Thursday, June 20 2013 12:11 AM EDT2013-06-20 04:11:04 GMT
Storybook Farm is a faith-based equine therapy stable, situated just off 431 in east Alabama. The stable provides free programs to over 800 physical and special needs children and their families.More >>
Storybook Farm is a faith-based equine therapy stable, situated just off 431 in east Alabama. The stable provides free programs to over 800 physical and special needs children and their families.More >>
Thursday, June 20 2013 12:10 AM EDT2013-06-20 04:10:03 GMT
Fort Benning is less than a month away from major cuts in its civilian workforce. Furloughs are expected as a result of sequestration. Those affected by the situation seem to have the sympathetic earMore >>
Fort Benning is less than a month away from major cuts in its civilian workforce. Furloughs are expected as a result of sequestration.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:35 PM EDT2013-06-20 03:35:14 GMT
We have more details on the abandoned warehouse fire in Columbus last month that sent two firefighters to the hospital. Chief Ricky Shores tells News Leader 9 that Chris Burris is back at work and DavidMore >>
We have more details on the abandoned warehouse fire in Columbus last month that sent two firefighters to the hospital. Chief Ricky Shores tells News Leader 9 that Chris Burris is back at work and David Smith is still recovering from injuries.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:19 PM EDT2013-06-20 03:19:06 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 >>
COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM) -
New numbers show the unemployment rate in Columbus has declined. The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday the unemployment rate in Columbus has declined to 8.7% in September 2012.
This is down from August where the jobless rate was at 9.3%. This is due to at least 111 fewer layoffs and 1,385 more people with jobs.
In Chattahoochee County, however, the numbers are much worse. They have the highest rate of unemployment in the state of Georgia at 17.3%. Harris County has one of the lowest percentages in Georgia at 6.3%.
The state has gained 61,800 jobs since September 2011, making the total number of jobs 3,939,400. Georgia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 9.0% in September 2012, down two-tenths of a percentage point from 9.2% in August 2012.
The jobless rate was 9.8% in September a year ago.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 4:20 PM EDT2013-06-18 20:20:32 GMT
An 11 year old Columbus girl wanted to do something special to support our troops fighting overseas, so she wrote a letter to a soldier in Afghanistan.More >>
An 11 year old Columbus girl wanted to do something special to support our troops fighting overseas, so she wrote a letter to a soldier in Afghanistan. On Father's Day, she found out just how much that simple gesture meant to the sergeant who received it.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 7:34 PM EDT2013-06-19 23:34:37 GMT
The Alabama Department of Public Safety has issued a Missing Child Media Alert after a 2-month-old baby was allegedly taken by a 14-year-old girl early Monday morning from Birmingham. Police say 2-month-oldMore >>
Birmingham Police have confirmed that missing infant De'Anthony Kelly and his abductor, Dor'Sayde Gathright were located in Dallas, Texas Tuesday night, and were taken into custody without incident. More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 5:54 PM EDT2013-06-18 21:54:56 GMT
32 year old Demetria Porter was charged with murder and first degree cruelty to a child in just the last hour, after a baby she was keeping died. An autopsy performed on Ja'Kobian Davis today at theMore >>
32 year old Demetria Porter was charged with murder and first degree cruelty to a child in just the last hour, after a baby she was keeping died.More >>
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 3:35 PM EDT2013-06-18 19:35:49 GMT
A dog battling cancer managed to hang on long enough to see her owner return from a deployment overseas. According to Jennifer Ralston's YouTube channel, Kermie, an 11-year-old beagle-lab-chow mix, wasMore >>
Kermie, an 11-year-old beagle-lab-chow mix, was diagnosed with oral melanoma just a month after her owner, Eric, was deployed overseas.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 9:59 PM EDT2013-06-18 01:59:19 GMT
LYNCHBURG, VA (RNN) – Kimberly Burke is used to capturing emotion. As a wedding photographer, she has an eye for tender moments, like the photo she snapped of a Marine and his bride praying that has goneMore >>
A quiet moment captured before a couple wed has brought collective "awws" by millions on the internet.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 5:30 PM EDT2013-06-19 21:30:06 GMT
Paying your plastic on time may pay off because if you do, some credit card companies think you deserve a reward. It's just one type of financial treat they are using to lure you into getting a new creditMore >>
Paying your plastic on time may pay off because if you do, some credit card companies think you deserve a reward.More >>
(Source: Georgia Department of Labor)
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