Kei'Yona Jordon
Reporter
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Kei'Yona joined WTVM News Leader 9's team in June 2021.
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Dee says the ceremony was to share the joy her daughter had. So, instead of calling it a homegoing, she’s calling it a homecoming.
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When the time comes for Garcia to potentially lose his ability to walk, he will have a safe ramp and deck to cross into his home.
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A candlelight vigil and balloon release were held at Primus King Park where Markayla Marshall was shot to death last Thursday.
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The Columbus mayoral race is less than two months away and the candidates are out talking with the community.
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The Talbotton and Manchester communities came together Saturday for a fundraising barbecue, cook off, and Easter egg hunt benefiting local high school students.
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The fight for access to fresh food and nutrition continues after nearly two decades.
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Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr believes new legislation will help the state target and dismantle gangs in Georgia’s largest cities, including Columbus.
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Three Columbus businesses are regrouping after learning they were scammed.
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Georgia House Bill 1443 will allow food truck owners to operate anywhere in the state, requiring one permit.
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A heartwarming story unfolded as a local disabled Vietnam veteran was honored in a special way.
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A cross-county motorcycle ride was held in memory of two 2021 accidents that claimed the lives of a deputy and eight children.
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A sad outcome happened on Tuesday night as Eufaula police pulled the body of a 12-year-old boy out of Barbour Creek.
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An east Alabama church is debt-free in 2022.
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This event gave families a chance to remember the lives lost and acknowledge the violence issues in the Fountain City.
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Governor Brian Kemp signed the bill that will suspend the state’s gas tax earlier today.
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A former District 3 Commissioner’s spot has been filled in Americus after his passing.
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Corporal Robert Greene with the Columbus Police Department Bike Patrol Unit says the key to staying safe is pressing the button to use crosswalks.
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Summerville United Methodist Church held ‘A Time Of Prayer’ ceremony to pray for the safety of the Ukrainian and Russian people and an end to the violence.
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Young was the first Black colonel in the United states military and also a proud member of The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated.
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House of Heroes held it’s annual Pulling for Patriots Skeet Shoot in partnership with W.C. Bradley Farms.
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With the approval of legislation imposing new changes to the voting process in Georgia, people in the Fountain City will see several of those changes taking place this election year.
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Every Saturday morning, two local businesses get up and pick up trash in the area.
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House Bill 1013, among other things, will require insurance companies to cover mental health illnesses the same way the company would treat physical injuries.
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Muscogee County Sheriff Greg Countryman honored Sergeant Jeremy Haddaway who was shot in the line of duty Saturday afternoon.
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Residents will start seeing changes by next year.
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Big changes coming soon to a public housing complex in Columbus.
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Georgia Senator and Marine Veteran Ed Harbison who came to encourage the Fountain City to support youth and equal voting rights.
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The men walked through the projects of the Elizabeth Canty Homes and talked with people in the neighborhoods about their struggles.
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The Russia-Ukraine Crisis is expected to make gas prices even higher all over the country.
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84% of Columbus police officers who belong to the FOP have “low faith” in their current chief.
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According to a press release from the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) officers in Columbus, there are 232 members in the FOP and 73 percent of those member are Columbus police officers.
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The family is skeptical about where 38-year-old Marcus Jones is and what happened to him.
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Changes are coming soon to the way trash is picked up in Columbus.
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The FDA discontinued BAM and REGEN-COV once they saw it’s inability to treat the Omicron variant.
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A local man is organizing a walk where over 100 men will be walking to unite young and old men across the Fountain City.
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News Leader 9 wrapped up Operation Victory by hosting Operation Victory Night at the Columbus Civic Center with the River Dragons hockey team.
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The overall consensus is that parents want to decide on their own whether their children wear masks.
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Family members say the only facts they have are a totaled car and their loved one is missing.
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A local non-profit is on a mission to get men off the streets and living a better life.
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Authorities continue to search for 33-year-old Jarren Allen.
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The owner of ViroTek Services is fighting to keep his business up and running.
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The city council approved the new district map by a 7-2 vote Tuesday night.
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Two local men are working to end food insecurity in south Columbus - with nearly 20 percent of the community living in poverty.
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Many say ending the surge of violence in Columbus starts with addressing some key issues.
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Residents say things like this just don’t happen.
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Quarry Dynamics is investing $10 million into building a crypto-mining facility in Americus.
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All of the events allowed for people to reflect on all the great qualities of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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A local non-profit is continuing to fight the ongoing issue of hunger and food insecurity in the Chattahoochee Valley.
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The exhibit will be up for nine months.
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