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There is no relief for people seeking millions in court settlements through the Florida Legislature's convoluted claim bill process.

Melissa Lynn Hays-Mitchell, 48, left our world unexpectedly on Dec. 21, 2021. Melissa was born on July 4, 1973 to James and Jo Ann Hays in Fort Scott, Kan. She graduated from Fort Scott High School...

Columbus State University President Chris Markwood has been named to Georgia Trend magazine’s “100 Most Influential Georgians” list for the sixth time since he began his presidency in 2015.

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- Braxton Bragg was an ill-tempered, largely failed Confederate general from a slave-owning family whose history has been omitted from the training curriculum for troops on the installation that bears his name. But many service members and residents of the adjacent town have learned all about him in recent months.

Congress mandated renaming military bases that commemorate Confederate leaders. The communities around them are now weighing in.

Add this share Athens-Clarke County Commissioner Mariah Parker and Columbus City Councilmember Walker Garrett (Photos courtesy Parker and Garrett) Two of Georgia’s six largest cities stand poised to adopt sweeping LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinances, bringing protections to some 300,000 more residents. But a similar effort in the state’s second-largest city stalled amid concerns over how to enforce the policy. Such policies are in place across Georgia in 12 municipalities, with 11 ...

Crime could have economic impact on the City of Columbus Crime could have economic impact on the City of Columbus By James Giles | March 16, 2021 at 9:57 PM EDT - Updated March 16 at 10:14 PM COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) -The city of Columbus saw it’s deadliest year in 2020 and this year, the crime narrative is more of the same as the city reports 18 homicides so far. The overall consensus is something needs to be done to achieve victory over violence in Columbus because crime impacts more th...

Hotel Indigo opens in Uptown Columbus Hotel Indigo held a ribbon cutting ceremony today. Hotel Indigo opens in Uptown Columbus By James Giles | February 1, 2021 at 9:45 PM EST - Updated February 1 at 11:06 PM COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A new hotel has opened in Uptown Columbus. Hotel Indigo held a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday to celebrate the seven-floor hotel doors opening for business after about 13 months of construction. The hotel will feature hand made and hand-picked artwork that’s u...