In his reelection bid for sheriff, Republican incumbent Eddie Hawkins has outspent his opponent by a rate of more than 5-to-1 and still has $15,160 on hand through the Nov. 7 election.
The body of a man missing since last month has possibly been found at Lake Norris. A Columbus Housing Authority maintenance worker was fishing at the lake
The teenager killed in a Lowndes County crash has been identified. Coroner Greg Merchant said 17-year-old Robert Caleb McCool died as a result of the accident.