Founded in 1872 in Macon, The Methodist Home has been a constant source of care and hope for children and families across South Georgia for more than 150 years.
The Chambers County Circle of Care Center for Families held a ribbon cutting Tuesday morning for Hope Haven, billed as Alabama’s first transitional home specifically for single mothers and young children struggling with home instability.
The Piedmont Bill and Olivia Amos Children’s Hospital is hosting a one-day toy drive on July 24 from 1 to 6 p.m. in the children’s hospital main lobby.
Several organizations across Columbus and the surrounding West Georgia area are hosting free back-to-school events this summer, offering students school supplies, haircuts, food, and family activities ahead of the upcoming school year.
Five Below will open its 2,000th store on July 17 at 299 Commerce Avenue in LaGrange, marking what the company calls a major milestone for the retail chain.
Nearly 20% of Columbus residents — about 37,000 people — are living below the poverty line, and local food pantries say their shelves are running low as summer demand increases.
As we get set for America’s 250th, the National Infantry Museum is having a free festival on the Fourth of July. Their headline performer is a famous Army Ranger from Columbus. The now country singer and national motivational speaker talked to News Leader 9 about music, faith and being in the real “Black Hawk Down.”
Keep It Rural LLC and eight Columbus residents have filed a lawsuit challenging the city’s approval of an overlay district that would allow a data center to be built in the area.
The 6th annual Parking Lot Praise Christian Music Festival featured a lineup of more than 25 singers, dancers, rappers, pastors, and performers from as far away as Chicago.
Child sex trafficking and exploitation are heavy and difficult topics to talk about, but Micah’s Promise believes communities cannot protect children from dangers they do not understand.
