https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article316853270.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/b2105ea9-edac-4287-bffa-0d531a4326ec/1_th.jpg Panda Express funds inspiring new playground at Columbus hospital The Bill and Olivia Amos Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Georgia and Panda Express hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Aug. 11, 2026 to dedicate and celebrate its new Panda Cares® Center of Hope playground.Take a look. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article316853270.html/video-embed 128 2026-08-12T13:23:17Z no https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article316838139.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/22b1a253-2758-4a85-9c48-ae01fb0a7860/1_th.jpg Veteran Columbus journalist, broadcaster honored by Clingstones Chuck Williams, a WRBL reporter and a former Ledger-Enquirer staff member, was honored by the Columbus Clingstones minor league baseball team Aug. 8, 2026, at Synovus Park for his career in journalism and his passion for Clingstones baseball. The first 1,000 fans through the gates received a commemorative Chuck Williams bobblehead. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article316838139.html/video-embed 115 2026-08-11T11:38:33Z no https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/education/article316870123.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/322fdd11-91e7-47b4-8b03-883d62308cba/1_th.jpg Columbus State celebrates $4.8 million renovation, modernization of student center A Columbus State University building that has anchored student life for more than six decades has received a $4.8 million makeover. Students, faculty, staff, alumni and community leaders celebrated the renovation of Davidson Student Center during Tuesday’s ribbon-cutting and grand reopening ceremony. The modernized facility is designed to enhance campus engagement, leadership development and community among students. “This is a huge, huge milestone for us to be able to renovate this space so that it does meet our modern needs,” CSU president Stuart Rayfield told the estimated 300 people attending the ceremony. “It also is representative of the light and the engagement that we want to see on our campus.” https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/education/article316870123.html/video-embed 78 2026-08-13T16:57:47Z no