Columbus Mayor declares Feb. 11 as “211 Day” to highlight community support service
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Columbus City Council members presented a proclamation at their Tuesday council meeting that recognizes Feb. 11 as “211 Day,” a day that recognizes the work and efforts of the 211 call team. 211 is a trusted resource in the Chattahoochee Valley that helps people navigate assistance for food,...
Piggly Wiggly Phenix City Plaza location to close after nearly 40 years
PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WRBL) — The Piggly Wiggly located on 13th Street, which has served its Phenix City community for the last four decades, will soon be closing. The locally owned grocery store came to the decision after years of financial struggles. According to company leadership, the Phenix Plaza location suffered...
Columbus Fire & EMS move into new headquarters
Columbus Fire & EMS is showing off their new headquarters on social media. It’s located at 1100 Veterans Parkway. The department announced the move in the following Facebook post:. The Columbus Fire-EMS Department is excited to move into our new state of the art administrative headquarters. After thirty years...
County discusses solid waste plan almost four years in
LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Commission met Monday night and discussed an issue brought forth by a citizen regarding the county’s solid waste plan contract with Arrow Disposal, now known as Meridian Waste. Citizen Lance Farrar approached the commission Monday night and distributed documents related to the...
First candidate files for Muscogee County school board race
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Robert Roth has become the first candidate to file a declaration of intention to accept campaign contributions for the Muscogee County School District race scheduled for May 19. Roth’s paperwork indicates he is raising money to possibly run in District 6, a seat currently held by...
Woman dead, man hurt in early morning Columbus shooting
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Columbus police are investigating an early morning shooting that left a woman dead and a man injured. Authorities said officers were called to the 4500 block of Gardiner Drive Wednesday morning regarding a shooting. That’s in the area of Celia Drive. An exact time of the incident wasn’t...
Multiple crashes shut down U.S. 280 in Opelika
OPELIKA, Ala. (WTVM) - All lanes in both directions on U.S. 280, headed towards Columbus in Opelika, are reopen after multiple vehicle crashes Thursday morning. According to Opelika police, officers were responding to a crash on Columbus Parkway past Uniroyal when an additional crash occurred. Opelika police...
Uptown Columbus welcomes back a summertime, community favorite
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Uptown Columbus Market Days is returning to Broadway starting Saturday, April 4. The market will be open every Saturday until the end of August from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. According to Tracey Green, Director of Communications and Events for Uptown Columbus, Market Days is a way for more than 150 […]
Central Georgia: Up to 3 Inches of Rain Possible This Weekend
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Atlanta, Georgia – Moderate to heavy rainfall returns this weekend across North and Central Georgia, bringing widespread totals of 1 to 2 inches and prompting travel concerns into Sunday. According to the...
Ten Columbus men receive prison terms after wiretaps expose drug network
WASHINGTON (WTVM) - Ten Columbus men have been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking operations in the city. Their sentencing stems from a multi-agency investigation that ended in 2024 called ‘Operation Sweet Silence,' where more than 100 people were arrested. Also, law enforcement recovered firearms,...
