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Columbus, Ga., is still Georgia's second-largest city, but only by 172 people. The U.S. Census Bureau's newest estimates put Columbus at 202,171 residents on July 1, 2025. Augusta is right behind at 201,999. Five years...
By Mark G · Oct. 21, 2026
Thu, Oct 22 · 12:00 PM
Pink & Pearls Tea Party!
Frank Chester Senior Center
Thu, Oct 22 · 4:00 PM
Church’s Texas Chicken Hosts Trunk or Treat Party in Columbus & Giving Away Free Chicken for a Year
Church's Texas Chicken
Thu, Oct 22 · 6:00 PM
Created in Columbus: Spotlighting Our Regional Creative Economy
The PATIO at Springer Opera House (Pierce Anderson Theatre in the Outdoors)
Sat, Oct 24 · 8:00 AM
Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Collection Day
Columbus Recycling and Sustainability Center
Sat, Oct 24 · 8:00 AM
Hazardous Household Waste Recycle Event
Recycling Center
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
Aloha Fall Luau
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Georgia anglers will have five specially managed trout streams to fish beginning November 1, when the state’s delayed ha...
Oct. 20, 2026
America’s housing market is showing new signs of weakness as mortgage rates climb and homebuilders struggle to attract b...
Oct. 20, 2026
First-time homebuyers in Columbus, Ga., can get up to $49,999 toward a down payment through the city's Sweet Home Columb...
Oct. 20, 2026
Earning $100,000 a year used to represent a major financial milestone for American workers. It suggested a comfortable h...
Oct. 20, 2026
Columbus has something many Georgia cities would love to have: a major riverfront, relatively affordable housing, establ...
Oct. 19, 2026
By age 40, some people discover something surprising about their social lives: They have plenty of acquaintances, cowork...
Oct. 19, 2026
For decades, Americans were encouraged to earn college degrees and pursue office jobs as a pathway to financial security...
Oct. 19, 2026
Every week, garbage trucks travel through Columbus neighborhoods collecting thousands of bags of household trash. Once t...
Oct. 19, 2026
Who actually owns Columbus, Georgia? Beyond the thousands of homeowners and small businesses scattered throughout Muscog...
Oct. 19, 2026
The death of a parent is often expected to bring brothers and sisters closer together. After all, siblings share childho...
Oct. 19, 2026
10 Columbus Street Names and the Surprising History Behind Them Thousands of Columbus residents travel Veterans Parkway...
Oct. 19, 2026
Family is supposed to be a source of love, encouragement and security. But for some people, relationships with parents,...
Oct. 19, 2026
Columbus has no shortage of places to grab eggs, biscuits or a cup of coffee. But a memorable breakfast depends on more...
Oct. 19, 2026
Columbus voters heading to the polls November 3 will help decide who represents the region in the Georgia General Assemb...
Oct. 18, 2026
The holiday hiring season is underway in Columbus, with retailers, department stores and package delivery companies recr...
Oct. 18, 2026
Some Columbus businesses have been around longer than the automobiles, shopping centers and neighborhoods that now surro...
Oct. 18, 2026
Artificial intelligence is changing the American workplace, and employees in Columbus, Georgia, and Phenix City, Alabama...
Oct. 17, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. — Theft is by far the most frequently reported serious crime in Columbus, accounting for nearly 80% of the...
Oct. 17, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. — Social Security recipients in Columbus, Phenix City and surrounding communities will receive a 3.6% incr...
Oct. 17, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. — For years, buying a home was considered one of the clearest ways to build wealth and escape rising rent...
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Columbus voters heading to the polls November 3 will help decide who represents the region in the Ge...
3,466 people in Columbus had already voted in the Nov. 3 general election after the first day of ear...
Georgia voters are preparing to decide a series of elections that will shape the state’s political l...
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...
