Wednesday, June 19 2013 1:32 AM EDT2013-06-19 05:32:03 GMT
A special guest speaker from New Jersey made it all the way down to Fort Benning on Tuesday June 18 to speak to soldiers about post traumatic stress.More >>
A special guest speaker from New Jersey made it all the way down to Fort Benning on Tuesday June 18 to speak to soldiers about post traumatic stress.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 1:21 AM EDT2013-06-19 05:21:02 GMT
The Georgia Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction of Charles Bulloch of Harris County. Bulloch was convicted along with two other men in the death of Paul McKeen Jr. in 1990.More >>
The Georgia Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction of Charles Bulloch of Harris County. Bulloch was convicted along with two other men in the death of Paul McKeen Jr. in 1990.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 1:16 AM EDT2013-06-19 05:16:08 GMT
Columbus City Council members have approved the final budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The budget is over $260 million and will not require any city departments to cut positions.More >>
Columbus City Council members have approved the final budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
The budget is over $260 million and will not require any city departments to cut positions.More >>
EDITORIAL: We now know the financial terms of the contract the City of Columbus signed with a local law firm regarding the nearly 6-year long protracted lawsuit against Expedia.
It took formal open records requests from both News Leader 9 and the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer to force the city to finally explain what the financial arrangement is with the local law firm. It also took a firm directive from the Georgia attorney general's office to release the information.
The law firm claimed "lawyer/client privilege" in not releasing the information. There's no problem with that in that they do have a legal obligation to protect their clients. But the same cannot be said for the city and the people who run it.
The media request was based on one simple idea - let taxpayers know if a large bill was waiting to be paid when the nearly 6-year long lawsuit is finally over - perhaps years from now.
After months of secrecy, we finally know - taxpayers will not be on the hook for the many hourly lawyer fees - just any expenses the lawyers have incurred.
What everyone is hoping for is a decision in the city's favor and a big payout so the city can be paid unpaid hotel/motel taxes and the lawyers will get their cut.
So we think any idea of "funny business" going on behind the scenes has been put to rest. And let's hope that this simple exercise in "true" open government isn't repeated anytime soon.
General Manager Lee Brantley brings two editorials a week to WTVM. If you would like to respond to an editorial, write to:
WTVM Editorial Committee 1909 Wynnton Road Columbus, GA 31906
Tuesday, June 18 2013 9:23 AM EDT2013-06-18 13:23:30 GMT
A 5-year-old girl set up a lemonade stand across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church compound, and now the group is targeting her. Jayden Sink raised nearly $200 on Friday while she sold lemonadeMore >>
A 5-year-old girl set up a lemonade stand across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church compound, and now the group is targeting her.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 5:54 PM EDT2013-06-18 21:54:06 GMT
At a 10:00 a.m. news conference this morning the Alabama Department of Education announced the list of failing schools in the state under the Alabama Accountability Act.Tommy Bice: Accountability Act hasMore >>
The Alabama Department of Education held a news conference Tuesday morning to release the long-awaited "failing schools" list under the state's new Alabama Accountability Act. A total of 78 schools in the state are listed as failing under the education accountability legislation.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 9:41 AM EDT2013-06-17 13:41:08 GMT
An 11-year-old Columbus girl wanted to do something special to support troops fighting overseas, so she wrote a letter to a soldier in Afghanistan. On Sunday, she found out just how much that simple gestureMore >>
An 11-year-old Columbus girl wanted to do something special to support troops fighting overseas, so she wrote a letter to a soldier in Afghanistan. On Sunday, she found out just how much that simple gestureMore >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:57 AM EDT2013-06-19 04:57:03 GMT
Authorities have issued a missing child alert for De'Anthony Dejuan Kelly, who was taken by Dor'sayde Gathright in the early morning hours of June 17, 2013. More >>
Authorities have issued a missing child alert for De'Anthony Dejuan Kelly, who was taken by Dor'sayde Gathright in the early morning hours of June 17, 2013. More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:27 AM EDT2013-06-19 04:27:04 GMT
What do fast food, garbage, and a Muscogee County jail inmate have in common? They're all key factors in the prosecution of inmate Michael Crooks. News Leader 9 was the only crew inside the courtroom. CrooksMore >>
Crooks pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to asking his girlfriend Ashley Brummett to help him escape from jail.More >>
Radar Radars are machines that use beams (or pulses) of radiation (radio waves) to detect different kinds of precipitation (rain, snow, hail, etc.).More >>
Tuesday, June 11 2013 7:17 AM EDT2013-06-11 11:17:04 GMT
the family of cousins, aunts, a mother and her son were coming from panama city beach, Florida.... a trip they all get together and take every year during the summer, but this time...their annual beachMore >>
A family of cousins, aunts, a mother and her son were coming from Panama City Beach, Florida when things went all too wrong. More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 12:11 PM EDT2013-06-18 16:11:40 GMT
Muscogee County School Board members have just voted to approve the 2014 school year budget.More >>
Muscogee County School Board members have just voted to approve the 2014 school year budget. At a meeting last week there was talk of 20 teacher positions being cut. Now, the school district humanMore >>
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