https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article316010488.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/44c0a3c9-2f3c-4be1-83bf-1b2e3cc6441d/1_th.jpg MercyMed Farm offering free flowers at 'You-Pick Flower Fridays.' Learn more here When Deborah Jordan wanted to surprise a friend on her birthday she skipped the salon and florist, instead taking her friend to a Columbus farm where people can create a free, personalized bouquet with flowers they pick themselves. Jordan and her friend Tenathe Lane created their floral arrangements at MercyMed Farm, 3802 2nd Ave. in Columbus, at the farm’s “You-Pick Flower Fridays” event. Learn more here. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article316010488.html/video-embed 113 2026-06-04T20:01:43Z no https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article316019260.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/c7ad7332-2dcf-4467-924c-25836743993e/1_th.jpg 'I don't think God is through with me yet.' Georgia state senator reflects on retirement, what's next State Sen. Ed Harbison (D-Columbus) was celebrated June 4, 2026, at the Columbus Museum. The Columbus area’s state legislative delegation and former state Rep. Calvin Smyre (D-Columbus) hosted the reception in Harbison’s honor. Harbison, a state senator for the past 33 years, announced in March he wouldn’t seek reelection. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article316019260.html/video-embed 83 2026-06-05T14:28:04Z no https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article316003732.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/55ec2106-cc3b-48a0-b512-45e40f343ab2/1_th.jpg Sneak Peek: Family musical 'Finding Nemo' opens at CSU in Columbus, GA Columbus State University's production of "Finding Nemo" is a family musical that opens June 4, 2026 at CSU's Riverside Theatre Complex in downtown Columbus, Georgia. The show is based on the 2003 Disney/Pixar film "Finding Nemo." Performances are scheduled for June 4-6, 10-13, 17-20 at 10 a.m. EST, and June 14 & 21 at 2 p.m. EST. Go to www.columbusstate.edu/theatre/productions.php for more information, including how to purchase tickets. Meet a few of the cast members here, and learn how they integrate puppets into their performances. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article316003732.html/video-embed 106 2026-06-04T12:14:46Z no https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article316016561.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/7db36f33-bf49-4d7c-803d-d70401abc7f8/1_th.jpg New Providence Pointe development to bring more affordable housing for seniors in Columbus, GA The quest to provide more affordable housing for Columbus residents took another step forward Thursday, when community leaders celebrated a new development they hope will give more seniors a place to call home — and live with dignity. NeighborWorks Columbus and the Housing Authority of Columbus hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for Providence Pointe, a new 102-unit affordable housing development for seniors ages 55 and older. The groundbreaking ceremony was on Brownie Lane in the Elliott’s Walk community. Elliott’s Walk is off Victory Drive in Columbus. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article316016561.html/video-embed 126 2026-06-05T09:56:24Z 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/news/local/article316000643.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/8f9f4857-d53f-4284-94b6-13a1c718362a/1_th.jpg 'I Feel Good.' Juneteenth Jubilee in Columbus, GA kicks off in style A rendition of James Brown’s 1965 hit “I Got You (I Feel Good),” helped kick off the 2026 Juneteenth Jubilee Celebration in Columbus, Georgia. Sterling Baker-McClary will portray Brown in the Springer Opera House's production of "I Feel Good: An Homage to James Brown." Meet him here, and learn more about the production at www.springeroperahouse.org. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article316000643.html/video-embed 89 2026-06-04T01:56:47Z 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/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/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