Fort Benning expansion plans get public input

06/06/11 A series of public meetings are taking place this week to discuss the Army's plan to expand Fort Benning, which is seeking to add land as the U.S. Armor School completes it move from Fort Knox, Ky.

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Books by the Bay: Adrian's 'Great Night' has a bit of the Bard in its inspiration

06/02/11 New novels by Chris Adrian and Bharati Mukherjee and a collection of short stories by novelist Ann Packer highlight this month's releases by Bay Area authors.

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Townsend appointed as West Central Health District Health Director

05/18/11 Beverley A. Townsend, MD, MBA, FAAP has been appointed as the new District 7 Health Director.  District 7 includes Chattahoochee, Clay, Crisp, Dooly, Harris, Macon, Marion, Muscogee, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, and Webster counties.

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West Central Georgia Health District: Columbus physician Beverly Townsend named new director

05/18/11 Columbus physician Beverly Townsend has been named director of the 16-county West Central Georgia Health District that includes Muscogee County, replacing Zsolt Koppanyi, who retired Sept. 1 after 12 years in the job.

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Return To Forever Introduces New Lineup, Tour with Zappa Plays Zappa

05/18/11 Famed fusion group Return To Forever will formally debut its new lineup for US audiences this summer.

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Return to Forever to Play New Music on Summer Tour

05/16/11 After a successful run through Australia earlier this year, Return To Forever IV -- the latest incarnation of the jazz supergroup -- comes home for a 32-date North American tour this summer. 

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Return to Forever IV Announces 32-City Tour

05/16/11 Three of the core members of the seminal jazz-rock group Return to Forever have joined forces again for a blockbuster tour, this time adding violinist Jean-Luc Ponty and guitarist Frank Gambale to the mix.

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Local golf notes: Cates Culpepper, Robert Mize in U.S. Open qualifier

05/14/11 A pair of players with Brookstone ties are scheduled to play in a U.S. Open qualifier Tuesday at the River Club in Suwanee, Ga.

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Twenty-four arrested in Winder last week

05/13/11 Shameka Nacole Moreland, 23, of 388 Wise Court, Apt 16, in Statham, and Clarissa Roshanda Shields, 26, of 291B Hillcrest Drive, in Statham, were each charged with one count of disorderly conduct.

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George C. Woodruff Jr.|1928-2011: Longtime developer remembered as philanthropist, community leader

05/12/11 Longtime Columbus real estate developer and businessman George C. Woodruff Jr. died early Thursday, leaving a legacy as a highly successful risk-taker and community leader.

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MC Hammer, Third Eye Blind to headline Alive @ Five concert

05/10/11 Abe Millet of Third Eye Blind performs at the DirecTV Live showcase during SXSW at the Bat Bar in the Austin Convention Center on March 20, 2009 in Austin, Texas.

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The B-52s, MC Hammer to headline Alive @ Five concert

05/10/11 Abe Millet of Third Eye Blind performs at the DirecTV Live showcase during SXSW at the Bat Bar in the Austin Convention Center on March 20, 2009 in Austin, Texas.

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Hartley, Dolson Invited To U.S. Under-19 Tryouts

05/05/11 UConn women's basketball players Bria Hartley and Stefanie Dolson have accepted invitations to try out for the U.S. under-19 national team coached by former UConn star and current Hartford coach Jennifer Rizzotti. Here's the release sent out by UConn: COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.  - Twenty-four USA Basketball medalists are among 35 of the nation's top 19-and-under athletes who have accepted ...

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UConn's Bria Hartley, Stefanie Dolson Invited To Under-19 Trials

05/05/11 UConn women's basketball players Bria Hartley and Stefanie Dolson have accepted invitations to try out for the U.S. under-19 national team coached by former UConn star and current Hartford coach Jennifer Rizzotti. Here's the release sent out by UConn:

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Aggie Karla Gilbert To Attend U19 World Championship Team Trials

05/05/11 Twenty-four USA Basketball medalists are among 35 of the nation's top 19-and-under athletes who have accepted invitations to attend the 2011 USA Women's U19 World Championship Team Trials, USA Basketball announced.

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Fussell and Peoples invited to attend 2011 USA Basketball Women's U19 World Championship Team Trials

05/05/11 Freshman guard Chassidy Fussell and 2011-12 signee Cassie Peoples have accepted invitations to attend team trials at the U.S. Olympic Training Center May 22-25.

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Local blood donations sent to Tuscaloosa

05/03/11 People from all over our area are helping out tornado victims. Some students in Beauregard, Alabama, chipped in, hosting an American Red Cross blood drive.

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George Duke, Marcus Miller & David Sanborn Set to Tour Together This Summer

04/29/11 This summer George Duke, Marcus Miller and David Sanborn will be performing together as one band under the name DMS, taken from the first initials of their last names.

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George Duke, Marcus Miller and David Sanborn Will Tour as DMS

04/29/11 Keyboardist George Duke, bass player Marcus Miller and saxophonist David Sanborn have crossed paths many times since the late 1970s.

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Carlton Gary case: Judge sides with defense on seeking 1977 rape evidence for DNA tests

04/12/11 Superior Court Judge Frank Jordan Jr. said seeking evidence from the Sept. 11, 1977, rape and aggravated assault of 64-year-old Gertrude Miller does not mean it will be submitted for DNA testing to see if it matches Gary, whom Miller identified as her attacker during his 1986 trial.

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