Troup County first, Columbus second, LaGrange third in Area 2-AAA wrestling

GRAY, Ga. ? Hardaway?s fullcourt press overwhelmed Jones County in an 89-53 rout on Friday night.

A former Chattahoochee County Sheriff's deputy has been arrested on extortion charges.  

One of two female wrestlers in Bi-City

Former Assistant Fire Chief Roderick Jolivette?s trial date is set.

Chattahoochee County had two players to stand out in the 65-58 win against Pacelli on Tuesday night ? Akeyvya Jones scored 30 points while teammate Jennifer Murray added 21.

Hardaway, Smiths round out top three

About two weeks ago, several elements of Fort Benning?s 11th Engineer Battalion were told to prepare to deploy to the earthquake-ravaged city of Port-au-Prince in Haiti.

Command Sgt. Maj. Earl Rice, the Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning command sergeant major, was selected Feb. 3 to be the top enlisted soldier of the 18th Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg, NC.

A bronze statue to be used as part of a soldier memorial at Fort Benning in Georgia is modeled after a photo of a Montana soldier that appeared on the cover of Time magazine.     

U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit will conduct U.S. Army Small Arms Championships from Feb. 20-27

Fort Benning hosted a deployment ceremony Friday morning for 13 soldiers with the 926th Medical Detachment who will soon leave for Iraq .

Thousands of workers may follow their jobs to Fort Knox once the Army's Human Resources Command opens its new headquarters here. The project could mean a boom in economic development and school enrollment for the area.

Richards graduates Army 2nd Lt. Steven M. Richards has graduated from the U.S. Army Ranger School at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga., with authorization to wear the distinctive Ranger Tab. A graduate of the Ranger Course is the epitome of the U.S. infantryman.

Air Force Airman Kyle E. Law graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. He is the son of Scott Law, of Corona and Carrie Law, of Perris. Law is a 2008 graduate of Centennial High School in Corona. Army Pvt. Nathan G. Chavoya has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning in Georgia.

COLUMBUS, Ga. ? Army Pfc. Thomas J. Rowe has graduated from the Infantryman One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Columbus. The training consists of Basic Infantry Training and Advanced Individual Training.

RANDOLPH TWP. ? U.S. Army Pct. Bryan G. Torres was graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. Torres is the nephew of township resident Marvin Cerrato, and the son of