Kelby Hutchison

6 days ago | ledger-enquirer.com | Kelby Hutchison

City officials, friends and family gathered Thursday morning to say goodbye to former Columbus Councilor Judy Thomas, who died last month shortly after leaving city council. Thomas died on April 19 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta after being treated for a blood infection, the Ledger-Enquirer reported. Thomas served four terms on council before stepping down from her seat in March.

1 week ago | ledger-enquirer.com | Kelby Hutchison

Lately, I've been craving some good ramen after watching too many cooking videos on YouTube showing tonkotsu ramen. I decided to stem my cravings by going to one of my favorites that recently went through a rebrand. Red 8 Kitchen was formerly known as Mizu Ramen before being rebranded after it came under new ownership. I used to DoorDash ramen from Mizu whenever I was not feeling well, but this was my first time actually being in the restaurant.

1 week ago | ledger-enquirer.com | Kelby Hutchison

A file photo of a dog at PAWS Humane Society. PAWS announced via Facebook Tuesday it won't take in dogs for 30 days after overcrowding at both of their animal shelter facilities. [email protected] PAWS Humane Society announced via Facebook Tuesday it won't take new dogs at its shelter for 30 days "due to a severe and immediate overcrowding crisis in both of our animal shelter facilities."PAWS said the suspension of new intakes is important for the shelter to remain no-kill.

1 week ago | ledger-enquirer.com | Kelby Hutchison

One man is dead and another is injured following a shooting Monday afternoon at a Columbus apartment complex, the Columbus Police Department announced Monday evening. Police said officers responded around 2:39 p.m. Monday to the 3700 block of Cusseta Road at the Avalon Apartments. Responding officers found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, according to police. Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan identified the victim as Chastin Hunter, 33, of Columbus.

1 week ago | ledger-enquirer.com | Kelby Hutchison

Columbus State University's Archives & Special Collections arranged for the creation and serving of a 50-foot-long scrambled dog made by Country's BBQ to students and employees on Thursday afternoon at the foot of the clock tower on CSU's main campus. 05/01/2025 [email protected] The astonishingly-big scrambled dog unveiled at Columbus State University's quad Thursday was nearly as long as the nearby trees are tall.