Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:24 PM EDT2013-06-19 16:24:02 GMT
Meet the newest family member of Emeritus at Heritage Hills in Columbus. Tasha, a 7-year-old Beagle mix, was adopted by the Alzheimer's facility Heritage Hills just over two weeks ago.More >>
Meet the newest family member of Emeritus at Heritage Hills in Columbus. Tasha, a 7-year-old Beagle mix, was adopted by the Alzheimer's facility Heritage Hills just over two weeks ago.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:42 AM EDT2013-06-19 15:42:06 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 >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:35 AM EDT2013-06-19 15:35:34 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 >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:19 AM EDT2013-06-19 15:19:05 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) -
There were new developments Monday night after the first school board meeting since the GBI was brought in to question several board members regarding alleged threats over legal fees.
School board member Naomi Buckner responded to a statement Columbus attorney Frank Myers made during the public agenda at last week's school board work session when Myers addressed the board about high legal fees for the school system.
In that statement last week, Myers also said that spending over a half a million dollars in legal fees is why students don't have resources in the classroom like books. He also used a student per hour ratio when calculating his numbers.
At Monday night's meeting, board member Naomi Buckner charged back by reading a statement, refuting years claim about books at area schools and also brought up that his numerical analysis of these lawyer fees was not logical.
Buckner says that she received a text message from Myers about Wesley Heights school being without books. She says after a survey with all the principals in the district, none say that they are in need of books.
Frank Myers who was at the meeting Monday night for a brief period, told News Leader 9 that he was surprised that Buckner even made a statement about legal fees. Myers challenged the board to come up with a better method of calculating legal fees in the district.
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 >>
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 >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 6:12 AM EDT2013-06-19 10:12:08 GMT
The Alabama Department of Education has just released a list of 78 "failing" schools. This is based on new criteria by the Alabama Accountability Act, a controversial school choice law recently approved by More >>
The Alabama Department of Education has just released a list of 78 "failing" schools.
This is based on new criteria by the Alabama Accountability Act, a controversial school choice law recently approved by legislators.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 >>
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 >>
Radar Radars are machines that use beams (or pulses) of radiation (radio waves) to detect different kinds of precipitation (rain, snow, hail, etc.).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 >>
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