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COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) – The Cherokee Corner Store is now open for business at Kendrick High School. Alumni and city leaders, including Mayor Skip Henderson, joined students, faculty, staff and the community for the ribbon cutting at noon on Wednesday, May 1. The store was a dream of former student Orithius Hardge who now teaches […]

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Columbus City Council met Tuesday night and they spent the first hour and a half remembering one of their own. Just over a week ago, Councilor Jerry ‘Pops’ Barnes passed away.

Retired Army Col. Ralph Puckett, an Army Ranger who received the Medal of Honor for lifesaving heroics in the Korean War and the Distinguished Service Cross fighting in Vietnam, died Monday. He was 97.

Many Black residents in Columbus are the descendants of sharecroppers, mused Ronzell Buckner. A longtime business owner, he’s lived here his entire life. He remembers the time before integration when Black residents in South Columbus owned their homes and businesses.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Columbus City Council met Tuesday morning, discussing a number of topics. On the agenda – an update regarding the city's outstanding and pending infrastructure projects.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — A local non-profit focused on keeping the Chattahoochee Valley clean and green was recognized with an award. Keep Columbus Beautiful received the “2023 Governor’s Circle Award” for its achievement in community beautification and environmental sustainability. To qualify for this award, the chosen organization must be certified and in good standing with […]

Economic growth, public safety and housing highlighted during annual State of the City address.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL)— Early Monday morning, more than 1,000 people came together for the 39th Annual Black History Month Observance Breakfast. The theme of the morning: looking back and looking forward. Attendees listened to keynote speaker, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, the first African American to lead a one of the major house caucuses. Congressman […]

The mayor says probe is about a private citizen erroneously getting personal information on a business the city manager owned. But some city workers fear it’s about outing whistleblowers.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Columbus City Council met Tuesday evening to discuss a number of topics. At the top of their list: an ongoing audit into the city’s finance department. Money has been a hot topic in the city council chambers since August of 2023, leading the council to hire Troutman Pepper, an Atlanta law […]