https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article316517980.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/11299205-750c-4a23-a791-03a14bad2ce2/1_th.jpg Getting ready for a road trip? Check out these driving trips from the Georgia State Patrol The Georgia State Patrol is among the agencies taking part in this year's "Operation Summer Slow Down" from July 13-19. During a July 13 press conference in Columbus, Georgia, Lt. Brandon Brown of the Georgia State Patrol offered some essential driving tips. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article316517980.html/video-embed 55 2026-07-15T18:47:35Z no https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article316506335.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/e6bace14-bf95-4e73-9d41-e97bc67169b9/1_th.jpg Have an idea for a business? Enter this competition for emerging entrepreneurs. StartUP Columbus is now accepting applications for its LaunchCon Pitch Competition happening on November 13. The competition is a live business pitch event designed to give emerging entrepreneurs access to capital, exposure, and support as they work to grow their businesses. Ben MacMinn, executive director, talks about details with the Ledger-Enquirer. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article316506335.html/video-embed 75 2026-07-15T16:00:00Z no https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/politics-government/article316494830.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/4174236c-e0cf-48b5-bc8d-c82352254071/1_th.jpg 5 things to know about Mitch McConnell's life, career in politics Here are five things to know about Mitch McConnell, from his childhood battle with polio to his leadership tenure in the U.S. Senate. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/politics-government/article316494830.html/video-embed 46 2026-07-13T20:02:43Z no https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article316503676.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/2e31806d-ef0f-4287-929f-7ef58dbbbf75/1_th.jpg Community, family, friends gather to remember 11-year-old Columbus, GA boy shot to death Community members and Fox Elementary School staff and faculty joined with family and friends of Kadin Harris Monday night in Columbus, Georgia to both remember Kadin, and call for an end to the gun violence that took his life. Kadin,11, was shot and killed July 8, 2026 on Apex Street in Columbus. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article316503676.html/video-embed 116 2026-07-14T14:53:09Z no https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article316493876.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/cc8da206-0cf9-4382-aa0d-09cb723a2360/1_th.jpg 'Operation Southern Slow Down kicks off.' Learn more here Georgia and Alabama have joined with Florida, South Carolina and Tennessee for the ninth annual "Operation Southern Slow Down" speed enforcement and education campaign. It runs runs July 13-19. Representatives from the highway safety offices and state law enforcement officials from Georgia and Alabama spoke during a July 13, 2026 press conference in Columbus, Georgia.The week-long traffic enforcement and awareness campaign takes place on interstates and major highways in the Southeast.This is an excerpt of comments from Andrew Heath, deputy commissioner of the Georgia Department of Transportation. Check back for more reporting at ledger-enquirer.com https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article316493876.html/video-embed 167 2026-07-13T19:10:27Z no https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/sports/article316462730.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/c5a63e85-7cbf-4dfe-931c-7d8c06706514/1_th.jpg Columbus youth soccer general manager speaks on why kids love the game David Miles became general manager of the Columbus Youth Soccer Club in 2012. The program serves 2,300 kids a year, the most of any youth recreational club under the Georgia State Soccer Association. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/sports/article316462730.html/video-embed 64 2026-07-13T15:08:13Z no