Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:27 PM EDT2013-06-19 03:27:03 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 >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:21 PM EDT2013-06-19 03:21:02 GMT
The Auburn Police Division would like to remind the public to keep their vehicles locked at all times. This announcement comes following some recent thefts involving items from inside automobiles.More >>
The Auburn Police Division would like to remind the public to keep their vehicles locked at all times. This announcement comes following some recent thefts involving items from inside automobiles. Police note that in the vast majority of these cases the vehicle was not locked at the time. More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:19 PM EDT2013-06-19 03:19:02 GMT
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Georgia music junkies listen up - Music Midtown tickets go on sale this Saturday June 22. The huge annual music-fest is an Atlanta hallmark that features many musical talents from across all genres.More >>
Georgia music junkies listen up - Music Midtown tickets go on sale this Saturday June 22. The huge annual music-fest is an Atlanta hallmark that features many musical talents from across all genres.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:16 PM EDT2013-06-19 03:16:09 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 >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 10:57 PM EDT2013-06-19 02:57:08 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 >>
EDITORIAL: The linchpin for our slowly recovering economy is jobs and here in Columbus, the employment outlook is better than anywhere in the state.
Columbus is projected to be number-one for job creation in all of Georgia. While it's at a rate of only 1.2 percent it's at least moving in the right direction.
That figure comes from UGA's Selig Center of Economic growth and their analysis indicates that Columbus should gain about 1,400 jobs in 2012.
But perhaps the biggest finding in their study is a strong recommendation to Columbus as well as to all Georgia political leaders.
The study's authors say the politicos need to find additional ways to offer more incentives to lure companies to move here or they'll continue to lose out in the competition for thousands of jobs.
Georgia and Columbus city leaders hold a key to our future economic growth. They have and I am sure they will continue to find even more creative ways to attract new plants and other businessesto our area.
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 >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 10:57 PM EDT2013-06-19 02:57:08 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 >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:27 PM EDT2013-06-19 03:27:03 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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