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Columbus, Georgia is located in Muscogee County. Zip codes in Columbus, GA include 31917, 31993, and 31907. More Columbus information.

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1 hr ago | Ledger-Enquirer.com

Soldier's wife learned husband survived battle

Her life was measured in news reports. She watched the early morning news and the evening news on television, combed the newspaper photos and reports, looking for any word of her husband and the war he fought on the other side of the world.

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6 hrs ago | Examiner.com

Christian schools in Columbus, GA

The organization that governs Christian schools is The Association of Christian Schools International .

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6 hrs ago | Examiner.com

Calvary Christian School in Columbus, GA

For over 25 years, Calvary Christian School has been educating children in Columbus, Georgia.

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8 hrs ago | Knoxville News Sentinel

Ice Bears erase deficits, but fall in overtime, 4-3

The Knoxville Ice Bears twice erased deficits, but Greg Beller scored in overtime to give the Columbus Cottonmouths a 4-3 victory Friday night in Columbus, Ga.

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12 hrs ago | Ledger-Enquirer.com

Soundoff for Saturday, Feb. 12, 2012

The GOP should hire Billy Beane to see what he can scrape together for 2016. Get facts straight, letter-to-editor-man. It was Trent Lott, not Newt, who made the Strom Thurmond comment, and Newt was on Freddie Mac’s payroll, not Fannie Mae’s. Not much difference there.

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16 hrs ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Jim R Pickens

Exclusive: Obama to pitch lower corporate tax

President Barack Obama will call for cutting the top 35 percent corporate tax rate as early as this month, according to two sources close to the administration.

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16 hrs ago | content.usatoday.com | Jim R Pickens

Obama budget to miss deficit goal

President Obama's proposed 2013 budget will forecast a $901 billion deficit for next year, falling far short of his goal to halve the deficit in four years.

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18 hrs ago | Ledger-Enquirer.com

648 Maneuver Enhancement Brigade challenged by drawdown in afghanistan

A month after arriving in Kabul, Afghanistan, a Columbus-based Georgia National Guard unit faces challenges drawing down troops and closing installations, the commander said this week.

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22 hrs ago | Ledger-Enquirer.com

Plan Valentine's Day activities or celebrate early

If you have a wife or girlfriend and you haven’t made plans for Tuesday, do it right now.

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Fri Feb 10, 2012

Ledger-Enquirer.com

Open Door Program helps women escape poverty

Joe Paull/jpaull@ledger-enquirer.com Addrienne Williams lost her job at Aflac, but now works as an administrative assistant at Columbus Technical College.

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Ledger-Enquirer.com

Georgia Lottery scratch-off nets $7 million for local couple

A local nursing student today claimed a $7 million jackpot she and her husband won playing Georgia Lottery scratch-offs. Billingsley, 49, bought two tickets Thursday from the Citgo food mart on Fifth Street in Columbus.

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Ledger-Enquirer.com

Columbus police: Suspect tries to start fight at laundromat, leads to unrelated drug arrest

A man Columbus police say tried to start a fight in a laundromat on Wednesday led to police making an unrelated drug arrest.

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Ledger-Enquirer.com

Columbus crime: Suspect wanted for aggravated assault now faces traffic charges

Christopher A. Hill, 24, is charged with three counts of aggravated assault and one count each of driving while license suspended, no proof of insurance and having a suspended registration, reports state.

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Ledger-Enquirer.com

Columbus police: Man with gun arrested after he tells police he's convicted felon

Columbus police arrested a man holding a gun early Thursday after he told officers he was a convicted felon, reports state.

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Columbus courts: Man once accused of enticing a child released from jail

A Columbus man accused in August of enticing a child was released from the Muscogee County Jail today after serving a sentence for simple battery, records state.

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Ledger-Enquirer.com

Katie McCarthy: Take home 'Breaking Dawn' at midnight

If you thought the excitement for The Twilight Saga’s “Breaking Dawn -- Part 1” was over after its theatrical premiere, you’d be wrong.

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Thu Feb 09, 2012

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Housing Authority ready to push Booker T. Washington Apartments redevelopment

First it tore down Peabody Apartments and built Ashley Station. Then it demolished Baker Village Apartments and built Arbor Pointe.

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Powerball Jackpot is $310 Million, the largest in GA Lottery history

One after another, people in Columbus are trading $2 for a chance at millions. $310 million to be exact.

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Ledger-Enquirer.com

Columbus police: Carver High student spotted smoking at bus stop, later found with marijuana

Columbus police say a Carver High School student spotted smoking at a bus stop Tuesday was later found with marijuana.

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Ledger-Enquirer.com

Man wanted for Columbus home invasion arrested on Fort Valley State University campus

A college student wanted for a Christmas Day home invasion in Columbus was arrested Wednesday on the campus of Fort Valley State University.

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