https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article316233826.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/1db89f88-b05b-4534-8736-f19db3881140/1_th.jpg Woman dies in Columbus, GA shooting. Police investigating The Columbus Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit is investigating a deadly shooting for the second day in a row. A post on the department’s X page says officers are in the area of Victory Drive and Marathon Drive regarding a shooting Tuesday. Police say one person is dead. Multiple CPD vehicles are on the scene. Crime scene tape surrounds the area around a Dollar General. Investigators are in the store. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article316233826.html/video-embed 20 2026-06-23T16:28:34Z no https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article316218212.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/30ca10a5-75d3-467b-9440-997c5afdedf9/1_th.jpg Meet Sophia Wootten. She's Miss Georgia 2026. As a kid, Sophia Wootten was told people might never understand her. She was born with a cleft lip and palate and spoke with a speech impediment. She underwent 20 surgeries before turning 20 years old, including major reconstructive surgery. Saturday evening, Wootten won the 2026 Miss Georgia crown at RiverCenter for the Performing Arts in Columbus. Her talent in the competition is singing, epitomizing her resilience in using her voice as a tool to grow her confidence. Here's an excerpt of her interview with Ledger-Enquirer reporter Madeline Shapiro https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article316218212.html/video-embed 88 2026-06-22T16:02:31Z no https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/crime/article316240394.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/dd649d9c-f870-4aab-9363-88d4ecaeada5/1_th.jpg 'Pray for these police officers.' Columbus police chief responds to officer-involved shooting Columbus Police Chief Stoney Mathis said an officer-involved shooting has occurred on Baker Plaza Drive that’s connected to a homicide Tuesday morning at a Dollar General in Columbus. Mathis said the suspect linked to the homicide is dead. A woman was fatally shot at a Dollar General off Victory Drive in Columbus, Georgia. This is an excerpt of his interview with Ledger-Enquirer reporter Kelby Hutchison. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/crime/article316240394.html/video-embed 85 2026-06-23T22:16:03Z no https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article316188263.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/1cee806d-9f9d-4c43-81a7-dea45bf6c0ea/1_th.jpg Do you know where the best cheap eats are in the Chattahoochee Valley? If so, Madeline need your help. Ledger-Enquirer summer intern Madeline Shapiro is looking for readers to give her the best cheap eats restaurant recommendations in Columbus, Georgia. Can you help? https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article316188263.html/video-embed 46 2026-06-19T01:21:02Z no https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article316216281.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/9288536a-ac70-4d9b-8ac3-c8aad2828380/1_th.jpg New Miss Georgia, Miss Georgia's Teen crowned. Here are photos from crowning, final night Miss Northwest Georgia, Sophia Wootten, from Peachtree City, Georgia, is Miss Georgia 2026. Miss Capital City’s Teen, Melony Tidmore, from Powder Springs, Georgia, is Miss Georgia's Teen 2026. Both were crowned Saturday June 20, 2026 during the final night at the 2026 Miiss Georgia Scholarship Competition at RiverCenter for the Performing Arts in Columbus, Georgia. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article316216281.html/video-embed 136 2026-06-22T13:41:51Z no