Kelis McGhee
Digital Content Producer/Reporter
Kelis joined the News Leader 9 team in June 2023.
Updated: 16 hours ago
|By Kelis McGhee
As National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month continues, family and friends remembered a teen who died by suicide in a 5k race on Sept. 24.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2023 at 7:30 AM EDT
|By Josiah Berry and Kelis McGhee
The Columbus Chatt-A-Hoots and Ignite Sports, along with Impact Performance R-X, are hosting a local fundraiser for the Napier Family.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 6:19 PM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
The Columbus Police Department Adult & Youth Services Unit is asking for the public’s help in locating a man missing from a senior care facility.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 5:14 PM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
The Columbus Police Department confirmed a child was hit by a vehicle in the area of Buena Vista Road and Chesterfield Ave.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 3:53 PM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
A top swimmer for Auburn University has been indicted on a rape charge.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 12:12 PM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee, Josiah Berry and Gabriela Johnson
The suspect in the shooting death of 31-year-old man appeared in court on Sept. 20.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2023 at 3:43 PM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
A Lee County jury found an Opelika man guilty on five sex charges.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2023 at 12:16 PM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee and Justin Brown
A crash involving a commercial vehicle and train claimed the life of a 54-year-old truck driver early Tuesday morning.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2023 at 2:15 PM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
September is Hispanic Heritage Month, and with that comes Columbus’ Tri-City Latino Festival.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2023 at 11:56 AM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
A Lee County jury found a man guilty of manslaughter in a stabbing case.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2023 at 11:59 AM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
The morning of Saturday, September 16 was a day full of emotion and hope as people old and young walked in support of suicide prevention.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2023 at 3:59 PM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
Columbus Waters Works and Keep Columbus Beautiful are encouraging people to volunteer in their 29th “Help The Hooch” event, to clean up the rivers, lakes, streams, and watershed in the Chattahoochee Valley.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2023 at 3:27 PM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee and Jessie Gibson
A fallen tree has caused a power outage in the Lakebottom Park area of Columbus.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2023 at 10:44 AM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
Piedmont and Encompass Health announced the opening of Rehabilitation Hospital of Columbus on Veterans Parkway.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2023 at 12:15 PM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
The sixth suspect arrested after a mass shooting in Dadeville, Alabama, leaving four killed and more than 30 injured during a sweet 16 birthday party, will be tried in court as an adult.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2023 at 10:41 AM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
Get rid of your old and worn wardrobe at Columbus Convention and Trade Center’s second Closest Cleanout Sale on September 23.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2023 at 9:29 AM EDT
|By James Giles and Kelis McGhee
The Peach State’s highest ranking public education official paid a visit to the Chattahoochee Valley on Sept. 12 to encourage, motivate and reward local students and teachers.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2023 at 7:17 AM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
The LaGrange Police Department along with the LaGrange City Council and Mayor Edmonson are hosting its first community gun buyback event in an effort to keep LaGrange safe.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2023 at 1:49 PM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
This past weekend was National Teddy Bear Day, and one local hospital used those bears and other stuffed animals to teach and give kids hands-on medical experience.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2023 at 5:46 PM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
The Chambers County Drug Task Force and Alabama Drug Enforcement Drug Task Force arrested a 28-year-old man on 5 counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2023 at 5:45 PM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
The LaGrange Police Department arrested a second suspect on Sept. 8 in the murder case of 69-year-old Kenneth Dial.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2023 at 5:14 PM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
A man plead guilty to multiple charges in Muscogee County Superior Court on September 7.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2023 at 1:13 PM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
The Troup County Sheriff’s Office needs the public’s help to find a theft suspect.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2023 at 5:46 PM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
New Horizon’s Behavioral Health will be celebrating and promoting recovery from substance abuse and mental health issues during their “Recovery on the River” event on Sept. 8.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2023 at 10:15 AM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
Goodwill of the Southern Rivers is hosting its first multi-employer job fair in Eufaula aiming to connect job seekers with a diverse range of employers.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2023 at 8:18 AM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
The Troup County Sheriff’s Office and LaGrange Police Department are urging people to be aware of a person calling and asking for money to dismiss warrants.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2023 at 4:55 PM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
Two men pleaded guilty to federal charges in two Project Safe Neighborhood cases in Columbus for armed meth trafficking and illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2023 at 8:23 AM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
The 5th annual free dentistry day event, “Helping Heroes Smile,” will be held Monday, September 11.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2023 at 4:16 PM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
The Talbot County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing man.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2023 at 11:41 AM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
Eufaula Police Department arrest a man following a shooting in the area of South Eufaula Ave. on Tuesday, Aug. 29.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2023 at 3:21 PM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
The Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Patrol Units arrested a man with multiple felony warrants.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2023 at 12:32 PM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation worked with various law enforcement agencies in a statewide effort, “Operation Sneaky Peach,” that led to the arrest of 31 people, specifically one from the Chattahoochee Valley.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2023 at 7:50 AM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
A 16-year-old male was found dead in his aunt’s car in front of the ball field in the 2000 block of Double Churches Road.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2023 at 5:48 PM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
The Valley Police Department released the names of the two teens killed in a single-vehicle accident that occurred on I-85 on Aug. 25.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2023 at 5:22 PM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
The Columbus Police Department Violent Crimes Unit is investigating an early morning shooting.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2023 at 5:20 PM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
The Columbus Police Department responded to a shooting on the 1900 block of Reese Road last night.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2023 at 4:59 PM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee and Roslyn Giles
Muscogee High school varsity football games will no longer be played at AJ McClung Memorial Stadium for the remaining season according to Muscogee County superintendent, David Lewis.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2023 at 2:32 PM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
An automotive supplier, Daesol Ausys Georgia, is investing $72 million in Harris County, according to Governor Brian Kemp.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2023 at 5:20 PM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
The Valley Police Department and Chambers County Coroner’s Officer are investigating a single-vehicle accident that occurred on I-85 on Aug. 25 leaving two teens dead.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2023 at 1:43 PM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
The Columbus Convention and Trade Center is transforming into “Barbie’s Dreamhouse” for their Barbie Brunch event Saturday, Aug. 26.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2023 at 6:15 PM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee, Jessie Gibson and Justin Brown
The Phenix City Police Department along with the Russell County Coroner’s Office are investigating a death that occurred at a lumber company.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2023 at 5:45 PM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
The Auburn Police are asking for the public’s help for information regarding two separate incidents of inappropriate physical contact on Samford Avenue.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2023 at 11:26 AM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
The Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia are set to host a ceremony Aug. 31 to mark the beginning of the public’s involvement in a capital campaign to help to raise the remaining money needed to preserve and restore the historic Little House.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2023 at 9:12 AM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
The Columbus Police Department Adult and Youth Services Unit is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing person.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2023 at 8:28 AM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
The Troup County Sheriff’s Officer arrested one male in connection to a burglary in the Wolverine Court area.
Updated: Aug. 21, 2023 at 12:10 PM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
St. Francis-Emory Healthcare will be searching for new hires in their hiring event Wednesday, Aug. 23.
Updated: Aug. 21, 2023 at 11:24 AM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
SafeHouse Ministries will be open Tuesday Aug. 22 until Saturday Aug. 26 for people needing shelter from the extreme heat.
Updated: Aug. 21, 2023 at 9:51 AM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
District 4 Councilwoman Toyia Tucker is hosting a Senior Citizen’s Appreciation Day event Aug. 21 to recognize and honor senior citizens in Columbus.
Updated: Aug. 21, 2023 at 8:43 AM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee
After being closed more than twenty years, Columbus Parks and Recreation hosted the reopening of Tillis Recreation Center on Saturday, Aug. 19 for the public’s use.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2023 at 11:16 AM EDT
|By Kelis McGhee, Jessie Gibson and Gabriela Johnson
A male and female have been found dead on Columbus State University campus.