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Family and friends remember mother and son shot to death

COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM)- One week after Tina Green Hall and son Jeremy were found dead in their home on Howe Avenue, family and friends came together to say goodbye.

Funeral services were held Saturday at South Columbus United Methodist Church. 

Jeremy Hall's father, Jerry, was distraught when he spoke to News Leader 9 outside the church not knowing what to do without his son, who he called his little shadow.

"Everywhere I go he was behind me. My shadow has been taken away from me," Hall said.  

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Early voting in Muscogee County extremely low

COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM)- Elections and Voter Registration Director Nancy Bored told News Leader 9, in-person early voting in Muscogee County has been extremely low.

The legislature decreased the in-person voting time from six weeks to three weeks for this Presidential Preference Primary.  "So, we anticipated a little larger turn out for in person voting than what we have seen. We've had 20 voting units set up at the Library for the last three weeks and the turnout has been extremely low," said Boren. 

Muscogee Educational Excellence Foundation narrows TOTY to top 10 finalists

From the Muscogee Educational Excellence Foundation

The Muscogee Educational Excellence Foundation (MEEF) announced the top 10 finalists for the Muscogee County School District Teacher of the Year (TOTY).

Finalists were selected from the applications of 59 teachers – each named the Teacher of the Year for their respective schools. Finalists are (in no particular order):

Help Girl Scouts celebrate 100 year by planting trees

Help Girl Scouts celebrate 100 year by planting trees

COLUMBUS, GA - Trees Columbus, Inc.'s tree planting scheduled for Saturday has been changed to Sunday due to threatening weather.

Join them on Sunday, March 4 at 3:30 pm to help plant trees in honor of the Girl Scouts Centennial.

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Car stolen after victim fills up the tank

Car stolen after victim fills up the tank

COLUMBUS, GA - A trip inside a gas station left a man stranded on Thursday, March 1. 

The victim was pumping his 2007 Ford Fusion at a gas station on 4th St.

Fort Benning soldier sentenced for having sex with teen

A Fort Benning soldier accused of having sex with a 14-year-old girl has been sentenced to eight years in prison. 

Adrian Sproul, 29, will face seven years of probation after the prison time.

A Columbus police detective said Sproul admitted to having consensual sex with the girl in May. 

Police said the two also had been sending each other sexually explicit photos of themselves.


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Assault victim calls police, gets arrested with crack cocaine

Assault victim calls police, gets arrested with crack cocaine

COLUMBUS, GA - An area man called police on his violent friend and ended up getting arrested himself as well.

Charlie Henton was sliced on his hand by Joe Kidder while in the living room of a Victory Dr. residence on Wednesday, Feb. 29.