https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315679648.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/b3c74571-666c-4293-8695-269d67643436/1_th.jpg Want a free lunch? Here's an option for May 8 in Columbus, GA VisitColumbusGA is providing FREE Community Appreciation Lunches to Celebrate National Travel and Tourism Week.Today's lunch included a free hot dog, chips, drink, and also a treat from The Icey Girl & Co.They're doing so again on Friday, May 8 in front of RiverCenter for the Performing Arts in downtown Columbus from 11:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m.Tomorrow's menu is different, and includes food from a favorite Columbus restaurant. Learn more here. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315679648.html/video-embed 72 2026-05-08T01:42:51Z no https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315688728.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/2bf429db-4589-483d-97e4-9806292b0e34/1_th.jpg Author of 'Boogie, Boogie Y'all' in Columbus for book festival. Meet him here C.G. Esperanza, a graffiti-inspired illustrator, whose books like “Boogie Boogie, Y’all” and “Soul Food Sunday” have won Caldecott and Coretta Scott King honors, spoke with students at two elementary schools in Columbus on Friday. Esperanza is one of the featured authors at this year's Columbus Children's Book Festival, scheduled for Saturday, May 9, at the Columbus Public Library. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315688728.html/video-embed 117 2026-05-08T19:25:27Z no