Ben Stanfield

Jul 23, 2024 | wtvm.com | Ben Stanfield

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Military organizations in the Chattahoochee Valley have joined forces with the Home Depot Foundation to make a significant impact on the lives of veterans and their families. At the forefront of this effort is Warrior Outreach, a veterans service organization dedicated to supporting those who have served our country. Retired Army Command Sergeant Major Sam Rhodes, a passionate advocate for veterans, spearheads Warrior Outreach.

May 31, 2024 | loveproperty.com | Ben Stanfield |Jonathan Haeber

Despite the damage, historic treasures like this spectacular copper chandelier over the stairwell still remained. By May 2009, the Woodside Town Council granted Jobs the necessary permits to demolish the abandoned home, on the condition that he allowed the structure to be carefully dismantled and relocated. In February 2011, just eight months before he lost his battle with cancer, Jobs finally demolished Jackling House.

Apr 24, 2024 | wtvm.com | Ben Stanfield

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Columbus Police are investigating an incident at a funeral home parking lot on Buena Vista Road. Police were called out to the scene at Lamb's International Funeral Home in the 3000 block of Buena Vista Road for a reported crash in the 9 a.m. hour on Wednesday morning. Bystanders said a truck crashed into parked vehicles in the parking lot area of the funeral home.

Feb 20, 2024 | wsfa.com | Ben Stanfield

WEST POINT, Ga. (WTVM) - After a billion dollar investment and a decade and a half later, the Kia manufacturing facility in West Point has become a staple business. Now, the plant is expecting to roll out its 5-millionth vehicle in 2025. This year is the facility’s 15th year of mass production and it’s already an industrial powerhouse. Stuart Countess, the CEO of KIA Georgia, said the U.S. was a “prime area” for Kia. “There’s numbers out there that there was about 13% unemployment,” he explained.

Feb 13, 2024 | wtvm.com | Ben Stanfield

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The Columbus Public Library hosted a celebration Monday afternoon for the director. Alan Harkness has been tabbed by his peers as "Library Director of the Year" for the state of Georgia. Harkness has decades of experience in the field and has been an innovator of growth for the Chattahoochee Valley Libraries System that he oversees. Harkness led the charge to get rid of late fines - making the library more open and welcome to the entire community.