Columbus GA

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The Development Authority of Columbus has been awarded a $2 million rural development grant for site improvement work at Technology Park, city officials said. The funding will be used to clear land at the park, located off Chattsworth, so businesses can move in without the delays...

Independence Day falls on a Saturday this year, so many places will be observing the holiday on Friday the third. With both days being a federally observed holiday, you should know what is open and closed this weekend. City services and government offices Closed July 3: Columbus Consolidated Government 311 Citizens Ser

U.S. Marine Capt. John Sax was 8 years old when he fell in love with flying while growing up in California during the 1990s. A family friend invited him as a child to ride a Yak-52 monoplane. Since that day, John surrounded himself with all things aviation, going to the Reno Air Races , aviation museums and airplane si

OPELIKA, Ala. (WTVM) - The Lee County Commission dedicated two Liberty Trees outside the TK Davis Justice Center War Memorial Friday morning as part of the America 250 commemoration. The Liberty Tree Project honors the original Liberty Tree in Boston, where the Sons of Liberty rallied to ignite the American...

The votes are in : Chattabrewchee Southern Brewhouse is the city’s best brewery. The veteran-owned, family and pet-friendly taproom beat out Scofflaw Brewing Co. and The Cannon Brew Pub in the final round of reader voting to claim the crown, and we went to see for ourselves why Columbus loves it so much. As the only br

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Columbus police K-9 Havoc is back home with his handler and recovering after being shot in the line of duty. Havoc, a two-year-old German shepherd cross-trained in narcotics detection, tracking and apprehension, was airlifted from Columbus to a veterinary trauma center in Auburn by medical transp

The Columbus Police Department says two juveniles have been arrested following a string of stolen vehicles and vehicle break-ins that impacted the community last weekend. According to the department’s Property Crimes Unit, investigators spent the past week investigating the incidents before obtaining arrest warrants fo

A Heat Advisory is in effect for most of Alabama through Saturday evening, with heat index temperatures in the triple digits and rain chances increasing Sunday.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - An arrest has been made in Muscogee County of a man wanted in Manchester for his alleged involvement in recent shootings. Tyquavious Campbell aka Hot Dog was located and arrested by the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office. He had active warrants with the Manchester Police Department for the followin

Armed and dangerous suspect arrested in Muscogee County The Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office Collaborative Intelligence Group worked in collaboration with the Manchester Police Department to arrest Tyquavious Campbell aka Hot Dog. He was considered armed and extremely dangerous. Campbell was being sought by