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Mayor fields questions at tax freeze forum

Mayor Teresa Tomlinson outlined her proposal to sunset the city’s property tax assessment freeze and fielded a variety of questions from a crowd of 50-60 people Tuesday evening in the…Click to Continue »

 

Two men nabbed as suspects in Lake Harding break-ins

An attempt to stop a pickup truck with items in the bed has led to the arrest of two men accused of burglaries at Lake Harding, the Lee County Sheriff's…Click to Continue »

 

Golf Gallery makes way for Broadway liquor business; real-estate speculation continues

Jostling for position in downtown Columbus is continuing for local entrepreneurs, with The Golf Gallery shifting across the street from its current Broadway location to make way for a high-end…Click to Continue »

 

Churches invited to become ‘Stations of Hope’ for ex-prisoners

Gov. Nathan Deal believes the state can rehabilitate criminals through the prison system, but it will take churches to transform their lives, a representative from Gov. Nathan Deal’s office said…Click to Continue »

 

Police investigating vendor's alleged overbilling of Muscogee County School District

The Columbus Police Department is investigating whether there is a criminal component to the allegation that a vendor repeatedly overcharged the Muscogee County School District.Click to Continue »

 

Recruiting Q&A: Central's Jamal Couch

This is the third in a series of Q&A's with Bi-City recruits in the Class of 2016. For the complete Q&A, go to ledger-enquirer.com/valley-preps. Coming Wednesday: Carver’s Javontay Smith.Click to Continue »

 

Columbus man robbed at gunpoint on Moon Road

Columbus police have yet to identity or describe any possible suspects in an early Tuesday armed robbery that occurred on Moon Road, according to an incident report.Click to Continue »

 

Phenix City woman, 73, complains of pain following purse snatching

Columbus police have yet to arrest the stranger who allegedly snatched a purse from a 73-year-old Phenix City woman Monday in an Armour Road parking lot.Click to Continue »

 

Auburn and Oregon will kick off 2019 season

Auburn and Oregon are set to meet again, but this time the stakes will not be as high.Click to Continue »

 

Two pet birds died, woman inhaled smoke in Phenix City house fire

Two pets birds died and a woman suffered from smoke-related injuries as a result of a Phenix City house fire that occurred on Monticello Street, according to fire officials.Click to Continue »

 

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