Nearly 20% of Columbus residents — about 37,000 people — are living below the poverty line, and local food pantries say their shelves are running low as summer demand increases.
Orchard View Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center hosted its third annual beauty pageant Tuesday afternoon, with five residents competing in front of a crowd of fellow residents, nurses, family and friends.
With temperatures running high in the Columbus area, veterinarians and animal shelters are urging pet owners to take extra precautions, as heat can turn dangerous for animals.
Alabama families will have a chance to save money on back-to-school supplies between July 17and 19 as part of the state’s annual back-to-school sales tax holiday.
The Chambers County Drug Task Force filed 122 drug-related charges over the past three months as fentanyl use increases across parts of east Alabama, according to authorities.
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock visited Columbus Technical College on Monday to hear from students about a bill that would allow certain young people to work while attending school.
Teens in Columbus say there isn’t much to do after school or on weekends — and some are hoping a new youth sports initiative from the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office can change that.
Most days you wouldn’t be wrong in Alabama or Georgia if you said it’s going to be hot, humid with a chance of showers and storms. That same setup continues Tuesday.
Bridge repairs on Interstate 85 in Tuskegee are expected to cause road closures beginning Monday, according to the Alabama Department of Transportation.
Uptown Columbus hosted the America 250 Parade on 1st Avenue at 6:30 p.m., bringing residents together to mark two and a half centuries of American history. The celebration continued afterward at Synovus Park, where the city and the Columbus Clingstones hosted a free birthday bash.
