3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (142+ words) Funeral arrangements for a 38-year-old Muscogee County teacher who died last week are set. Cassie Myers Renfrow, who taught science at Northside High School and previously Shaw High School, died Sept. 4, 10 days after being flown from Columbus to an Atlanta…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (316+ words) The Columbus Convention and Trade Center has a new food and hospitality partner, that will bring an elevated and a more sophisticated menu, and I got a firsthand preview of the new menu upgrade. The Columbus Trade Center’s new food…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (583+ words) The Columbus Clingstones and Pinnacle Financial Partners announced Sunday night, beginning in 2027, Synovus Park will be renamed Pinnacle Park, reflecting the new combined firm through the merger of Columbus-based Synovus and Nashville-based Pinnacle. The merger was agreed to in July…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (312+ words) The Indian community in Columbus is quite literally throwing open the doors for its sixth annual Garba Musical Night, a three-day celebration of traditional Gujarati dance, live music and food at the Columbus Civic Center. Organizers say everyone, not just…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (435+ words) A Columbus Consolidated Government representative hosted an open house Monday to present proposed projects totalling nearly $30 million in estimated cost to improve Forrest and Morris roads through traffic-calming measures and stormwater control. Here’s the information presented to residents who attended…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (696+ words) In honor of Women’s Equality Week, the Ledger-Enquirer is continuing to profile the women who broke ground in Columbus leadership. We’ll talk to the first female Columbus Mayor, the first out LGBTQ+ Columbus Council member, the first female president of…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (545+ words) ColGay Pride of Columbus announced on Facebook last week it is shutting down because of rising costs. But now, the organization says it isn’t closing completely. In fact, Colgay Pride founder and executive director Jeremy Scott Hobbs told the Ledger-Enquirer…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (578+ words) In an interview with the Ledger-Enquirer after he visited Columbus this week, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) spoke about military housing and stopping health insurance companies from denying needed coverage. Ossoff, who was joined by U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and former…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (411+ words) Driven by plant sales, volunteerism and a passion for helping children, a Columbus service organization has, in one year, more than doubled its charitable giving to groups who help kids lead better lives. The Optimist Club of Columbus distributed donations…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (205+ words) Once again, Columbus High School landed among the top of the U.S. News & World Report’s Best High Schools rankings nationally and across the state, an honor it has repeated for many years running. The liberal arts magnet school is ranked 70th in…...