COLUMBUS, GA - Mercer University announced today that it is partnering with The Medical Center and St. Francis Hospital to establish a Columbus campus for its School of Medicine.

Columbus joins Macon, where the school was established in 1982 to prepare physicians for rural and medically underserved areas of Georgia, and Savannah in hosting campuses for the medical school, which currently enrolls 400 M.D. students.

COLUMBUS, GA - The Muscogee County School District is proud to celebrate Partners in Education (PIE) Week.

“We commend area businesses and the Greater Columbus Georgia Chamber of Commerce for its continued support and dedication to our children and schools,” said the Superintendent, Dr. Susan Andrews.

COLUMBUS, GA - Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School will merge with St. Anne- Pacelli School beginning with the 2012-2013 school term.

“Both schools have a long history of providing a quality Catholic education and have had a close working relationship,” said Father Brian LaBurt, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Church. “For 51 years Our Lady of Lourdes School has provided education of the highest caliber to hundreds of Columbus students. With the merger this tradition will continue on the campus of St. Anne- Pacelli.”