Columbus GA

The Muscogee County School District will have a new principal, a new assistant principal and a new director of a special-education program if the MCSD board approves the following appointments recommended by superintendent David Lewis: Gloria Anna Nevarez Bernal-Askew to be principal of Arnold Middle School Cynthea Applegate to be assistant principal of Blanchard Elementary School Tiffany Collins to be director of the Woodall Program, which serves students with emotional and behavioral disorders

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Synovus signs are coming down and the Pinnacle signs are going up as the next step in the merger, but people may not be able to tell. The Synovus signs are coming down and the pinnacle signs are going up as the next step in the merger, but people not […]

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Muscogee County Sheriff Greg Countryman said his office responded to a crash on Interstate 185 northbound near J.R. Allen Parkway that left a K-9 deputy and his police dog injured. Deputy, K-9 taken to hospital. The deputy and K-9 were sitting on the side of the...

The field and fieldhouse at Odis Spencer Stadium will be named in honor of Spencer High School graduate and former NFL player Ernie Green if the Muscogee County School District Board approves the recommendation from superintendent David Lewis and MCSD athletics director Kendall Mills. The board is scheduled to vote on the recommendation during its next monthly meeting, Oct. 19 at 6 p.m., according to the agenda . Green graduated from Spencer in 1958 and played as a running back for the Universit

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Columbus Council took another swing at funding for a new pickleball facility Tuesday morning. And it’s going to cost taxpayers more money. Columbus Council voted to spend an additional $1.7 million in public funds to build a new pickleball facility in the 1600 block of Third Avenue. That brings the […]

Former Alabama commit Jatori Williams decommitted from Miami on Tuesday, but it looks like his next destination is already a foregone conclusion.

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WTVM) - A man has been arrested and charged with murder after a shooting death in Phenix City, according to the Phenix City Police Department. Officers responded October 11 to the 500 block of 11th Avenue South in reference to a homicide. Upon arrival, officers found Rodney Jermane Clark suffering from a gunshot wound.

A national bus tour calling for lower health care costs is making two stops in Georgia today, Oct. 14, in Columbus at 9 a.m. and Savannah at 3 p.m. The Sick of It! Fix Health Care Now tour is organized by Protect Our Care, which is pressing Congress to restore Affordable Care Act tax credits, reverse Medicaid cuts and expand Medicare drug price negotiations. Laura Packard, a cancer survivor and small business owner traveling with the tour, said the issue is personal. "The Affordable Care Act sav

The oldest institution in Columbus isn’t a building or a structure. It’s Linwood Cemetery, established in 1828 — the same year as the birth of the city — after the son of the surveyor died during the work. Nearly 200 years later, the Historic Linwood Foundation continues to preserve this site. Its annual Linwood Ramble, an evening of food, music and guided walks through the grounds, will be Oct. 15, starting at 4 p.m., and this year’s theme is “ Secretive Symbols in Plain Sight.” Ahead of this y

Pezold Center for Technology will rise like the Golden Arches Who better to lead a new center for technology at Columbus State University than Jack and JoRhee Pezold?  The impact on STEM education, technology innovation, and workforce development in Columbus, across Georgia and beyond will help reshape education and the workforce. The Pezold family has served…