Local Barber Shops Forced to Shut Down During COVID-19 Crisis
Barbershops and salons across the country, including Georgia and Alabama, have been forced to shut it’s doors due to COVID-19. A source of income that is gone when rent is still due.…
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Columbus Lions Season Postponed
The National Arena League, the league that the Columbus Lions play in announced a new starting date to the 2020 season. The Lions home opener was scheduled for April 17th. The NAL released a statement…
BREAKING: Muscogee County District Schools Closed for In-Person Instruction Through Remainder of Year
From MCSD: Columbus, GA – In accordance with the latest Executive Order issued by Governor Kemp this afternoon, the District has extended its emergency closure for all schools to remain closed for in-person instruction through the remainder of this school year. The Student Learning Continuity plan and alternate…
Amos Family's $1 Million Matching Gift Helps Piedmont Create 36 Additional Beds to Combat COVID-19
Piedmont Columbus Regional will soon have additional space to confine COVID-19 patients thanks to a $1 million gift from Aflac Chairman Dan Amos and his wife,…
2 Locations and Items Added for Muscogee School District Alternate Meal Services
Columbus, GA – Effective April 6, 2020, the District’s alternate meal service plan will include two additional locations for bus delivery and items for breakfast and lunch. The bus delivery site additions include the former 30th Avenue Preschool and Victory…
City of Opelika Extends City Building Closures Until April 17
PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 30, 2020 OPELIKA, Ala. – Due to the COVID-19 situation, the City of Opelika is EXTENDING BUILDING CLOSURE DATES UNTIL APRIL 17, 2020. As we stated before, city departments will continue to…
First Confirmed Coronavirus Death In Columbus
Columbus, Georgia has recorded it's first Coronavirus death. An 85 year-old man was pronounced dead in Piedmont ICU shortly after 4 pm on Sunday, March 29th. As of Sunday afternoon, Muscogee County has 8 confirmed cases of Coronavirus according to…
Auburn University Pharmacist Named to Governor’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Task Force
Dr. Spencer Durham, associate clinical professor in the Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy, has been named to Alabama’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Task Force by Gov. Kay Ivey.…
Emergency Shelter Opens in Columbus to Help Protect Against Coronavirus Epidemic
March 27, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EMERGENCY SHELTER OPENS IN COLUMBUS COLUMBUS, GA – In collaboration with the Continuum of Care (COC), SafeHouse Ministries on Hamilton Road has opened an emergency shelter. The emergency shelter will operate daily from…
