in place for less than two weeks. Over the weekend, police issued the first citations to parents or guardians of the teens accused of violating the curfew. RELATED: Newly enacted Uptown Columbus curfew faced its first major test J

Open Wed-Sat, 11 AM–2 AM (closed Sun-Tue) Tucked along Broadway in downtown Columbus, Georgia, The Loft has spent years becoming the kind of spot where locals go for hearty Southern food and a good time upstairs afterward. This local favorite, Columbus GA, restaurant blends a casual American menu with...

Local author Allen Levi used his hometown of Columbus, Georgia , as inspiration for the fictional town of Golden in his bestselling novel, “Theo of Golden.” The novel centers around a mysterious 86-year-old stranger, Theo, who moves to a small, Southern town. Theo makes it his mission to anonymously purchase 92 pencil