UPTOWN COLUMBUS — ORIGIN STORY How Columbus reinvented its downtown — and decided to call it Uptown By Robert Haven | 706Reports.com May 2026 SERIES PART 1 OF 3: THE RISE, THE THREAT, AND THE WARNING There was a time…
Columbus has been without a permanent city manager since the May 2025 termination of Isaiah Hugley. With the search now resuming, a look at what the position actually controls — and how the charter shapes who can fill it.
Columbus Water Works' 2025 Water Quality Report documents PFOA concentrations in finished tap water as high as 33.9 ppt — more than eight times the federal limit — while the utility highlights its 120-year record of zero drinking water violations.
Columbus Water Works faces PFAS contamination at nearly 9x the federal safety limit, triggering a $200M filtration overhaul and a $750 million total infrastructure investment by 2031.
Long shot Golden Tempo stormed from the back to win the 152nd Kentucky Derby, as trainer Cherie DeVaux made history as the first female trainer to win the Run for the Roses.
New 2026 data shows Columbus ranks above the state average for both violent and property crime — but a sharp north/south split, and a five-year decline, complicate the picture.
A Columbus resident hits $1 million on a scratch-off, major employers announce hundreds of new local jobs, and the Columbus Police Department earns a prestigious national honor. Here is your latest news roundup.
Muscogee County is under a mandatory burn ban as exceptional drought conditions dry up the Chattahoochee, threaten agriculture, and fuel wildfires across Georgia.
Federal and local law enforcement authorities have announced the successful dismantling of the Zohannon criminal organization following a sweeping joint operation dubbed “Operation Sweet Silence.” The operation targeted gang networks with ties to two Mexican drug cartels operating in the…
