Local

Harris County Votes Nov. 17 on Manager Finalist Mark Tyner

HAMILTON, Ga. - Harris County commissioners are scheduled to vote Tuesday, Nov. 17, on hiring Mark Tyner as county manag...

Nov. 13, 2026

Business

Phenix City Keeps 1 Opportunity Zone; Muscogee Falls to 5

PHENIX CITY, Ala. - Phenix City will keep its one federal Opportunity Zone for another decade, and Auburn will have four...

Nov. 13, 2026

Community

Travis Chambers Buys Lunch for Every Columbus Fire Station

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Columbus City Councilman Travis Chambers bought lunch for the city's firefighters Friday, with meals del...

Nov. 13, 2026

Local

Columbus Traffic Tickets: 4 Ways to Pay and When You Must Appear

COLUMBUS, Ga. - A traffic ticket written in Columbus usually ends up in Recorder's Court, at 702 10th Street next to the...

Nov. 13, 2026

Community

Feeding the Valley Reports a Food Shortage; Drive Runs to Nov. 18

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Feeding the Valley Food Bank, the nonprofit that supplies food pantries across an 18-county area that in...

Nov. 13, 2026

Sports

Columbus State Opens $3.2 Million Donor-Funded Golf Clubhouse

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Columbus State University has opened a $3.2 million clubhouse for its men's and women's golf teams, a 6,...

Nov. 13, 2026

Local

Columbus' First Renewable Natural Gas Plant Starts Commercial Operation at Pine…

COLUMBUS, Ga. - A plant that turns gas from rotting garbage at the Pine Grove landfill into fuel for the local natural g...

Nov. 13, 2026

Local

How Columbus Was Founded in 1828

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Columbus was established by the Georgia legislature in 1828 as a planned town along the Chattahoochee Ri...

Nov. 13, 2026

Education

Columbus State Names Archives for Historian Kenneth H. Thomas Jr. Ahead of 2028…

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Columbus State University has renamed its Archives & Special Collections in honor of Columbus native and...

Nov. 13, 2026

Local

Tuskegee Airmen Site by the Numbers

COLUMBUS, Ga. - About 50 miles west of Columbus, off Interstate 85 in Tuskegee, Ala., a small airfield preserves the pla...

Nov. 13, 2026

Local

Andersonville by the Numbers

COLUMBUS, Ga. - About 60 miles southeast of Columbus by road, double rows of white posts outline a 26.5-acre field in Ma...

Nov. 13, 2026

Politics

Columbus Asks Georgia Lawmakers for 9 Things in 2027

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Columbus leaders have handed the city's state lawmakers a list of nine things they want from the Georgia...

Nov. 13, 2026

Local

Smiths Station's 60-Day Clock to Name a Mayor After Cooley Death

SMITHS STATION, Ala. - The five members of the Smiths Station City Council are working against a 60-day clock to choose...

Nov. 13, 2026

Local

How to Ride METRA: $1.30 Fares, 10 Routes, Free Uptown Shuttle

COLUMBUS, Ga. - A single ride on a METRA bus in Columbus costs $1.30, the system runs 10 routes with 15 buses from 4:30...

Nov. 13, 2026

Politics

Muscogee Vote by the Numbers: 48% Turnout, 6 Flipped Precincts

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Muscogee County voters cast 62,633 ballots in the Nov. 3 general election, a turnout of 48% of the count...

Nov. 13, 2026

Local

County Line Road Interchange Plan: Comments Due Nov. 20

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Drivers who use the County Line Road interchange on Manchester Expressway have until Friday, Nov. 20, to...

Nov. 13, 2026

Local

Columbus Bulk Trash, Limbs and Landfill Fees: What to Know

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Columbus residents pay $24 a month for garbage service, and the black cart is only part of what the city...

Nov. 13, 2026

Local

Harris County's 3,840-Acre Industrial Plan Hearing Is Nov. 17

HAMILTON, Ga. - Harris County commissioners will hold the second and final public hearing Tuesday, Nov. 17, on a plan to...

Nov. 13, 2026

Education

Callaway Middle Principal Named a Georgia Distinguished Principal

LAGRANGE, Ga. - Callaway Middle School Principal Clifton Nicholson walked into his school's media center Wednesday and f...

Nov. 12, 2026

Jobs

Aflac Hires 20 Columbus State Sophomores for a 3-Year Claims Co-op

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Aflac and Columbus State University have started a co-op that puts 20 sophomores to work in the insurer'...

Nov. 11, 2026

Finance

After North Georgia's Record Flood

COLUMBUS, Ga. - A flash flood that sent the Toccoa River to a record 18 feet in North Georgia on Nov. 4-5 is a reminder...

Nov. 11, 2026

Local

Georgia Troopers Can Now Scan Digital Driver's Licenses at Traffic Stops

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Georgia drivers can now show a digital driver's license on a smartphone when a state trooper pulls them...

Nov. 11, 2026

Local

Fall Is Georgia's Second Tornado Season

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Many people think of spring as tornado season, but the Chattahoochee Valley has a second one in the fall...

Nov. 11, 2026

Local

This Week's Columbus Times Print Edition

COLUMBUS, Ga. - The Columbus Times print edition for Sunday, Nov. 8, through Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, is out, and the fu...

Nov. 11, 2026

Local

Phenix City Riverwalk Section Near the Amphitheater Closes Monday

PHENIX CITY, Ala. - A section of the Phenix City Riverwalk closed Monday, Nov. 9, and city officials say it will stay cl...

Nov. 11, 2026

Local

Kemp Names David Ranieri and Alex Shalishali

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Gov. Brian Kemp has appointed two lawyers with deep Columbus roots to the State Court of Muscogee County...

Nov. 11, 2026

Local

How the Chattahoochee Powered Columbus

COLUMBUS, Ga. - For most of its history, the Chattahoochee River was Columbus' engine. The fall line between Columbus an...

Nov. 10, 2026

Community

Fort Hood Shooting Victims' Names Are Missing From the Global War

COLUMBUS, Ga. - The names of the 13 people killed in the Nov. 5, 2009, shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, do not appear on th...

Nov. 10, 2026

Politics

Democrats Win a 3-2 Majority on the Georgia Public Service Commission

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Democrats won both Georgia Public Service Commission seats on the Nov. 3 ballot, giving them a 3-2 major...

Nov. 10, 2026

Business

Hyundai's Alabama Plant and Its Workers Pledge More Than $400,000

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama and its team members have pledged more than $400,000 to the Unite...

Nov. 10, 2026

Outdoors

Dragonfly Trails by the Numbers

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

Community

National Infantry Museum Marks Veterans Day Wednesday

COLUMBUS, Ga. - The National Infantry Museum will hold its annual Veterans Day commemoration on Wednesday, Nov. 11, with...

Nov. 10, 2026

Local

Columbus Council Meets at 9 a.m. Today

COLUMBUS, Ga. - The Columbus City Council holds its regular meeting today, Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 9 a.m. in Council Chambe...

Nov. 10, 2026

Community

How to Request a Smoke Alarm From Columbus Fire & EMS

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Columbus Fire & EMS takes requests for a smoke alarm through an online survey on the city's website, and...

Nov. 9, 2026

Health

Phenix City's First Inpatient Mental Health Unit

PHENIX CITY, Ala. - Integrea, the nonprofit mental health provider for four East Alabama counties, is moving toward cons...

Nov. 9, 2026

Business

LaunchCon Pitch Competition Is Friday, Nov. 13 at Columbus State

COLUMBUS, Ga. - A "shark-tank style" pitch competition for local entrepreneurs is set for Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, at the...

Nov. 9, 2026

Outdoors

F.D. Roosevelt State Park by the Numbers

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

Politics

Tuberville Wins Alabama Governor's Race 872,561 to 803,468

PHENIX CITY, Ala. - Republican Tommy Tuberville won Alabama's governor's race on Nov. 3, defeating Democrat Doug Jones 8...

Nov. 9, 2026

Local

Columbus Renames Boxwood Recreation Center for Jerry "Pops" Barnes

COLUMBUS, Ga. - The city of Columbus will rename the Boxwood Recreation Center in honor of the late Councilor Jerry "Pop...

Nov. 9, 2026

Outdoors

Walter F. George Lock and Dam by the Numbers

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Downstream from Columbus, the Chattahoochee River is stopped by one of the biggest structures on the Geo...

Nov. 8, 2026

Business

Audi's Middle Georgia Plant

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Documents obtained by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution show that Audi's planned plant in Middle Georgia...

Nov. 8, 2026

Community

Fort Mitchell, Alabama, by the Numbers

PHENIX CITY, Ala. - Just west of the Chattahoochee River in Russell County, Alabama, sits one of the area's earliest mil...

Nov. 8, 2026

Sports

Columbus-Area Football Playoff Dates

COLUMBUS, Ga. - High school football playoff calendars on both sides of the Chattahoochee are now set, and they run on d...

Nov. 8, 2026

Local

Three Home Safety Alerts to Check Before Winter

COLUMBUS, Ga. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission posted three household safety actions on Oct. 29, 2026, that...

Nov. 8, 2026

Health

Georgia's Free Yellow Dot Program

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Georgia's Yellow Dot program is a free, voluntary system that gives first responders life-saving medical...

Nov. 8, 2026

Business

Peachtree Mall at 51: Columbus' Only Enclosed Mall Opened Aug. 5, 1975

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Peachtree Mall, the enclosed shopping center on Manchester Expressway, opened on Aug. 5, 1975, which mak...

Nov. 8, 2026

Business

Auburn Loses Its Last Hardee's and Its Shrimp Basket in Two Days

AUBURN, Ala. - Two longtime restaurants in Auburn, Alabama, closed within a day of each other at the start of November....

Nov. 8, 2026

Local

Phenix City Council Accepted a $2.395 Million Bid

PHENIX CITY, Ala. - The Phenix City Council accepted a $2,395,000 low bid to build additions and renovations at the Muni...

Nov. 8, 2026

Local

Russell County, Ala., Closes Nov. 11 for a 10 a.m. Veterans Day Parade

SEALE, Ala. - Russell County will hold its Veterans Day parade and ceremony at the Russell County Veterans Memorial in S...

Nov. 8, 2026

Community

Meteor Showers Over Columbus This Month

COLUMBUS, Ga. - November has three meteor showers on the calendar, and none of them needs a telescope, a ticket or a dri...

Nov. 7, 2026

Local

East Alabama Meth Cases: Smiths Station Man Convicted After a Video of a 50-Gram Sale

OPELIKA, Ala. - A federal jury in Opelika convicted a Smiths Station man on Oct. 29 of distributing 50 grams or more of...

Nov. 7, 2026

Local

Army Corps Begins Drought Operations on the Chattahoochee

COLUMBUS, Ga. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began federal drought operations on the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flin...

Nov. 7, 2026

Local

How to Get a Birth or Death Certificate in Columbus

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Columbus residents who need a certified birth or death certificate can get one the same day at the Musco...

Nov. 7, 2026

Health

Georgia's Measles Cases Reach 25 in 2026

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Georgia has confirmed 25 measles cases in 2026, two and a half times the 10 cases recorded in all of 202...

Nov. 7, 2026

Local

Got a Jury Summons in Muscogee County?

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Muscogee County pays jurors $25 a day, and the Jury Manager's Office summons about 13,000 residents a ye...

Nov. 7, 2026

Politics

Phenix City and Russell County School Tax Renewals Lead 54% to 46%

PHENIX CITY, Ala. - Two school property tax renewals that voters rejected in May were ahead in unofficial returns from T...

Nov. 7, 2026

Local

First Murder Trial Opens at Columbus' $207.5 Million Judicial Center

COLUMBUS, Ga. - A jury was seated Monday, Nov. 2, for the first murder trial at the new John D. Allen Judicial Center, t...

Nov. 7, 2026

Community

8 Things to Do in Columbus and Phenix City Nov. 6-8

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth takes the RiverCenter stage Friday night, the Fountain City Classic fill...

Nov. 7, 2026

Sports

Auburn Hosts Arkansas at 12:45 p.m. and Georgia Visits Ole Miss at 7:30 p.m. Saturday

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Two of the biggest college football draws for Chattahoochee Valley fans are set for Saturday, Nov. 7, wi...

Nov. 7, 2026

Community

Girls Inc. of Columbus Serves Nearly 900 Girls

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Girls Inc. of Columbus and Phenix-Russell serves nearly 900 girls ages 5 to 18 through its centers, scho...

Nov. 5, 2026