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Pink Ladies Parade and Poker Run this Saturday, October 22

Pink Ladies Parade and Poker Run this Saturday, October 22

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Former Pacelli and Shaw stars are the first signees for Columbus Lions

COLUMBUS, GA - Columbus Lions Head Coach and Director of Football Operations Jason Gibson announced his first two 2012 player signings in Florida State fullback Matt Dunham, a former Pacelli High School record-setter, and Citadel defensive back Demetrius Jackson, ex-Shaw High School, also of Columbus.

Dunham, 6’1” and 250 lbs., graduated Pacelli in 2005 rated by rivals.com as #1 player in Georgia and #14 nationwide after shattering Herschel Walker’s state record by scoring 111 career touchdowns and gaining almost 3,500 yards rushing his junior and senior years.  Choosing Florida State over offers from Auburn, Florida and Georgia Tech, Dunham ran into injury problems in college, and played mostly as a blocking back, defensively as a linebacker and on special teams.  He had seven interceptions as a junior and 100 tackles his senior year.

New York Times writer to discuss book at Columbus State

New York Times writer to discuss book at Columbus State

COLUMBUS, GA -  A New York Times reporter who wrote the 2011 “common reading” for Columbus State University freshmen a book about how a woman organized refugee boys living in Georgia into a successful soccer team will speak at Columbus State October 20.

Warren St. John, author of Outcasts United, will speak at 12:30 p.m. that Thursday in University Hall auditorium. His 2009 book recounts stories of children from several war-torn countries and the woman who seeks to make a difference in their lives. The lecture is free and open to the public.

The children, ages 9-17, were relocated to Clarkston, 13 miles east of Atlanta, in the 1990s, finding themselves culturally and socially isolated in their new hometown. That’s when Luma Mufleh stepped in, eventually becoming coach of the team she organized, the Fugees.

Cell Phones for Soldiers helps keep service members in touch with home

Cell Phones for Soldiers helps keep service members in touch with home

COLUMBUS, GA - Cell Phones for Soldiers hopes to turn old cell phones into more than 12 million minutes of prepaid calling cards for U.S. troops stationed overseas this year. To do so, Cell Phones for Soldiers expects to collect over 50,000 cell phones each month through a network of more than 6,000 collection sites across the country. The phones are sent to ReCellular, which pays Cell Phones for Soldiers for the phones.  TIC Federal Credit Union was proud to be a collection site through the end of September 2011 for this worthwhile cause. 

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Big Brothers Big Sisters need more mentors

Big Brothers Big Sisters need more mentors

COLUMBUS, GA - Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Chattahoochee Valley is kicking off “30 MENtors in 30 Days,” a campaign to recruit male volunteers from October 1-30th. There are over 104 Boys and 48 Girls on the Waiting List. The more volunteers that sign-up, the greater the impact on the children in our community.

Columbus woman places in 'BE BIG in Your Community' Contest

COLUMBUS, GA - Scholastic Media, a division of Scholastic Inc., the global children’s publishing, education and media company, and HandsOn Network, the volunteer activation division of Points of Light Institute and largest volunteer network in the nation, announced today the winners of its third annual “BE BIG in Your Community Contest,” a signature component of the ongoing Clifford The Big Red Dog® BE B

Man breaks into Family Dollar on Victory Drive

COLUMBUS, GA - The Family Dollar on Victory Drive was burglarized early Tuesday morning. A black male between the ages of 14 and 18 picked up a rock of asphalt and threw it through the front door. He then grabbed a bag and started filling it with candy and other items. Police assessed the door damage at $300. The case is under investigation.