https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315994229.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/5e3ad25c-01f3-435e-ac9f-2369a886cf88/1_th.jpg City council meeting erupts in shouts over proposed data center in Columbus, GA The Columbus Council chamber was a sea of bright red Tuesday night from shirts emblazoned with “No Data Center” and “Keep it Rural” in opposition to the proposed hyperscale data center called Project Ruby, targeted for 865 acres in northeast Muscogee County. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315994229.html/video-embed 76 2026-06-03T17:30:56Z no https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315994781.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/12c1770d-8fe1-4a94-9089-e92d911d0728/1_th.jpg Are you curious about the “unofficial data center committee?” Reporter explains In this episode of Curious Columbus, business reporter Jordyn Paul-Slater talks about how an unofficial committee’s recommendations became the Columbus council’s official technology overlay ordinance. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315994781.html/video-embed 102 2026-06-03T18:11:38Z no https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/entertainment/article315989316.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/fd73fbe2-7b4d-44d0-bb53-9bdf2184e3d9/1_th.jpg Hey Y'all! Get your votes in now for best the brewery or taproom Columbus and the surrounding area has no shortage of breweries, brewpubs and taprooms, and after all your recommendations and suggestions, the Ledger-Enquirer needs readers’ help to pick the best of the bunch. The round of voting is open through June 5, and then we’ll narrow it down to the top five, based on the results. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/entertainment/article315989316.html/video-embed 53 2026-06-03T11:03:47Z no https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315974402.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/252c314f-3ae8-4328-92a9-29699ab4195b/1_th.jpg 'We're just floating the whole time.' Awesome Brass Car Tour makes stop in Columbus, GA The Awesome Brass Car Tour made a stop Monday morning at the Columbus Collective Museums in Columbus, GA.The stop was part of the first of five day trips the group is making from Callaway Gardens. So, what's an Awesome Brass Car? Learn more here. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315974402.html/video-embed 62 2026-06-02T11:32:38Z no https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315982050.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/4575e83b-f5b4-4a84-945f-3287b50336e0/1_th.jpg Mike Collins speaks on Georgia property tax, describes traveling "incredible" state for Senate campaign U.S. Representative Mike Collins (R-Ga.) visited Columbus on June 1 at the Doubletree Hotel for a meet and greet ahead of the GOP primary runoff election for the Senate. Collins faces former football coach Derek Dooley in the June 16 election. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315982050.html/video-embed 93 2026-06-03T09:00:00Z no https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315965910.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/a3d86c59-1f1d-4dfc-9d0b-3ca1c76b2448/1_th.jpg From patrol cars to cafe owners: Owners talk about turning Columbus "hidden gem" into their own Two law enforcement officers decided to follow a deferred dream. Isaac Salazar, left, and Alonso Trevizo, right, open up to the Ledger-Enquirer about what led them from patrol cars to taking over a Midtown hidden gem. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article315965910.html/video-embed 161 2026-06-02T09:00:00Z no