In a consent judgment signed Oct. 22, Talbot County agreed its July 6 data center amendment was adopted without the notice and hearings state law requires. The judge declared it void from the start.
Columbus Council picks the boards that hand out bonds, land and tax breaks, but it doesn't vote on their deals. Here is how the system works, where the checks are, and the questions residents should be asking.
Judge John T. Martin Sr. denied the neighbors' request for a jury. The Project Ruby zoning case will go to a bench trial before the judge alone, starting Dec. 14.
Jonathan Waters filed on deadline Monday and conceeded the legal point the city would have likely argued. Then he asked Judge Martin to seat a jury as a matter of discretion — one whose verdict, in Georgia, binds.
The federal government proposes to open 63,000 acres of Georgia national forest to road building and logging. The stated reason is wildfire. The proposal's own rationale section never mentions it. Public comment closes September 21.
Columbus Water Works is spending about $1.05 billion. Paying that back will cost close to $1.8 billion. A new jail could add $500 million more — and nobody has said what it costs to tear the old one down. Second of two parts.
A new Columbus State University report looks at pay, jobs and housing. It finds a city holding steady — and families falling behind. First of two parts.
Columbus Water Works went to manual operation on July 27. A second Georgia utility issued a boil water advisory the same week. Officials confirm the state was hit and will not say how widely.
Columbus elected a mayor, four councilors and a school board in 2026. Most of the city sat it out. The numbers say the usual explanations are wrong.
Project Ruby · Analysis The city of Columbus issued a statement Tuesday responding to the lawsuit filed by eight Upatoi residents challenging the Technology Overlay Ordinance. The statement runs four sentences. Three of them describe the process. One of them…
