COLUMBUS, Ga. - The Columbus Times has launched a weekly 8-page broadsheet newspaper, with its first edition covering Sunday, Oct. 25, through Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. A new print edition will be published every week, dated Sunday through Saturday. Readers can view the complete newspaper as a PDF at columbustimes.com/print-edition, where each new weekly edition will be added.

The Columbus Times has served the Columbus community since 1935 and continues to publish daily news at columbustimes.com. The new weekly newspaper brings together local news, government, education, business, food, history, sports and community information. Its first edition includes news reports, practical guides, community features, advertisements and a guest column.

What's Inside the First 8-Page Edition

The first edition opens with major local developments and continues with reports covering Columbus and the surrounding community. Each page focuses on specific subjects, giving readers a mix of news, information and features. The following is a page-by-page guide to the Oct. 25-31 edition.

Page A1, Front Page: Fort Benning's survey of a site for three nuclear microreactors leads the front-page coverage. Another report examines the Muscogee County School District's graduation rate reaching 96.3%. Brief reports cover early voting turnout, Columbus gasoline prices and the Georgia-Florida game.

Page A2, Local: The page examines Columbus veterans through a by-the-numbers report. It also covers Bicycle Columbus receiving an $82,502.50 grant from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety. Both reports focus on local community subjects.

Page A3, Advertisement: Georgia Power occupies the newspaper's third page with a full-page advertisement. The advertisement appears between the Local section and the Politics and Education section. It is part of the first weekly edition.

Page A4, Politics and Education: The page includes a guide to Georgia voter identification requirements and a report on Georgia SNAP payment error rates. Readers will also find instructions for obtaining a Columbus library card. A Columbus State University by-the-numbers feature completes the page's coverage.

Page A5, Business and Jobs: Coverage includes Columbus unemployment and the Columbus Airport air-taxi plan. Another article compares flying from Columbus with driving to Atlanta. A gasoline price table provides additional information.

Page A6, Food and Health: The page examines Columbus restaurants that received C grades in 2026 and includes this week's restaurant inspections. Dr. Maesha Twyner, a board-certified OB-GYN, contributes a guest column about breast health. A legal notice from the Columbus Consolidated Government also appears.

Page A7, Things To Do: The page features The Columbus Museum and the Coca-Cola Space Science Center. Readers will also find information about Wild Animal Safari. A community calendar provides additional local information.

Page A8, History and Sports: Historical coverage includes the Battle of Columbus and the Columbus Iron Works. Sports coverage includes the Fountain City Classic. The page also features Columbus River Dragons hockey.

Read Each Weekly Edition Online

Readers can access the complete first edition at columbustimes.com/print-edition. The page will include each new weekly newspaper as it is published. Daily news coverage will continue separately at columbustimes.com.

Advertising and Community Events

Businesses can advertise in both the weekly print newspaper and the Columbus Times website. For print and online advertising rates, contact Mark Gertjegerdes at (706) 575-0452 or [email protected]. Advertising opportunities are available across the newspaper's print and online publications.

Community groups can submit events at columbustimes.com/events. Event submissions are free for community groups. The community calendar is also among the features included in the first print edition.