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A Hamilton woman who intentionally drove her car into Columbus Lake with her 2-year-old inside was sentenced to 11 years in prison for attempted felony child abuse last week.
The woman who drove her vehicle into the water, with a child inside, will spend six years in prison. Cari Cullum pleaded guilty to child abuse in Lowndes County.
A Columbus man responsible for a 2021 drive-by shooting at McKee Park was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison.
“I’m going to vote for it, or commit suicide,” said District 17 Sen. Chuck Younger, referencing the largest economic development deal in the state’s history. That deal — an aluminum mill going onto Steel Dynamics’ campus off of Airport Road — represents a $2.5 billion investment by the company and a huge infusion of jobs.
Despite the storms that threatened and pounded the area Tuesday, voters still came out to the polls to cast their ballots in the runoff elections.