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Student leaders at Columbus State University’s Cougarthon raised $10,334.47 on March 6 to support the new Bill and Olivia Amos Children’s Hospital at Piedmont Columbus Regional — exceeding last year's total by over $1,000. They presented the funds on March 28 and plan to expand the event to involve more local participants next year.

Apr 6th, 2025 👍 4798

State senators passed two school zone camera bills on Friday—one ending the use of speeding cameras and another limiting their use to school hours. Gov. Brian Kemp will soon decide if he signs or vetoes the measures after months of complaints about camera abuse.

Apr 6th, 2025 👍 3484

The reward for information in the unsolved murder of Eric Bernard Nelams was raised to $15,000 after a victims’ advocacy group added $5,000, and Nelams—32—was shot outside his home on Level Court in Phenix City in 2003.

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