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$56 Columbus Marriage License Drops to $16 With 6 Hours of Premarital Classes: How to Apply

COLUMBUS, Ga. - A marriage license in Muscogee County costs $56, but couples who complete at least six hours of qualifyi...

Oct. 30, 2026

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5,850 Acres North of Columbus: Lake Harding by the Numbers, From a 2,052-Foot Dam to 187 Megawatts

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Lake Harding covers 5,850 acres of the Chattahoochee River about 15 miles north-northwest of downtown Co...

Oct. 30, 2026

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Columbus Weekend Forecast: 82 Degrees Friday, 60% Rain Sunday as Clocks Fall Back an Hour

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Columbus is forecast to reach 82 degrees Friday before rain chances climb to 60% Sunday, according to th...

Oct. 30, 2026

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Columbus's Linwood Cemetery at 198: The 1828 Burial Ground and Its Estimated 14,000-18,000 Graves

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Linwood Cemetery has stood in Columbus for 198 years, dating to 1828, and contains an estimated 14,000 t...

Oct. 29, 2026

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The Columbus Times Launches Weekly 8-Page Print Edition: What's Inside the First Paper

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

Oct. 29, 2026

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Coca-Cola Space Science Center by the Numbers: 30 Years, $17 Million in NASA Artifacts and 4 Flight Simulators

COLUMBUS, Ga. - The Coca-Cola Space Science Center marks 30 years in 2026, with more than $17 million in NASA artifacts...

Oct. 29, 2026

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How to Get a Columbus Library Card in 5 Steps: Free for 4 Counties, $50 for Everyone Else

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

Oct. 29, 2026

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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

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How to Reserve a Park Pavilion in Columbus: 4 Pavilions From $50 and the 3-Week Rule

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Columbus residents can reserve one of four park pavilions listed in the city's online rental system, wit...

Oct. 28, 2026

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The Battle of Columbus: The April 16, 1865, Night Fight a Week After Lee Surrendered

COLUMBUS, Ga. - On April 16, 1865, Union cavalry attacked Confederate defenses across the Chattahoochee River in a battl...

Oct. 28, 2026

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How to Get a Passport in Columbus: 7 Steps, 2 Places to Apply and $165 for an Adult's First Book

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Getting your first passport in Columbus involves seven steps, and residents can apply at the Muscogee Co...

Oct. 28, 2026

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Columbus Iron Works: How an 1853 Foundry Made Confederate Guns, Survived 2 Fires and Became a Trade Center

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

Oct. 28, 2026

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Where Columbus' Tap Water Comes From: 10 Questions About Lake Oliver, 2 Treatment Plants and a $200 Million PFAS Plan

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Columbus Water Works draws raw water from Lake Oliver on the Chattahoochee River and operates drinking w...

Oct. 27, 2026

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How to Get Public Records in Columbus: 6 Steps, the 3-Business-Day Rule and Where to Send Requests

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

Oct. 27, 2026

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Fort Benning's 250-Foot Jump Towers: How World's Fair Parachute Towers Trained America's First Paratroopers

COLUMBUS, Ga. - The 250-foot parachute jump towers at Fort Benning trace their history to parachute drop towers from the...

Oct. 27, 2026

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Crime Dropped Nationwide in 2025: 8 Questions About What the New Numbers Mean for Columbus

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Crime victimization declined across several major categories nationwide in 2025, and Columbus police rep...

Oct. 27, 2026

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How to Report a Problem to the City of Columbus: 6 Steps to Using Columbus 311

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Columbus residents can report problems, request city services and ask questions by calling 311 or submit...

Oct. 26, 2026

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Georgia's Hands-Free Driving Law: 12 Questions About $50 to $150 Fines, Points and What You Can Still Do

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

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Columbus Has 17,377 Veterans: 1 in 8 Adults Served, and They Earn $19,000 More Than Neighbors

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Muscogee County is home to an estimated 17,377 military veterans, representing 11.9% of its civilian adu...

Oct. 26, 2026

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The Eagle and Phenix Mills: How a Columbus Factory Burned in 1865 and Became One of the South's Largest

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

Oct. 26, 2026

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Eufaula Day Trip From Columbus: 47 Miles, 738 Historic Buildings, 2 House Museums and a 640-Mile Shoreline

EUFAULA, Ala. - Eufaula sits about 47 miles south of downtown Columbus, almost all of it a straight run down U.S. 431, a...

Oct. 25, 2026

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West Point Lake by the Numbers: 25,900 Acres, 525 Miles of Shoreline and 4 Corps Campgrounds Upriver From Columbus

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

Oct. 25, 2026

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Fly From Columbus or Drive to Atlanta? $9-a-Day Parking, 1 Airline and What Each Trip Really Costs

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

Oct. 25, 2026

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Uptown Columbus Parking in 2026: 5 Free Decks, the 2-Hour Broadway Rule and How to Avoid a Ticket

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Parking in Uptown Columbus is free, but it comes with rules that catch plenty of visitors. The city and...

Oct. 25, 2026

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12 Famous People From Columbus, Ga.: A Hall of Fame Slugger, a Grammy-Winning Bluesman and America's First Black Military Pilot

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

Oct. 24, 2026

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Phenix City's 1954 Turning Point: The Murder of Albert Patterson, 734 Indictments and a Hollywood Movie

Columbus, Ga. - The 1954 murder of Alabama attorney general nominee Albert Patterson in Phenix City led to martial law,...

Oct. 24, 2026

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

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

Oct. 24, 2026

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Providence Canyon: 150-Foot Gullies, 2,706 Acres and Rusty 1950s Cars South of Columbus

Columbus, Ga. - Providence Canyon State Park, known as Georgia's "Little Grand Canyon," covers 2,706 acres in Stewart Co...

Oct. 24, 2026

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Callaway Gardens by the Numbers: 2,500 Acres, 1,000 Butterflies and a 10-Mile Bike Trail Near Columbus

Columbus, Ga. - Callaway Gardens in nearby Harris County covers 2,500 acres, houses about 1,000 butterflies and offers a...

Oct. 24, 2026

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Columbus Wants Your Comments on 198 Senior Apartments and a $500,000 Urban League Renovation: Deadlines Oct. 26 and Nov. 3

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

Oct. 24, 2026

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John D. Allen Judicial Center Ribbon-Cutting Set for Oct. 30; 10th Street and 2 Railroad Crossings Close Next Week

Columbus, Ga. - Columbus will hold a ribbon-cutting for the John D. Allen Judicial Center at 100 10th Street on Friday,...

Oct. 24, 2026

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The City Inside Columbus That Disappeared: Bibb City's 91-Year History and the Mills That Built It

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

Oct. 23, 2026

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Fort Benning's 3 Names Since 1918: Why the Army Changed It to Fort Moore and Back

Columbus, Ga. - Fort Benning has carried three official names since its establishment in 1918: Camp Benning, Fort Bennin...

Oct. 23, 2026

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National Infantry Museum: 7 Milestones Behind the Columbus Landmark That Has Drawn 3.8 Million Visitors

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

Oct. 23, 2026

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County Line Road Interchange Overhaul: 10 Questions About the Roundabouts, Taller Bridge and Nov. 5 Open House

The Georgia Department of Transportation wants to rebuild the Manchester Expressway interchange at County Line Road in n...

Oct. 23, 2026

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6 Hiking Loops Near Columbus Ranked by Distance: From 3.2 to 7.8 Miles at F.D. Roosevelt State Park

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

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Columbus Hazardous Waste Day Is Saturday, Oct. 24: 10 Things You Can Drop Off and the 1 Item to Leave Home

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

Oct. 23, 2026

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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

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Columbus Airport's 6 Biggest Milestones: From Early Airmail Service to a $24 Million Runway Rebuild

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

Oct. 22, 2026

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Columbus RiverWalk: 34 Years of History, 22 Miles of Trails and the Transformation of 2 Cities

Columbus, Georgia, opened the first mile of its Chattahoochee RiverWalk on Oct. 12, 1992, beginning a transformation tha...

Oct. 22, 2026

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Columbus Property Taxes 2026: Where the $93.4 Million Comes From, What Changed and the Dec. 1 Deadline

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

Oct. 22, 2026

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3 Columbus Landmarks Tell 155 Years of History: The Springer, Liberty Theatre and a 390-Building Historic District

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

Oct. 22, 2026

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35 Years of Columbus Weather Records Show When the First Freeze Usually Arrives

Columbus, Ga., recorded its first nights in the 40s this fall, including a low of 43 degrees Tuesday, Oct. 20, after an...

Oct. 21, 2026

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Columbus vs. Augusta, Macon and Savannah: 15 Questions on Pay, Rent and Home Prices

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

Oct. 21, 2026

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Columbus' 10 Biggest Chattahoochee River Floods Since 1841, Ranked by USGS Records

Columbus, Ga., experienced its largest recorded Chattahoochee River flood on March 15, 1929, when the river carried an e...

Oct. 21, 2026

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The Night Fight on the Chattahoochee: How Columbus Became the Site of What Many Call the Last Battle of the Civil War

A week after Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox, the Civil War came to Columbus, Ga. On Easter Sunday, April 16, 18...

Oct. 21, 2026

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Columbus Holds On to No. 2 in Georgia by Just 172 People, and Grows for the First Time Since 2020

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

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Columbus Museum Announces Two October Events: Free Fall Festival and Roaring Twenties Mystery Night

The Columbus Museum is giving Chattahoochee Valley residents two reasons to visit before October ends, with a free famil...

Oct. 20, 2026

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Columbus Drivers Spend 21 Minutes Getting to Work, 7 Fewer Than the Georgia Average

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

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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

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Where Does Columbus's Trash Actually Go? Inside the Landfill Handling 73,000 Tons a Year

Every week, garbage trucks travel through Columbus neighborhoods collecting thousands of bags of household trash. Once t...

Oct. 19, 2026

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10 Columbus Street Names and the Surprising History Behind Them

10 Columbus Street Names and the Surprising History Behind Them Thousands of Columbus residents travel Veterans Parkway...

Oct. 19, 2026

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Theft Leads Columbus Crime Reports With 4,338 Cases in 2026: Where Crime Is Happening

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Theft is by far the most frequently reported serious crime in Columbus, accounting for nearly 80% of the...

Oct. 16, 2026

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Inflation Hits Columbus and Phenix City: What Rising Prices Are Costing Families in 2026

COLUMBUS, Ga. - The cost of everyday life continues to climb for families across Columbus, Phenix City and the surroundi...

Oct. 16, 2026

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180 School Days: Muscogee County Schools' 2026-27 Calendar, With Every Day Off and Break

Muscogee County students have 130 school days left in the 2026-27 year, counting today, Oct. 16. The next day off is Vet...

Oct. 16, 2026

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Columbus' 10 Highest-Paid Government Employees Earn Up to $192,476 a Year

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Working for the Columbus Consolidated Government can mean earning anywhere from $31,200 a year to nearly...

Oct. 16, 2026

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Columbus Has More Than $1.2 Billion in Public Infrastructure Projects. Here Are the Most Expensive

COLUMBUS, Ga. - From a new downtown courthouse to major highway interchanges, road expansions and drainage improvements,...

Oct. 16, 2026

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Columbus Electric Bills Average $239 a Month. How Does That Compare With Other Georgia Cities?

Electricity is one of the largest recurring household expenses for Columbus residents, particularly during Georgia's lon...

Oct. 15, 2026

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How Much Do Columbus Police Officers, Firefighters and Teachers Really Earn?

Police officers, firefighters and teachers provide some of Columbus' most essential public services, but how much do the...

Oct. 15, 2026

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Columbus Police Chief Is Retiring: What Happens Next?

Columbus is preparing for a significant change in public safety leadership as Police Chief Stoney Mathis approaches reti...

Oct. 15, 2026

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Georgia Deer Hunting Season Opens October 17: 250,000 Deer Harvested Last Season

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife Resources Division announced the opening Tuesday, October 13, whil...

Oct. 13, 2026

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Muscogee County Schools Ranked: What Five Years of Data Reveals

Parents choosing a school in Columbus, Georgia, have several ways to evaluate academic performance, but comparing school...

Oct. 13, 2026

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3 Columbus-Area Roads Seeing Traffic Concerns: 17,850 Vehicles a Day and Hundreds of Crashes

Getting across Columbus, Georgia, can be frustrating when traffic backs up at busy intersections, construction disrupts...

Oct. 12, 2026

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Which Columbus-Area Communities Are Getting New Investment? Here's Where Millions Are Headed

Columbus, Georgia, is attracting hundreds of millions of dollars in announced business investments, but the money is not...

Oct. 11, 2026

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Columbus Road Closures Residents Should Know About: Cherokee Avenue Lane Closing for a Month

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Drivers in Columbus should prepare for a monthlong traffic disruption on Cherokee Avenue as city crews b...

Oct. 11, 2026

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Columbus, Georgia, History Facts That May Surprise Even Lifelong Residents

Columbus, Georgia, is known for its military connections, riverfront attractions, historic neighborhoods and growing bus...

Oct. 10, 2026

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The Columbus Neighborhoods People Should Know About

Columbus, Georgia, is often recognized for Fort Moore, its growing riverfront, and its position along the Chattahoochee...

Oct. 10, 2026