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Columbus 10-year-old boxer to appear on ‘Jennifer Hudson Show’
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A 10-year-old amateur boxer known as “Dreco” is set to appear on the “Jennifer Hudson Show” Wednesday and is training for USA Boxing Nationals in Louisiana in December. Adriel Simmons, a Columbus fifth grader, is also a cross-country runner and a social...
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Haunted Fort Benning: a new book explores the post's spookiest stories
How does an author who doesn’t believe in ghosts write a book about the haunted history of Fort Benning? Bridgett Sharp Siter ’s newest book, “ Haunted Fort Benning : Murder, Mystery and Mayhem on the South’s Most Colorful Army Post,” explores the area’s eerie past and retells stories about haunted porches, wandering spirits and murders that were never solved. Siter spoke to the Ledger-Enquirer about her time at Fort Benning, how she became a ghost storyteller who doesn’t believe in ghosts, and how all these stories made it into her book. For more than two decades, Siter worked at Fort Benning in the Morale, Wellness and Recreation (MWR) Department before moving to the Maneuver Capability Development Integration Directorate (M-CDID) in 2019. She started, however, as a part-time reporter at the Fort Benning Bayonet, and her editor tasked her with finding ghost stories for an October issue. She wasn’t thrilled. “I am a super skeptic,” she said. But, although she doesn’t necessarily believe in them all, she loves to tell stories. “I’m a storyteller who loves history,” Siter said. “I’m quick to say I’m not a historian.” Col. John Tate and the Kashita warriors Siter then stumbled onto Col. John
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Sunday Conversation: Teresa Whitaker and Phil Scoggins discuss Chuck Williams’ long-time career
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — During his time here at WRBL, Chuck Williams has led the way in his weekly series, the Sunday Conversation. Each week, Chuck would sit down with various city leaders, political figures and community members who have left an impact on the Fountain City. But for this week’s Sunday Conversation, things looked […]
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The Night Fight on the Chattahoochee: How Columbus Became the Site of What Many Call the Last Battle of the Civil War
A week after Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox, the Civil War came to Columbus, Ga. On Easter Sunday, April 16, 1865, thousands of Union cavalrymen fought their way across a covered bridge over the Chattahoochee River in the dark, captured the city and, over the next two days, burned the factories, arsenal and navy yard that had made Columbus one of the Confederacy's most important industrial centers.
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The City Inside Columbus That Disappeared: Bibb City's 91-Year History and the Mills That Built It
Columbus, Ga. - For 91 years, Columbus had a small neighboring city built around a textile mill. Bibb City was incorporated in 1909, operated as a company town and disappeared as an independent municipality on Dec. 7, 2000, when it surrendered its charter and became part of Columbus. At its...
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Columbus RiverWalk: 34 Years of History, 22 Miles of Trails and the Transformation of 2 Cities
Columbus, Georgia, opened the first mile of its Chattahoochee RiverWalk on Oct. 12, 1992, beginning a transformation that eventually produced a 22-mile recreational corridor along the river. Across the water, Phenix City, Alabama, developed its own riverfront trail, creating a connected recreation area that links two cities, two states and generations of local history.