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After going 0-for-3 in coin flips the past two years, Carver coach Dell McGee finally won one Saturday morning. As a result, his Carver Tigers will be at home next Friday for the GHSA Class AAA quarterfinals against unbeaten Gainesville.
For 26-year-old soldier Hector Vara, Saturday was a much-welcomed break from training at Fort Benning.
Emmett Moore knows financial problems create stress in a home. “It’s the leading cause of divorce,” he said.
Two Columbus restaurant owners ended up in the hospital after a man tried to rob their business with a wrench.
Shots were allegedly fired at three Columbus teens while they were hanging out at a local community center early Saturday.
Columbus police arrested two Shaw High School students Friday after a knife and marijuana were found in one student’s car.
A Circle K store manager was robbed Friday morning while on her way to the bank.
An 85-year-old woman died in a Saturday morning fire at her Hatchechubbee, Ala., home.
Cold and blustery weather Saturday morning didn't deter more than 1,000 people from standing in line to get a box of free groceries from The Impact Center Saturday morning.
More than 800 people filled the Barnes & Noble bookstore in Columbus Saturday for an opportunity to have Glenn Beck sign copes of his new book, "The Christmas Sweater".
The weather forecasters at the RiverCenter for the Performing Arts are predicting snow flurries at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 5. That's the day winterfest2008 kicks off.
The Rev. David Howle, pastor of Ladonia Baptist Church, is the speaker Tuesday at "Lunch With the Lord."
A student has been wounded in a shooting at a residence hall at Savannah State University.
The Bridges, a folk rock act recently featured in publications like CosmoGirl and Paste Magazine, perform at The Loft Saturday. Cover is $8 and the show starts at 9 p.m.
Tenth Avenue North, along with Garret Lee, will be in concert at 7 p.m. Dec. 5 at North Highland Assembly of God, 7300 Whittelsey Blvd.
The rugby team from the U.S. Air Force defeated the Navy team 37-8 Thursday afternoon to win the 2008 Armed Forces Rugby Championship at Fort Benning's Stewart-Watson Field.
Common, a Grammy-winning artist who has starred in films like "American Gangster," will appear tonight at Tabu Night Club in Columbus. Doors open at 9 p.m.
Georgia’s unemployment rate surged to 7 percent in October — a 16-year high — the Georgia Department of Labor reported today. The jobless rate rose from 6.4 percent in September, the department said. A year ago in October, the rate registered 4.5 percent.
A Community Thanksgiving Service is 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Luke United Methodist Church, 2204 Second Ave.
The Bridge Church, 4311 Second Ave., will host the 2008 Columbus Faith Conference at 7 p.m. Dec. 3-5 with a special Business and Leadership Seminar at 10 a.m. Dec. 5.
Entertainers compete in tonight's Rivertown Showdown at The Loft, 1032 Broadway. The weekly competition starts at 8 p.m. and lets audience members vote for their favorite performer.
“It’s not the way we do things,” said Elder Bobby Harris, director of the House of Mercy. “We don’t have people standing on street corners asking for donations.” But men pretending to be from the Columbus homeless shelter have been doing just.
State authorities say the cougar a Newnan, Ga., man killed Sunday near West Point Lake in Troup County had characteristics of an animal that had been held captive. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources said the animal was well fed and fat, and had a "very low parasite level," indications it had not been feeding on wild game. Also the pads on the cougar's paws were scuffed in a manner common to animals that have been on concrete rather than roaming the woods.
Central Christian Church, 7775 Moon Road, is having its Annual Holiday Bake and Gift Sale 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday.
Connor Christian, a singer-songwriter from Atlanta, performs a free show tonight at the Shanty Shack, 4475 Warm Springs Road. Music starts at 8 p.m.
Kingdom Faith Outreach Ministries, 1012 11th St. in Phenix City, is having an Empowerment Conference at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday
Lil Wayne will headline a concert at 8:30 p.m. Dec. 31 in Philips Arena, 1 Philips Drive. Opening are Keyshia Cole, T-Pain and Gym Class Heroes.
Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA basketball team, has been charged with securities fraud by engaging in illegal insider trading, according to a complaint filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission today in federal court in Dallas.
Friday and Saturday, Columbus State University's Campus Nerds will present NerdaCon, an annual event that includes anime, video games and other science fiction draws. It's free and open to the public.
The deadline is Thursday to register for the annual Precept Christmas Luncheon featuring keynote speaker Kay Arthur. The luncheon is 11:30 a.m. Dec. 4 at the Columbus Convention & Trade Center.
A man resting in his SUV early Sunday was awoken by gunmen, police said.
A Saturday afternoon robbery left a Victory Drive liquor store without some of its earnings, police said.
The armed men asked their target why he'd bring a knife to a gun fight — and then they ran away.
A Friday evening fight has left two Columbus men shot and the alleged gunman in jail.
A Spectrum gas station in Columbus was robbed Saturday afternoon.
Police are looking for a man who robbed a Columbus convenience store at gunpoint Friday afternoon.
A 68-year-old Columbus man was robbed at gunpoint Friday while at a gas station.
The Georgia Bulldogs saved a 17-13 lead with two seconds left in the game when a Kodi Burns pass brushed off the fingertips of Tiger running back Ben Tate.
The Auburn Tigers blocked a first quarter field goal attempt by Georgia, but missed a point after, as they trail the Bulldogs 7-6 at the end of the first half.
Tiger fans are slowly gathering to show support as their team prepares to host the University of Georgia Bulldogs at Jordan-Hare Stadium Saturday. The weather is perfect for fall ball, and the marching band is playing its way through the tailgaters.
The Columbus-based regional bankholding company said Friday it has received preliminary approval from the U.S. Treasury to sell $973 million of preferred stock to the government.
Columbus police said a man was shot about 8 p.m. on Enoch Drive.
The Columbus restaurant recently was named an “International Famous Restaurant of Chinese Cuisine” during competition in Beijing, China.
A Facebook page created by a Columbus High School student is no longer under investigation by the U.S. Secret Service, a spokesperson with the organization said Friday.
Susan Andrews, the superintendent of Harris County Schools , was selected as one of the three finalist candidates to be the next superintendent of the Muscogee County School District.
Felicia Mitchell, of the DeKalb County School system and Faron Hollinger, of Baldwin County Public Schools in Alabama, were the other two finalists names.Next Saturday's God Bless Fort Benning Day will include draws like live entertainment, carnival games and a pancake breakfast for soldiers, event organizers announced at a press conference today.
Dothan police have arrested one suspect and are searching for a second suspect in Thursday's murder of 28-year-old Christopher Woods, of Dothan.
The names of the three candidates for Muscogee County Schools superintendent will be announced today.
The credit-card processor, headquartered in Columbus, presented a check for just over $1 million to United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley.
Melissa Wilks danced excitedly as she was presented the keys to her new car.
"I never get surprises!" she said, climbing into the driver's seat. "It's beautiful."With today's ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the opening of a new Georgia Department of Corrections Day Reporting Center, Columbus will join the six Georgia communities with such a facility.
A celebration of Native American Heritage Month on Fort Benning will take place Nov. 19 and include performances by American Indian dancers, singers and musicians.
The Rev. Albert Suggs Jr. will celebrate his 14th anniversary as pastor of Parkwood Baptist Church at 3 p.m. Sunday.
Police in LaGrange, Ga., have arrested Frederick Smith, 50, of LaGrange and Treslyn Smith, 39, of LaGrange and charged them with forgery in the first degree.
The Columbus Cottonmouths return home Saturday night for a hockey game with the Twin City Cyclones, a team they beat 4-3 Thursday evening.
The Boy Scouts are requesting that fans coming to the game bring cans of food for the Valley Rescue Mission.Former Auburn athletic director David Housel will speak at the Jules Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University on Thursday at 5 p.m.
The subject will be "Victory Auburn Style."Thursday morning a Valley, Ala., police officer was injured in an automobile accident.
The department did not release his name.The two Valley, Ala. teens reported missing Monday are now home safe.
Fort Benning offers plenty to do and see this weekend. Learn about bicycle, toy and even pet safety Saturday at the Family Safety and Health Fair then come back the next day for some fast-paced rugby action.
The Impact Center, 1600 Blanchard Blvd., is giving away 40,000 pounds in groceries in an effort to assist families in the area.
The give-away is 10 a.m. Nov. 22. It will be on a first-come, first-served basis. You must be at least 18-years-old, and one bag of groceries will be given to each household.Fort Middle School will host a PTA Math and Science night in collaboration with Columbus State University on Tuesday, Nov. 18 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
There were 72,627 laid-off workers filing first-time claims last month in Georgia, a 75-percent increase from October 2007, the labor department reported.
Dundell Cash, the man charged in the Nov. 10, 2006 shooting death of Euan John Dougal at the Platinum Club on Manchester Expressway, had his first appearance hearing in Recorder's Court this morning.
The state of Georgia, which is in a major budget crunch, announced Wednesday that revenue collections for October were down slightly from the same period a year ago.
Blanchard Elementary will host a Family Fit Night on Friday, Nov. 14 from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
The Phenix City-Russell County Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Phenix City Beautiful, will host a Lunch and Learn on Friday, Nov. 14 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Booth's Cafe on 16th Street in Phenix City.
A former QVC executive has joined Aflac as its chief marketing officer.
The Russell County School Board will be welcoming Larry Laney, the new board member for District 7, this month.
A limited number of tickets remain for tonight's Rhett Akins show at H2O, 6499 Veterans Parkway. The country music singer is known for his signature song, "That Ain't My Truck."
Baptist Collegiate Ministries is having a barbecue fundraiser for missions 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday at its offices, 3930 University Ave.
Mt. Mariah Baptist Church, 1403 Third St. in Phenix City, is having a giant yard sale 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday.
Fazle Hussain, a National Academy of Engineering member and director of the Institute of Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence at the University of Houston will speak at Auburn University today and Friday.
The City Council of Valley, Ala., will have a work session tonight in the council chambers at Valley City Hall.
Betsy Stone of the Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention Center has been chosen as the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice teacher of the year.
Columbus City Manager Isaiah Hugley will host a south Columbus community improvement meeting on Tuesday.
The meeting will be from 6 p.m.-7 p.m. at the Frank Chester Recreation Center, 1441 Benning Drive.Investigators in the Columbus Police Department have arrested three suspects in four armed robberies and one criminal attempted armed robbery.
The arrests came Wednesday.Columbus State University is beginning a new lecture series inspired by and named after a famous 2007 speech by the late Randy Pausch.
Valley police are searching for two teens believed to have run away from home.
Friday's Georgia-Auburn Beach Party at the Columbus Civic Center has been canceled. Bring your ticket to its purchase site for a refund.
The Phenix City School Board will meet on Tuesday and Thursday next week for a work session and a board meeting.
Entertainers compete in tonight's Rivertown Showdown at The Loft, 1032 Broadway. The weekly competition starts at 8 p.m. and lets audience members vote for their favorite performer.
The Lee County Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 6 p.m. CST.
Authorities in Lee County, Ala., have charged an Opelika man in connection with the weekend rape of a 90-year-old woman.
The Muscogee County School District's adult education program is a grand prize winner of the state's 2008 Literacy Awareness Campaign.
Central-Phenix City's Haley Wilson signed a full scholarship to Auburn University Wednesday morning in Central's library. The 17-year-old golfer will graduate from Central on Dec. 19 and will enroll at Auburn on Jan. 6.
The City Council of Phenix City will hold a special work session to discuss ongoing city engineering projects on Nov. 18.
An Auburn University study sheds new light on just how valuable shade trees are in reducing homeowners' electricity bills in hot weather.
Robert Palmer, a medical oncologist and hematologist from the John B. Amos Cancer Center, will speak at the Columbus Library Thursday.
The Springer Opera House is holding over "Why, Baby, Why: The Music of George Jones & Tammy Wynette" for three additional performances next weekend.
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