https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315925724.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/96847916-dad4-4096-a13e-0f4ae0b199bb/1_th.jpg Cataula restaurant brings back childhood memories for Ledger-Enquirer's resident foodie Tucked away just off Highway 27 in Cataula, Georgia is a restaurant Ledger-Enquirer reporter Kelby Hutchison says he hadn't heard of before, but wishes he had. Cataula Creek restaurant, on 813 US-27, is in a shopping pavilion. It has food that reminded Kelby of some of his favorite sit-down restaurants growing up, blending Southern comfort food with more modern options as well.  https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315925724.html/video-embed 75 2026-05-28T18:59:34Z no https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315931168.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/e6138f07-0215-4ec5-bba4-e340f8d1fcc8/1_th.jpg Kevin Blair talks about Pinnacle/Synovus bank merger at Columbus team-building event As Nashville-based Pinnacle Financial Partners and Columbus-based Synovus Financial Corp. work through one of the largest mergers in Southeast banking history, the combined company’s executives are betting culture, not just scale, will determine whether the integration succeeds. During a team-building orientation event this month at the Columbus Convention & Trade Center — in the city where the Synovus roots were planted 138 years ago — Kevin Blair, President & CEO Of Pinnacle Financial Partners spoke with the Ledger-Enquirer about how he views company culture as a key element in the business. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315931168.html/video-embed 79 2026-05-29T02:13:54Z no https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/sports/article315934658.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/cd544c8b-d01d-46bc-9814-de2c9b2f8656/1_th.jpg Madonna University wins national championship at NAIA Softball World Series Madonna University defeated Southeastern 8-4 on May 28 to win the 2026 NAIA Softball World Series at South Commons in Columbus, Georgia. It's the first NAIA Softball National Championship in Madonna's program history. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/sports/article315934658.html/video-embed 67 2026-05-29T12:32:15Z no https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315922411.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/fa593637-b99a-4db1-93d9-9eb2214e326c/1_th.jpg Columbus Councilor Simi Barnes sworn-in to fill her late father's seat Columbus Councilor Simi Barnes delivers a speech after being sworn in as the District 1 councilor during the May 26, 2026, council meeting. Barnes now sits in same seat once held by her late father, Jerry "Pops" Barnes. She was preceded by Byron Hickey, who was appointed to the seat in 2024 after her father died. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315922411.html/video-embed 121 2026-05-28T15:44:38Z no https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315920835.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/8652564c-8ce0-4460-a841-d17f14bbae21/1_th.jpg Watch as Miracle Riders deliver letters to Charlotte, NC brothers during Pony Express ride Scott Ressmeyer and the Miracle Riders returned to Columbus on May 22, finishing their Pony Express themed motorcycle ride to raise awareness of and funds for Columbus State University’s College of Education & Health Professions. Among the stops to deliver letters was one in Charlotte, North Carolina. There, they delivered letters from Columbus resident Heidi Harris to her grandson Jackson, and his little brother Ellis. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315920835.html/video-embed 73 2026-05-28T14:01:59Z no https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315918912.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/608bf328-d0ef-4bf6-95ac-c2570c645d50/1_th.jpg Columbus hosts National Drone Championship. Learn more here Did you know the nation’s top JROTC drone teams competed for a national championship in Columbus, Georgia on May 22–23 at the JROTC All-Service National Drone Championship? If not, take a look inside the competition. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315918912.html/video-embed 74 2026-05-28T11:01:12Z no