Phenix City News

It travels over the 13th Street Bridge and down Broadway to Ninth Street in Columbus.

A Newnan man has been arrested on suspicion of robbing banks in the Columbus area.

Though Russell County Commissioner Gentry Lee apologized and reworded his motion from the previous meeting, it might not be enough to get city officials to remain in partnership with them on the Russell County-Phenix City Animal Shelter, which opened last week.

Governor Bob Riley has announced the allocation of $236 million in interest-free bonds to help all 46 school systems that applied from across Alabama to finance the construction or repair of public school buildings.

Two students from Central High School of Phenix City were recently presented scholarships from the Central High School Class of 1979.

Press Release PHENIX CITY, AL - Chief Ray Smith and the men and women of the Phenix City Police Department would like to wish everyone a safe and Happy Halloween.

East Limestone High School may have its badly needed new gym sooner than expected.

The Technical Committee of the Southeast Alabama rural planning organization met in Daleville this morning to talk about transportation needs.

A Phenix City man faces a charge of attempted murder after a Sunday night shooting at a family gathering, police said.

A partnership between Russell County and Phenix City that led to the opening of a new animal shelter last week may be in jeopardy over a $25,000 payment dispute.

Police are linking a suspect in a Phenix City bank robbery to ten other robberies over the last few weeks.

The Phenix City Council unanimously approved the rezoning of 95.7 acres on the southwest side of the city to a R-1B Zone or low-density residential district, from an A-1 Zone or low-density residential and general agricultural district during Tuesday's meeting.

Columbus police arrested two suspects in a Phenix City bank robbery today in the Booker T. Washington apartments.

Six months ago today an EF2 tornado ripped through Columbus and Phenix City, and tonight families continue to pick up the pieces.

Under all the chaos and corruption, beneath all that county debt and at the end of those long, long courthouse lines, was a shining seed of hope.

The man accused of killing a Lee County Sheriff's deputy last month has hired the same defense lawyer as the accused killer of Auburn University coed Lauren Burk.

Gregory Lance Henderson, accused of striking Lee County Deputy James Anderson with a car and killing him, waived his preliminary hearing on Wednesday, sending his case to a grand jury.

For Larry DiChiara, the revelation came two years ago. During a cookout, the superintendent for the Phenix City School System heard a woman talking about messages she'd found on her 15-year-old daughter's cell phone.

Federal agents recently arrested a woman in Georgia wanted in connection to a Houston County stolen mail case, which included a stolen wedding invitation.

Russell County Commissioner Ronnie Reed has announced his candidacy for the District 83 State Representative seat currently held by State Rep.