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  • 2 weeks ago | wrbl.com | Phil Scoggins

    by: Phil Scoggins Posted: Apr 30, 2025 / 11:36 PM EDT Updated: Apr 30, 2025 / 11:36 PM EDT COLUMBUS, GA (WRBL)-Fifty years ago today, the capital of South Vietnam was captured by the North Vietnamese in what is referred to as the fall of Saigon. A Columbus resident born in Vietnam during the war escaped to the United States during an airlift from Saigon.

  • 2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Phil Scoggins

    COLUMBUS, GA (WRBL)-Fifty years ago today, the capital of South Vietnam was captured by the North Vietnamese in what is referred to as the fall of Saigon. A Columbus resident born in Vietnam during the war escaped to the United States during an airlift from Saigon. We first ran Jason Roberton’s story in 2008. We thought today would be a most appropriate time to re-air it. Jason’s book “From Rice to Grits” is an autobiography that is currently being revised.

  • 3 weeks ago | wrbl.com | Phil Scoggins |Nick Bentley

    COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Long before it was called Synovus Park and the team was called the Clingstones, baseball in Columbus was played at Golden Park by the Columbus Red Stixx. Jim White is the former Vice-President of the Columbus Redstixx. When he looks out over majestic Synovus Park, his mind can’t help but wander back to his childhood.

  • 2 months ago | yahoo.com | Phil Scoggins

    February is a month when we think about matters of the heart. This story journals the heart-wrenching journey of a Harris County family who lost their adult son to heart disease last summer. Grant Martin was a cute little kid with an incredibly unique personality. His dad, Phil, says his first-born son knew how to put a smile on your face. “Grant had a great sense of humor. That’s one of the things he was known for,” says Phil.

  • 2 months ago | wrbl.com | Phil Scoggins

    February is a month when we think about matters of the heart. This story journals the heart-wrenching journey of a Harris County family who lost their adult son to heart disease last summer. Grant Martin was a cute little kid with an incredibly unique personality. His dad, Phil, says his first-born son knew how to put a smile on your face. “Grant had a great sense of humor. That’s one of the things he was known for,” says Phil.

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