Good morning, Columbus.

St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School and Brookstone School are joining forces to support local families with a community food drive (Friday, Oct.

16) at Deimel Field during the Pacelli Vikings vs. Brookstone Cougars football game. Donations will help St. Anne Outreach provide food for those in need.

A guide of Halloween and fall festivities in the Chattahoochee Valley is available for residents planning seasonal outings.

It features events such as pumpkin patches and haunted farms scheduled from this week through later this month.

Columbus State University will break ground on a new 36,000 sqft Pezold Center for Emergent Technology funded by $22.2M (from public and private sources).

The building on East Lindsay Drive will house an expanded Robotics Engineering program, a relocated Space Science Center, and an Institute, with construction starting Spring 2027.

The Miracle Riders announced a $150,000 endowment on Tuesday at the Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley to fund maintenance and technology upgrades for Columbus State's nursing simulation labs (built through motorcycle rides) that help students train with robotic simulators.

RecruitMilitary is hosting a hiring event at the Soldier for Life Center at Fort Benning from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. ET on Nov.

4. Employers are offering positions in project management, transportation & logistics, IT, and skilled trades for the military community.

Columbus officials approved $1.7 million in extra funding for the uptown pickleball facility — extra support needed as costs rose during a recent council meeting.

Jay Pease, a Columbus resident, survived multiple cancers (breast, prostate and stomach) after treatments in 2024 and a surgery in 2025.

He is now cancer-free and returning to activities like golf while urging others to watch for unusual changes.