University of Georgia Columbus State News

Small Business Week in Columbus continues Wednesday with “boot camp” sessions on contracting and social media, with the half-day event taking place at Columbus State University’s Cunningham Center, 3100 Gentian Blvd.

The president of the local NAACP chapter called Friday for an investigation into the police department’s handling of a black police officer who boasted of targeting “‘white folks” when writing tickets near Columbus State University.

I always love to hear from the kids I've interviewed in the past, especially those who are doing well as adults.

This Saturday the Columbus Audubon Society opens to the public its bird park behind Columbus State University’s Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center, offering area resident a place specifically designed for birds and bird watchers.

A west Georgia professor is getting national attention for his poetry. Nick Norwood teaches creative writing at Columbus State University.

Twenty-one Franklin County residents are among the 221 graduates who received their degrees as Ferrum College celebrated its 97th annual commencement Saturday.

Jim Pound, an engineer at TSYS, was in the first class of students to win a Ledger-Enquirer Page One Award.

Columbus State University President Dr. Timothy S. Mescon gave this year's commencement address.

It finally feels like spring, so it won't be hard to imagine being in England's green and pleasant land Sunday when the Evanston Symphony Orchestra presents "Music from the English Countryside." Cellist Wendy Warner will play Edgar Elgar's glorious Cello Concerto, a work closely association with the late cellist Jacqueline du Pre.

Kim Lester of Britt David Magnet Academy was named the Muscogee County School District 2013 Teacher of the Year during Thursday night's gala in the Columbus Convention & Trade Center.

Attendees at Friday’s 198th Infantry Brigade one station unit training graduation ceremony got a special treat, as the 198th and 199th Infantry Brigades presented the Massing of the Colors ceremony during the graduation.

The city of Columbus is planning a $5.37 million expansion of the Cooper Creek Tennis Center in partnership with the Columbus Regional Tennis Association and Columbus State University.

A cause of death for a Columbus State University student is pending results of a toxicology report, the Muscogee County Coroner’s office said today.

It is a simple word, powerful in definition and scope. And there are a number of ways to define it.

Living or working high in the sky gives you a great view, but fire investigators say it can also be a high risk address if you're not prepared.

An autopsy is planned to learn more about the cause of death for a Columbus State University student who went into cardiac arrest in downtown Columbus dorm room.

After sweeping the doubles play, the No. 7-ranked Lander men's earned three singles wins and advanced past No.

The Muscogee County Coroner’s Office is investigating the death early Saturday of a 19-year-old Columbus State University student.

Chris and Jenny Jackson from Jenny Jack Sun Farm in Pine Mountain, Georgia are featured in the documentary “GROW!” Photo by Anthony-Masterson. Pack a picnic dinner and head to Café Campesino in Americus to view a free screening of the documentary “GROW!” on Tuesday, April 30.

Led by Teresa Caballer Hernani's second-place finish, the second-year Lander women's golf team won the two-day, two-round Peach Belt Conference Tournament championship hosted by Columbus State University Sunday afternoon at the par-71, 5,849-yard Callaway Garden's Lake View Course.