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News Articles: Columbus

Springer Film Institute director Sara Lynn Herman, left, and playwright Natalia Temesgen, second from left, lead rehearsals for their upcoming webseries “Grounds,” which will be filmed over two days at Fountain City Coffee. The five-episode show is a series of five-minute vignettes that portray a day in the life of a Columbus coffeehouse. Columbus-natives Temesgen wrote the series, and Herman and her husband, Institute producer Jef Holbrook, will direct the production.

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Here’s why this Columbus television writer says she’s prepared to strike all summer

Columbus resident and television writer Natalia Temesgen fears the inability of production studios to see eye-to-eye with writers will lead the current strike to drag on for months.

May 24, 2023
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  • Brittany McGee
This year, Southern Living Magazine included the riverwalk as one of many reasons to spend Memorial Day Weekend in Columbus, Georgia. Steve Gibbon, AllTrails App  Read more at: https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/living/travel/article275594176.html#storylink=cpy

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Columbus named a top Memorial Day weekend destination by Southern Living

The secret’s out, Columbus.

May 23, 2023
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  • Mona Moore

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Columbus has one of the highest STD rates in the U.S., beating Atlanta and other large cities

One would never expect a city of about 200,000 people to report more cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) than a city of 3.8 million, but that’s exactly what Columbus has done.

May 22, 2023
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  • Chelsea Madden and
  • Mona Moore
Hundreds of people lined up at City Hall to sign up to speak out against the police training center at a city council meeting May 15, 2023.

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Political Rewind: The latest on 'Cop City' protests; Trump vs. Kemp in Columbus; MTG takes on Biden

Friday on Political Rewind: Former President Donald Trump's presence at the state GOP convention highlights the rift between Gov. Brian Kemp's supporters and MAGA Republicans. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene launched a campaign to impeach President Biden and other administration officials. Also: the latest on "Cop City" protests.

May 19, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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The sign on the stone gate of the Army's training hub in Georgia is changed from ⁦Fort Benning ⁩to Fort Moore in honor of Lt. Gen. Hal Moore and his wife, Julia.

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Army officially designates Fort Moore, dropping Confederate name Benning

The Army's training hub in Georgia is now officially called Fort Moore. The Army completed a name change Thursday that's been a year in the making at the base known previously as Fort Benning.

May 11, 2023
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  • Associated Press
The Housing Authority of Columbus, Georgia, Columbia Residential, and MercyMed of Columbus hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony and celebration Tuesday morning for The Banks at Mill Village, a new 102-unit mixed-income housing development in Columbus, Georgia.

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New Columbus housing development will provide access to healthcare for residents

A new $30 million mixed-income housing development opened in Columbus Tuesday that is the first phase of revitalizing the Louis T. Chase Homes and will provide access to preventive healthcare services for its residents.

April 21, 2023
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  • The Ledger Enquirer
Blackmon walking

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What happens next as Columbus seeks new chief to replace Freddie Blackmon?

With embattled Police Chief Freddie Blackmon accepting a $400,000 severance package to retire this month, Columbus residents are left waiting to see what happens next with the vacant position at the top of a crucial law enforcement agency.

April 10, 2023
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  • Tim Chitwood
Columbus Police Chief Freddie Blackmon listens to a speaker during a Tuesday evening rally outside the City Services Center prior to Tuesday night’s Columbus Council meeting.

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With police chief’s job on the line, Columbus Council sets specially called meeting

With city leaders still negotiating a severance package with Police Chief Freddie Blackmon, Columbus Council has called a special meeting for Thursday at 3 p.m.

April 06, 2023
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  • Tim Chitwood
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Georgia’s Charity Lawson will be the next ‘Bachelorette’ lead. ‘She is the moment'

It all went down on this week's The Bachelor "The Women Tell All” episode.

March 15, 2023
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  • Chelsea Madden
Dr. David Kieran is associate professor and Colonel Richard R Halleck, distinguished chair in military history at Columbus State.

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Iraq War Symposium in Columbus reflects on the conflict's purpose, impact

Twenty years ago this month, U.S. forces invaded Iraq. How has that conflict changed us as a nation?

March 09, 2023
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  • Peter Biello
Best director honoree Steven Spielberg, right, and wife Kate Capshaw attend the National Board of Review Awards Gala on Jan. 8 in New York. Capshaw is among the artists who will participate in an artist talk at Columbus State.

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Why is Steven Spielberg coming to Columbus? The reason caused the venue to be changed

If you plan to attend this week’s artist talk at Columbus State University, you might want to get there as early as possible because the event just got more prestigious — and the venue has changed because of the increased interest.

February 14, 2023
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  • Mark Rice
George Del Gobbo on conducting the Columbus Symphony

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George Del Gobbo on the joys of conducting the Columbus Symphony

You can hear the Columbus Symphony in concert on GPB Radio in February on Front Row Georgia. Host Sarah Zaslaw recently caught up with its maestro.

February 03, 2023
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  • Sarah Zaslaw
A demonstration in Atlanta on the evening of Jan. 27, 2023 after the release of a video depicting the arrest and fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by police in Memphis, Tn.

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Atlanta protest update: National Guard troops arrive downtown; Memphis releases Tyre Nichols video

Law enforcement across the country were on alert Friday evening for possible unrest in response to the release of the video footage of the arrest of Tyre Nichols. Nichols was beaten by police during a traffic stop in Memphis on Jan. 7 and died Jan. 10 from his injuries. Protests began shortly after the release of the video Friday evening. Demonstrations began in Memphis, New York City, Atlanta and other cities.

January 26, 2023
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  • GPB News Staff
LaShundra Thomas in the doorway of her new home in Columbus. A string of deadbeat landlords in Atlanta left Thomas without adequate housing.

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  • Economy

On the cutting edge of solutions to homelessness in Georgia, it's 'housing first'

After years of steady declines, levels of homelessness in the U.S. began rising again during the COVID-19 pandemic. Proven strategies are being used to reduce homelessness, even if they are facing new challenges.

October 27, 2022
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  • Grant Blankenship
Columbus resident Morgan Harrell (center) is a dancer in the movie “A Jazzman’s Blues” on Netflix. The film is written and directed by Tyler Perry (left) and choreographed by Debbie Allen (right).

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  • Arts & Life

Columbus resident believes faith and God helped her land role in Tyler Perry’s new movie

Columbus resident Morgan Harrell believes faith and divine intervention helped her land this role three years after being so severely injured, it was unclear whether she would dance again.

September 26, 2022
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