Columbus GA

A Columbus public school is on track to have a new principal. On the agenda for the Muscogee County School District Board’s work session Monday, MCSD Superintendent David Lewis recommended the appointment of Draveious Hurston-White as principal of Key Elementary School . The board is scheduled to vote on the recommendation during its April 20 meeting, starting at 6 p.m. Lewis and Key principal...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A section of the Columbus Riverwalk near the city dog park and the National Infantry Museum will be temporarily closed starting Wednesday. The Columbus Consolidated Government said engineers will be replacing a bridge at the Oxbow Creek Golf Course. The work is expected to take about...

A man has been arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder after deputies with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of shots fired.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - We’re boosting temperatures this week; it will be our warmest week so far this year. Dry weather continues thanks to a ridge of high pressure tightening its grip. Partly to mostly cloudy Monday. Warm with highs between 82 and 85 degrees. A few clouds early...

The 17th Annual Plains Car, Truck, Motorcycle and Tractor Show, hosted by Southwest Trophy & Gifts owner Stephanie Young, was a gearhead’s dream. 78 vehicles spanning 100 years of automotive […]

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Columbus voters will have an opportunity to hear directly from candidates in various upcoming local elections on Tuesday, April 14. St. Paul AME Church, located at 4900 St. Mary’s Road, will host a ‘Meet the Candidates’ forum on Tuesday from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. The forum will serve as a […]

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - More than 40 people with outstanding warrants were taken into custody in March as a result of targeted operations by Columbus Police Department’s fugitive task force, special operations unit and the United States Marshals Service. Columbus police said the arrests cleared 105 felony charges and...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Officials with the Columbus Police Department are searching for a runaway juvenile last seen in the area of the 1400 block of Box Circle on Friday. Authorities are asking for the public’s help to locate 16-year-old Zamontae Black, described as a Black male with black hair and brown eyes. The juvenile’s height […]

SMITHS STATION, Ala. (WTVM) - A Sunday afternoon fire has left a family displaced. According to officials, the house fire started on April 12 near the intersection of Lee Road 941 and Lee Road 769. Fire officials got the call around 3:12 p.m. EST and had the fire under control...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A vacant home in Columbus appears to be a total loss after an early morning fire. Fire crews were on the scene in the 3100 block of 4th Avenue around 3 a.m. Monday. Authorities report no injuries, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.