COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — A locally owned coffeeshop was forced to temporarily close after a leak caused the building to flood over the weekend. Although Midtown Coffeehouse partially reopened its doors for online orders on April 18, it’s dining room will be closed for another week. “It’s going to impact our business a lot,” said […]
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) On National Vietnam War Veterans Day, what was once a temporary installation became a permanent fixture made to survive for generations to come. A dedication ceremony for the Dignity Memorial Vietnam Wall at the National Infantry Museum was held March 29, in recognition of the completion of a $1 million upgrade. […]
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) Nearly one year after the remains of a Korean War soldier were identified and returned to his family in Georgia, the woman who made it possible visited the National Infantry Museum for the first time. As she approached the showcase dedicated to Cpl. Luther Story, a Buena Vista native and Medal […]
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — A local non-profit’s bi-annual pancake breakfast is a community effort. Just before 7 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 3, it was still dark outside but Easterseals West Georgia Inc. volunteers had already been hard at work for hours. They were working to stock the kitchen, pack up to-go orders and put up […]
FORT MOORE, Ga. (WRBL) — Though the USO will celebrate its 83rd birthday on Feb. 4, it had reason to celebrate a little early at Fort Moore. Installation officials and USO representatives gathered on-post for a ribbon-cutting ceremony dedicated to the opening of the Fort Moore USO Center on Feb. 1. The center resides in […]