This Week's Columbus Times Print Edition: Carolyn Hugley's Path to House Speaker Leads the Nov. 8-14 Paper
The front page of The Columbus Times print edition for Sunday, Nov. 8, through Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. The Columbus Times
COLUMBUS, Ga. - The Columbus Times print edition for Sunday, Nov. 8, through Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, is out, and the full 8-page newspaper can be read free at columbustimes.com/print-edition.
State Rep. Carolyn Hugley of Columbus leads the front page. Democrats reached at least 91 of the Georgia House's 180 seats in unofficial returns, putting Hugley, the House minority leader, in line to become the first Black woman to serve as speaker. The House elects its speaker when the new Legislature convenes in January.
What's inside
Page A1, Front Page: Hugley's path to the speaker's chair; the names of the Fort Hood shooting victims missing from the Global War on Terrorism Memorial at the National Infantry Museum; and the Boxwood Recreation Center being renamed for the late Councilor Jerry "Pops" Barnes.
Page A2, Local and Government: Gov. Brian Kemp names two State Court judges, the Columbus Council's Nov. 10 agenda, the Phenix City Council and Russell County notices.
Page A3, Business and Community: Peachtree Mall at 51, two restaurant closings in Auburn and Hyundai's Alabama plant pledging more than $400,000 to United Ways of Alabama.
Page A4, Elections and Schools: Democrats' new majority on the Georgia Public Service Commission, the Alabama governor's race, Columbus State University's Pezold Center, the Russell County superintendent search and the Muscogee County School Board.
Page A5, Business and Jobs: Incentives for the Audi plant in Middle Georgia, the LaunchCon pitch competition, a Goodwill hiring event, Synovus Park becoming Pinnacle Park and this week's gas prices.
Page A6, Health and Safety: Three home safety recalls, the new medical cannabis card fee, Phenix City's first inpatient mental health unit, the free Yellow Dot program, how to get a free smoke alarm and this week's restaurant inspection scores.
Page A7, Things to Do and Sports: Veterans Day at the National Infantry Museum, high school football playoff dates, the Dragonfly Trails, duck season and the community calendar.
Page A8, History and Outdoors: The five road and foot crossings between Columbus and Phenix City, how the Chattahoochee River powered Columbus, Fort Mitchell, the Walter F. George Lock and Dam and F.D. Roosevelt State Park.
How to read it
Every page of this week's paper, plus past editions, is free to read at columbustimes.com/print-edition. A new edition is published every week, dated Sunday through Saturday. Daily local news, restaurant scores, events and deals are at columbustimes.com.
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Source: The Columbus Times print edition, Nov. 8-14, 2026
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