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COLUMBUS, Ga. - For most of its history, the Chattahoochee River was Columbus' engine. The fall line between Columbus and Franklin has about 20 miles of waterfalls, which citizens used to power the first large-scale hydr...
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COLUMBUS, Ga. - Democrats won both Georgia Public Service Commission seats on the Nov. 3 ballot, giving them a 3-2 major...
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama and its team members have pledged more than $400,000 to the Unite...
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COLUMBUS, Ga. - Columbus has about 34 miles of connected off-road trails, and more than 500,000 people use them each yea...
Nov. 10, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Columbus State University held a ceremonial groundbreaking Nov. 4 for the Jack and JoRhee Pezold Center...
Nov. 10, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - The National Infantry Museum will hold its annual Veterans Day commemoration on Wednesday, Nov. 11, with...
Nov. 10, 2026
PHENIX CITY, Ala. - The Russell County school board has adopted a plan to find its next superintendent, setting in motio...
Nov. 10, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - The Columbus City Council holds its regular meeting today, Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 9 a.m. in Council Chambe...
Nov. 10, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Columbus Fire & EMS takes requests for a smoke alarm through an online survey on the city's website, and...
Nov. 9, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - People cross the Chattahoochee River every day between Columbus, Georgia, and Phenix City, Alabama, and...
Nov. 9, 2026
PHENIX CITY, Ala. - Integrea, the nonprofit mental health provider for four East Alabama counties, is moving toward cons...
Nov. 9, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - State Rep. Carolyn Hugley, D-Columbus, the House minority leader, is in line to become the first Black w...
Nov. 9, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - A "shark-tank style" pitch competition for local entrepreneurs is set for Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, at the...
Nov. 9, 2026
PINE MOUNTAIN, Ga. - F.D. Roosevelt State Park covers 10,874 acres in Harris County, making it Georgia's largest state p...
Nov. 9, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Georgia's 2026-27 duck season opens Saturday, Nov. 21, and hunters under 16 and eligible veterans and ac...
Nov. 9, 2026
PHENIX CITY, Ala. - Republican Tommy Tuberville won Alabama's governor's race on Nov. 3, defeating Democrat Doug Jones 8...
Nov. 9, 2026
ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Public Health announced Nov. 3 that it is raising the price of a five-year medical c...
Nov. 9, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - The city of Columbus will rename the Boxwood Recreation Center in honor of the late Councilor Jerry "Pop...
Nov. 9, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Downstream from Columbus, the Chattahoochee River is stopped by one of the biggest structures on the Geo...
Nov. 8, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Documents obtained by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution show that Audi's planned plant in Middle Georgia...
Nov. 8, 2026
PHENIX CITY, Ala. - Just west of the Chattahoochee River in Russell County, Alabama, sits one of the area's earliest mil...
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COLUMBUS, Ga. - Democrats won both Georgia Public Service Commission seats on the Nov. 3 ballot, giv...
COLUMBUS, Ga. - State Rep. Carolyn Hugley, D-Columbus, the House minority leader, is in line to beco...
PHENIX CITY, Ala. - Republican Tommy Tuberville won Alabama's governor's race on Nov. 3, defeating D...
Hispanic Heritage Month runs Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, and there's still time to celebrate the Latin...
Columbus and Phenix City residents came together Saturday morning for the 5th annual Tri-City Latino...
