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COLUMBUS, Ga. - Georgia's HOPE Scholarship provides $187 per semester credit hour at Columbus State University under the state's fiscal 2027 award chart, equal to $2,805 for a 15-hour semester, according to the Georgia S...
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COLUMBUS, Ga. - Muscogee County School District students have progress reports scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 10, a student...
Nov. 2, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Fort Benning has scheduled 12 company-level basic training graduations, 20 Turning Green ceremonies and...
Nov. 2, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Columbus Technical College graduated a record 1,543 students during Academic Year 2026, awarded 3,091 cr...
Nov. 2, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Georgia's Nov. 3, 2026, election features an open governor's race, a U.S. Senate contest, three other st...
Nov. 2, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Columbus native and journalist Haisten Willis will discuss his book about Tom's Foods at the Columbus Pu...
Nov. 2, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Whitewater rafting on the Chattahoochee River continues year-round, with four trips priced from $49.95 t...
Nov. 2, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Dave & Buster's opened its Columbus location at 5700 Whittlesey Blvd. on July 20, 2026, bringing more th...
Nov. 2, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Six productions and performances at the RiverCenter for the Performing Arts and Springer Opera House wil...
Nov. 2, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - R&B and soul singers Anthony Hamilton and Leela James will perform at the Columbus Civic Center on Satur...
Nov. 2, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - The Columbus metropolitan area had 122,600 payroll jobs in September 2026, an increase of 500 jobs, or 0...
Nov. 2, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Columbus leaders are asking Georgia lawmakers to consider three priorities in 2027: state funding for el...
Nov. 1, 2026
PHENIX CITY, Ala. - Two school property tax renewals will return to the ballot Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, after failing to r...
Nov. 1, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Columbus homeowners who paid the first installment of their 2026 property taxes must pay the remaining b...
Nov. 1, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Preston, a small town in Webster County southeast of Columbus, will host a Tunnel to Towers 5K on Saturd...
Oct. 31, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Fort Benning has opened more than 155,000 acres in Georgia and Alabama for the 2026-27 deer hunting seas...
Oct. 31, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Columbus State University's men's and women's basketball teams both open their regular seasons at home o...
Oct. 31, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Audi will build its first U.S. manufacturing plant in Georgia, a roughly $4 billion project expected to...
Oct. 31, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - The Columbus Police Department has received about 630 shoplifting reports so far this year, according to...
Oct. 31, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Columbus city government will alter or suspend services on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, for Veterans Day. T...
Oct. 31, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Buying a used car from a neighbor, a coworker or an online listing can save money, but in Georgia the pa...
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COLUMBUS, Ga. - Georgia's Nov. 3, 2026, election features an open governor's race, a U.S. Senate con...
PHENIX CITY, Ala. - Two school property tax renewals will return to the ballot Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026...
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Muscogee County voters have until Tuesday, Nov. 3, to cast ballots, and the county h...
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...
