https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315729052.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/b1e81292-4c1d-4e8f-837e-bae882b9e0fb/1_th.jpg Gubernatorial candidate Jason Esteves discusses redistricting, Voting Rights Act Georgia gubernatorial candidate and former District 6 state senator Jason Esteves spoke on several topics, including redistricting, during a May 8, 2026 interview with Ledger-Enquirer reporter Brittany McGee. Learn more about Esteves' policy positions at www.ledger-enquirer.com https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315729052.html/video-embed 89 2026-05-12T19:30:17Z no https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315645681.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/105c6dda-5531-49cf-bb85-5085ab7f457f/3_th.jpg Cinco de Mayo, meet Taco Tuesday! What happens when Cinco de Mayo coincides with Taco Tuesday, as it does this year? And, the weather is also beautiful? Well, that means Ledger-Enquirer reporter Kelby Hutchison grabs an outdoors table, and a fistful of tacos, at Agave Bar and Grill, at 1110 Broadway in downtown Columbus, GA. Here's his quick take. Check out his other food reviews, and reporting, here at ledger-enquirer.com. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315645681.html/video-embed 47 2026-05-05T20:39:38Z no https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315710118.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/2b7d7e76-18b3-43cd-b9b3-a1f4eccdbb84/1_th.jpg Photo Gallery: Check out the 2026 MCSD Teacher of the Year gala The Muscogee Educational Excellence Foundation has named Chris Grier the 2026 MCSD Teacher of the Year. The announcement was made before a crowd of more than 1,100 teachers and community leaders on May 7, 2026 at the Columbus Convention and Trade Center in Columbus, Georgia. Here are a few of our favorite photos from the event https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315710118.html/video-embed 118 2026-05-11T14:33:11Z no https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315721188.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/f816d74a-df15-491f-a82b-d8232c5a3c1f/1_th.jpg Go inside Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown's expanded Intensive Care Unit Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday to celebrate the completion and naming of a $58 million expansion and renovation project that has increased the hospital’s critical care capacity. Named the Shelby and Wanda Amos Intensive Care Unit, the 99,038-square-foot project includes 43 new ICU beds, plus 68 renovated rooms, across three nursing units. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315721188.html/video-embed 91 2026-05-12T10:19:48Z no https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315710020.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/420d875a-7905-4391-bc29-78b4890cc1ad/1_th.jpg 'I just felt so humbled.' Clubview teacher selected as 2026 MCSD Teacher of the Year The Muscogee Educational Excellence Foundation (MEEF) named Chris Grier the 2026 MCSD Teacher of the Year. Grier is a physical education teacher at Clubview Elementary School. He spoke with Ledger-Enquirer reporter Mark Rice the following morning, and described the experience of being selected. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315710020.html/video-embed 59 2026-05-11T14:20:31Z no https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/education/article315709797.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/0823ae82-c240-4179-8e0a-c5f7347c5933/1_th.jpg 'Honk for the MCSD Teacher of the Year.' Check out Clubview's celebration for top teacher The Muscogee Educational Excellence Foundation (MEEF) named Chris Grier the 2026 MCSD Teacher of the Year. Grier is a physical education teacher at Clubview Elementary School. Grier celebrated with the school's students, teachers, and staff the day after. Take a look. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/education/article315709797.html/video-embed 72 2026-05-11T14:04:18Z no