News of Columbus Ga RSSTue, 05 Aug 2025 09:08:06 GMTNearly 50 people were arrested during a two-month operation in middle Georgia.Muscogee County Sheriff Greg Countryman announced that the operation was part of the county’s ongoing efforts to combat criminal enterprises.The operation involved the execution of 22 search warrants, leading to the seizure of the following:179.7 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of $815,28011.4 pounds of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of 521,32020.2 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of $918,300153 Grams of fentanyl with an estimated street value of $63,600145 Grams of ecstasy with an estimated street value of $3,95049 grams of heroin with an estimated street value of $19,60037 guns18 vehicles pending seizureOfficials said the estimated street value of the drugs seized is $2,342,050 during the past 60 days.Authorities said they also confiscated $143,194 in cash.Multiple Georgia law enforcement agencies worked together to target drug trafficking and child exploitation. Those arrested have charges including murder, attempted murder, sexual exploitation of children and drug trafficking.“We won’t stop until the criminals stop,” said Countryman.... Read more

]]>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 09:08:06 GMTThis was the scene of the crash site early this morning around 12:15 at the intersection of Veterans Parkway and River Road in Columbus. Everyone SURVIVED this accident. Courtesy: Travis Jackson

]]>Sun, 04 Sep 2022 16:24:29 GMTReally bad fatal accident on 80 in Phenix City, Alabama in front of the circle k.. Roads blocked off, y’all be careful out there. Prayers for all involved. So sad 😞. 

]]>Sun, 05 Jun 2022 04:21:50 GMT Kendrick High School we got 1 !!!  When you see Chris Mitchell please congratulate him on his class 4AAAA long jump State Championship     ... Read more

]]>Fri, 13 May 2022 00:21:24 GMTA mechanic is deceased after an accidental incident occurred inside Rivertown Ford – located on Whittesley Boulevard – in Columbus. Sources say the mechanic was working on a vehicle inside the business when the car accelerated and pinned him to the wall. The mechanic was pronounced deceased on scene. Columbus Fire Station 8, Columbus patrol officers and motor squad, and Muscogee County Coroner’s Office responded to the scene. An investigation is underway into the accidental death and once we have a name of the deceased, we will release.  

]]>Thu, 17 Mar 2022 01:52:04 GMT by: Chuck Williams Posted: Mar 16, 2022 / 09:43 AM EDT Updated: Mar 16, 2022 / 10:13 AM EDT   Two white Columbus police officers have filed a federal reverse discrimination suit against the city, mayor, police chief, and human resources director claiming discriminatory promotional practices. Lt. Ralph Dowe and Lt. Tony Litle filed the suit Monday in U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia challenging the city’s Affirmative Action program. Mayor Skip Henderson, Police Chief Freddie Blackmon, and Human Resources Director Reather Hollowell are named in the suit. “… Plaintiffs allege that Chief Blackmon discriminated against them by denying them promotions in seeking to achieve and maintain a predetermined racial and gender balance,” the suit alleges. “Plaintiffs bring claims of race and gender discrimination pursuant to the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.” Dowe and Litle are both long-term employees of the police department. Dowe started on July 10, 1989, while Lilte was hired on Jan. 14, 1994. Dowe was promoted to lieutenant in March 2013 and Litle obtained the rank in November 2014. Both men were promoted under former Chief Ricky Boren. Blackmon, who is black, replaced Boren as chief in November 2020, not long after Boren’s retirement. Here are the allegations as outlined in the suit: Instead of promoting those already eligible for command staff positions, Blackmon lowered the qualifications for the command staff positions by lowering educational and time-in-rank requirements. This impacted Dowe and Litle because men had obtained master’s degrees. On December 30, 2020, Blackmon made various promotions across the department but did not promote Dowe or Litle even though they were eligible. Blackmon promoted Capt. Joyce Dent-Fitzpatrick, a black woman, and Capt. Debra Kennedy, a white woman, to the assistant chief positions. Previously, there had been only one assistant chief. “By promo... Read more

]]>Wed, 16 Mar 2022 15:14:57 GMT By Jessie Gibson Published: Mar. 15, 2022  The W.C. Bradley Company has announced the final two phases of the its massive downtown Columbus riverfront complex between the 13th and 14th street bridges. It will result in $180 million in additional investment and drive the entire project that currently includes the Hotel Indigo and Rapids apartments over the $250-million mark. Apartments, retail and office space are part of the $180 million additional investment that will complement the existing Rapids apartment complex and the Hotel Indigo. “Throughout the W.C. Bradley Company’s 135-year history, we have continually looked for opportunities to make a positive impact in our community and believe that this project will provide long-lasting economic benefit to our growing city,” said Jim Hillenbrand, W.C. Bradley Company’s President and CEO. With this new development, Synovus will reduce Columbus offices into two locations - the new W.C. Bradley Co. Riverfront Center and the current riverfront building on 11th Street. The last phase of the Riverfront Place development will include a multi-family residential community. The community will have one, two and three bedroom homes, a garden-style pool, putting green, hammock park, a dog spa and more! A parking structure with 1,150 spaces will also be included. To finish off the development, there will be 40,000 square feet of street-level retail space along Front Ave. When completed, this project will represent over $250M in investment in Uptown Columbus. The final phases of the mixed-use development will include approximately 1.1 million square feet located on Front Ave. between 13th and 14th Streets. The expansion project is expected to be complete in early to mid 2024. Copyright 2022 WTVM. All rights reserved.... Read more

]]>Wed, 16 Mar 2022 03:44:50 GMTSpotlight Moment! Our very own Dr. Gail Burgos will be one of the keynote speakers for the 2022 Diversity Forum at Columbus State University on March 23rd and March 24th . For more information, visit https://events.columbusstate.edu/diversity-forum/. #diversityequityandinclusion #communityadvocate#empoweringwomen#empoweringgirls#strongsmartbold

]]>Wed, 16 Mar 2022 02:41:39 GMT3/11/22 This scene is still very active where a Columbus law enforcement official shot and killed a man identified as 32-year-old Alonzo Carter outside of Club Flame on Armour Road. Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents are on the scene investigating what led up to this hectic scene. Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan confirms Carter was pronounced deceased at 3:25 AM on scene. A female was also shot and taken to Piedmont Emergency Room. Muscogee County Deputy Coroner Charles Newton is now on scene. Exclusive video footage from the scene from this early morning shooting.HERE Warning  ⚠️ warning ⛔️ this video may contain disturbing video content and language. 3/11/22 Updated Ryan Vardman Vardman “saw that individual with that gun and ran over the individual that had the weapon to eliminate the threat,” Boren said. This same that ran over and killed another man in Columbus. 

]]>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 14:01:45 GMTRUSSELL COUNTY, Ala. (WTVM) - have new developments in the case of 5-year-old Kamarie Holland who was found strangled to death last December. A Russell County Grand Jury returned indictments on both suspects accused in the case. 37-year-old Jeremy Williams was indicted on eight charges including four counts of capital murder for kidnapping, rape, sodomy and for killing someone under the age of 14. The jury also indicted Williams on the abuse of corpse and producing child pornography. Kamarie’s mother, Kristy Siple was indicted on three counts of felony murder, mirroring the same murder charges as Williams. Kamarie’s mother, Kristy Siple was indicted on three counts of felony murder, mirroring the same murder charges as Williams. Both were indicted on two counts each of sex trafficking charges. The sex trafficking indictment states that Siple sold Kamarie to Williams to engage in “sexual servitude.” The indictment also states that Siple committed an “overt act of commission” in the sex trafficking offense. By Jessie Gibson  

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