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The Peach Smell of Success: 12 Georgia athletes bring home Olympic medals
The 2024 Summer Olympics held its closing ceremony on Sunday, with Team USA taking home 126 medals — the most of any country competing this year. Out of these long-awaited victories, 15 of the medals were earned by Georgia athletes. The medalists excel in sports ranging from track to...
CSRA soldier’s body returns home after death in Iraq
SWAINSBORO, Ga. - The body of a Georgia National Guard soldier – a new father from Twin City – has returned to Georgia. Spc. Owen James Elliott, 23, died July 31 in Baghdad in an incident that was not combat-related. A plane carrying his body landed around 4:10...
Columbus Airport to receive $800K grant for safety upgrades
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Georgia Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff announced on Tuesday that over $38 million in federal funding will go toward upgrading airports across the Peach State, including one in our area. The Columbus Airport is set to receive $880,191 to acquire an aircraft rescue and...
'Thank you for the opportunity of a lifetime' | Baldwin County superintendent retires
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ga. — Dr. Noris Price announced her retirement from the Baldwin County School District effective June 30, 2025, according to a statement she made at a Baldwin County Board of Education Meeting. It marks the end of a 40-year career for Price, who has served as the...
Lifesouth holds local drives to aid ’emergency need for all blood types’
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Lifesouth says there is an “emergency need for all blood types.” If you’re looking to donate in the area, you can find out when and where in the list below: For more information, you can call Lifesouth at 1-888-795-2707.
1 arrested after brief altercation turns into shooting in Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A man has been arrested after a brief altercation turned into a shooting and chase on Whitney Court, the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday. On Aug. 7, around 4:31 p.m. deputies responded to Whitney Court in reference to an aggravated assault. When deputies arrived...
Valdosta High School head football coach receives doctorate
VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - “Now presenting Dr. Shelton Felton a doctorial graduate of the University of the Cumberlands.”. “I worked hard this off season and I made it right in time,” said Coach Felton. Just days before the start of the 2024 football season, surrounded by his family,...
New equipment for cancer patient care comes to Piedmont Columbus Regional
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The John B. Amos Cancer Center completed an $11 million project focusing on replacing its equipment. This project began in late 2021. Five pieces of equipment were funded by the Piedmont Columbus Regional Foundation, aiming to provide cancer patients higher-quality and safer care. New equipment includes three linear accelerators, a CT […]
Kroger shoppers must check accounts after devices found at several self-checkouts – hundreds of cards are endangered
SHOPPING for groceries isn't inherently dangerous – but paying for them can be. Kroger is the latest retail chain to be targeted with card skimmers, and officials are urging shoppers to check their accounts for any suspicious or fraudulent activity. Georgia residents who made a recent trip to Kroger...
Georgia officials to extradite murder suspect held in Huntsville
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A 38-year-old fugitive from Georgia is being held in Madison County pending extradition on a charge of murder and other felony counts. Mario Rene Lopez-Jolon is accused of shooting to death a Gwinnett County, Ga., man in early July. Neighbors discovered the body of 40-year-old Guadalupe Garcia Rodriguez, dead inside his truck.
USF professor creates AI platform for classroom teachers
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Something that cannot be ignored when it comes to education today is artificial intelligence. Longtime USF St. Petersburg professor Zafer Unal sent out a survey to K-12 teachers in Florida and Georgia asking three questions. How do they feel about AI? Do they use it?...
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