Local

The Columbus Times Launches Weekly 8-Page Print Edition

COLUMBUS, Ga. - The Columbus Times has launched a weekly 8-page broadsheet newspaper, with its first edition covering Su...

Oct. 29, 2026

Food

3 Columbus Restaurants Get B Grades of 88 in Oct. 26-27 Inspections; 5 Kitchens…

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Three Columbus food service locations received B grades of 88 during health inspections Monday and Tuesd...

Oct. 29, 2026

Local

How to Get a Columbus Library Card in 5 Steps

COLUMBUS, Ga. - A library card from the Chattahoochee Valley Libraries is free for anyone who lives in or owns property...

Oct. 29, 2026

Education

Muscogee Schools Graduation Rate Rises to 96.3%

COLUMBUS, Ga. - The Muscogee County School District's four-year graduation rate reached 96.3% in 2026, nearly eight perc...

Oct. 29, 2026

Politics

Georgia Voter ID on Nov. 3

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Georgia voters who cast a ballot in person on Tuesday, Nov. 3, must show a photo ID, and the Georgia Sec...

Oct. 29, 2026

Local

Fort Benning Surveys a Site for 3 Nuclear Microreactors to Back Up Power on Post

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Fort Benning is preparing to receive three nuclear microreactors designed to keep selected mission-criti...

Oct. 29, 2026

Community

Columbus Player Wins $10,000 on Georgia Lottery Online Game as Powerball Jackpot…

COLUMBUS, Ga. - A Columbus resident won $10,000 playing an online Georgia Lottery game, one of four Georgia players who...

Oct. 29, 2026

Food

Columbus Restaurants Got 8 C Grades in 2026

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Columbus restaurants received eight C grades during the first 10 months of 2026, four times the two C gr...

Oct. 28, 2026

Jobs

Columbus Unemployment Rose to 4.4% in September as Metro Lost 600 Jobs From August

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Muscogee County's unemployment rate rose to 4.4% in September 2026, up from 4.2% in August and 4.2% a ye...

Oct. 28, 2026

Politics

29,497 Muscogee Voters Have Cast Early Ballots

COLUMBUS, Ga. - A total of 29,497 Muscogee County voters have cast early ballots in Georgia's 2026 general election, put...

Oct. 28, 2026

Arts & Culture

The Columbus Museum by the Numbers

COLUMBUS, Ga. - The Columbus Museum sits on nine acres in the Wynnton neighborhood, occupies 86,000 square feet and comp...

Oct. 28, 2026

Local

Columbus Iron Works: How an 1853 Foundry Made Confederate Guns, Survived 2 Fires and…

COLUMBUS, Ga. - The Columbus Iron Works began in 1853 as a foundry serving a growing industrial city, became a major Con...

Oct. 28, 2026

Business

Columbus Gas Falls to $3.62

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Gas prices in Columbus have fallen to an average of $3.62 a gallon, down 56 cents from a month ago, acco...

Oct. 28, 2026

Community

Meet Jax Times: Columbus Times' New Sister Site Brings Free Local News to…

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Columbus Times has a new sister site, and it is bringing free, independent local news to Jacksonville an...

Oct. 27, 2026

Local

How to Get Public Records in Columbus

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Getting public records in Columbus starts with identifying which government office holds the information...

Oct. 27, 2026

Business

Columbus Airport Could Get Air-Taxi Landing Pad and Charger Under $2.2 Million Plan

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Columbus Airport could get a dedicated landing facility for electric air taxis and an electric aircraft...

Oct. 27, 2026

Politics

Columbus Council Tonight: Macon Road Asphalt Plant, $8.6 Million Pickleball Contract…

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Columbus Council will consider a proposed asphalt plant on Macon Road, an $8.6 million pickleball constr...

Oct. 27, 2026

Local

Georgia's Hands-Free Driving Law

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Georgia drivers who violate the state's hands-free driving law can face fines ranging from $50 to $150 a...

Oct. 26, 2026

Local

The Eagle and Phenix Mills

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Union troops burned the Eagle Mill during the destruction of Columbus' industries in April 1865, but the...

Oct. 26, 2026

Arts & Culture

National Civil War Naval Museum by the Numbers

COLUMBUS, Ga. - The National Civil War Naval Museum on Victory Drive holds the burned remains of two Confederate warship...

Oct. 25, 2026

Local

West Point Lake by the Numbers

WEST POINT, Ga. - Before the Chattahoochee River reaches the Columbus Riverwalk, it passes through West Point Dam. The d...

Oct. 25, 2026

Entertainment

Wild Animal Safari by the Numbers

PINE MOUNTAIN, Ga. - About 40 minutes north of Columbus, zebras, bison and camels walk up to car windows looking for a s...

Oct. 25, 2026

Politics

Georgia Got $15 of Every $100 in Food Stamp Benefits Wrong

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Georgia recorded a 15.21% error rate in food stamp payments during fiscal year 2025, the fourth-highest...

Oct. 25, 2026

Sports

Columbus River Dragons 2026-27

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Hockey is back at the Columbus Civic Center. The Columbus River Dragons opened their home schedule this...

Oct. 25, 2026

Education

Columbus State University by the Numbers

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Columbus State University started in an old hosiery mill with about 300 students, and today it enrolls n...

Oct. 25, 2026

Local

Fly From Columbus or Drive to Atlanta?

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Every Columbus traveler eventually faces the same question: fly out of Columbus Airport or make the driv...

Oct. 25, 2026

Local

12 Famous People From Columbus, Ga.

Columbus, Ga. - A baseball Hall of Famer, a five-time Grammy winner and the first African American military pilot all co...

Oct. 24, 2026

Local

FDR's Little White House: 16 Presidential Visits, an 88-Degree Spring and the…

Warm Springs, Ga. - President Franklin D. Roosevelt made 16 trips to Warm Springs during his presidency, staying in a mo...

Oct. 24, 2026

Food

15 Most-Reviewed Restaurants in Columbus

Columbus, Ga. - Twin-Peaks on Adams Farm Drive leads Columbus' 15 most-reviewed restaurants with 8,446 Google reviews, f...

Oct. 24, 2026

Cars

Tesla Roadster: Modern-Day Back to the Future

Some things are impossible. Some things just seem impossible. The impossible is actually traveling back in time. The see...

Oct. 24, 2026

Arts & Culture

Carson McCullers' Columbus

Columbus, Ga. - Carson McCullers was just 23 when her first novel, "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter," was published in 1940...

Oct. 24, 2026

Arts & Culture

Ma Rainey's Columbus Story

Columbus, Ga. - Ma Rainey, the legendary singer known as the "Mother of the Blues," began performing as a young girl in...

Oct. 24, 2026

Food

12 Columbus Seafood and Fish Restaurants Ranked by Google Stars

Columbus, Ga. - Rosehill Seafood tops a ranking of 12 Columbus seafood and fish restaurants with 4.4 Google stars, 2,033...

Oct. 24, 2026

Local

Columbus Wants Your Comments on 198 Senior Apartments and a $500,000 Urban League…

Columbus, Ga. - Columbus is taking public comments on two federally funded projects: a 198-apartment senior housing buil...

Oct. 24, 2026

Food

18 Columbus Asian Restaurants Ranked

Columbus, Ga. - Thai Orchid leads a ranking of 18 Columbus Asian restaurants with a 4.8-star Google rating from 694 revi...

Oct. 23, 2026

Local

The City Inside Columbus That Disappeared

Columbus, Ga. - For 91 years, Columbus had a small neighboring city built around a textile mill. Bibb City was incorpora...

Oct. 23, 2026

Food

18 Columbus Wing Spots Ranked by Google Stars

Columbus, Ga. - Angry Wings & Things leads a ranking of 18 Columbus wing spots with a 4.9-star Google rating from 204 re...

Oct. 23, 2026

Local

National Infantry Museum: 7 Milestones Behind the Columbus Landmark That Has Drawn…

The National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center in Columbus has welcomed more than 3.8 million visitors since it opened...

Oct. 23, 2026

Local

6 Hiking Loops Near Columbus Ranked by Distance

Columbus-area hikers have six marked day-hike loops to choose from at F.D. Roosevelt State Park in Pine Mountain, rangin...

Oct. 23, 2026

Local

Columbus Hazardous Waste Day Is Saturday

Columbus residents can get rid of old paint, household chemicals, car batteries and outdated computers for free on Satur...

Oct. 23, 2026

Local

Coca-Cola's Inventor Is Buried in Columbus, and RC Cola and Nehi Were Born Here

Columbus, Ga. - Three of America's best-known soft drinks trace back to Columbus. John Stith Pemberton, the man who inve...

Oct. 23, 2026

Food

27 Fast-Food Chains in Columbus Ranked by Health Inspection Scores

Columbus, Ga. - Chick-fil-A ranks No. 1 among 27 fast-food and casual dining chains in Columbus for health inspection sc...

Oct. 23, 2026

Business

Starting a Business in Columbus, Georgia

Starting a business in Columbus, Georgia, requires more than paying the city's $75 business license administrative fee....

Oct. 22, 2026

Local

Columbus Airport's 6 Biggest Milestones

Columbus Airport has evolved from an early airmail facility serving the Chattahoochee Valley into a 680-acre regional ai...

Oct. 22, 2026

Health

Georgia Spent $165.7 Million on Medicaid Work Requirement Program

Georgia has spent approximately $165.7 million on its Medicaid work requirement program, but only 18,527 people were act...

Oct. 22, 2026

Community

Moving to Columbus, Georgia, in 2026

Moving to Columbus, Georgia, means more than getting a new address: New residents generally have 30 days to obtain a Geo...

Oct. 22, 2026

Education

7 Columbus-Area Libraries Ranked by Hours

Columbus, Georgia, has the longest-operating public library in the Chattahoochee Valley Libraries system, with its main...

Oct. 22, 2026

Local

Columbus Property Taxes 2026

Columbus, Georgia, property owners face a Dec. 1 deadline for the remaining 60% of their 2026 property tax bills after t...

Oct. 22, 2026

Local

3 Columbus Landmarks Tell 155 Years of History

Columbus, Georgia, has three historic places that tell very different stories about the city's development: the Springer...

Oct. 22, 2026

Community

Columbus Fall Yard Waste 2026

Columbus, Georgia, residents can have fallen leaves, grass clippings, pine needles and other approved yard debris collec...

Oct. 22, 2026

Community

Columbus Sunsets Jump to 5:49 p.m.

Columbus, Ga., will see sunset move from 6:50 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, to 5:49 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, when daylight saving...

Oct. 21, 2026

Local

Columbus vs. Augusta, Macon and Savannah

Columbus, Ga., is Georgia's second-largest city by population, has the highest median household income among Columbus, A...

Oct. 21, 2026

Finance

What Columbus Earns: Median Household Income in Every Columbus ZIP Code

The typical Columbus household earns $58,073 a year, about $19,300 less than the typical Georgia household and $22,700 l...

Oct. 21, 2026

Real Estate

Columbus vs. Phenix City: Homes $23,600 Cheaper Across the River

Living across the river in Phenix City, Ala., is cheaper than living in Columbus, Ga., on most measures: the typical hom...

Oct. 21, 2026

Local

Columbus Holds On to No. 2 in Georgia by Just 172 People, and Grows for the First…

Columbus, Ga., is still Georgia's second-largest city, but only by 172 people. The U.S. Census Bureau's newest estimate...

Oct. 20, 2026

Local

Columbus Drivers Spend 21 Minutes Getting to Work

The average Columbus worker spends 20.9 minutes getting to work, about 7 minutes less than the typical Georgian and 5½ m...

Oct. 20, 2026

Community

Georgia Trout Season Opens November 1 With Five Streams Stocked for Fishing

Georgia anglers will have five specially managed trout streams to fish beginning November 1, when the state's delayed ha...

Oct. 20, 2026

Real Estate

Up to $49,999 for a Down Payment

First-time homebuyers in Columbus, Ga., can get up to $49,999 toward a down payment through the city's Sweet Home Columb...

Oct. 19, 2026

Local

What Would It Take to Make Columbus One of Georgia's 5 Best Cities to Live In?

Columbus has something many Georgia cities would love to have: a major riverfront, relatively affordable housing, establ...

Oct. 19, 2026

Jobs

7 Jobs That Could Become More Valuable as AI Replaces Office Work

For decades, Americans were encouraged to earn college degrees and pursue office jobs as a pathway to financial security...

Oct. 19, 2026