Columbus Times Newspaper

10/30/2025

Columbus Times provides trusted news, community updates, and cultural coverage for the African American community in Columbus, Georgia.

11/06/2024

BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump is elected as the 47th president of the United States!

11/06/2024

Breaking News

Former Columbus New Reporter Dead

Chauncy Glover, a beloved news anchor and former WTVM reporter, has died at age 39. Glover, a native of Athens, Alabama, had a distinguished career in journalism and earned three prestigious Emmy Awards. He launched his professional journey at WTVM in May 2007, shortly after graduating from Troy University.
His career path took him to various TV stations across the country, including stops in Jacksonville, Florida; Detroit, Michigan and Houston, Texas. Glover most recently worked at KCBS/KCAL in Los Angeles. His family confirmed the news Tuesday, describing his sudden death as an “unimaginable loss,” according to CBS Los Angeles. “We, Sherry and Robert Glover, along with Chauncy’s beloved family, are devastated by the unimaginable loss of our beloved Chauncy,” the Glover family wrote in a statement obtained by the station. “He was more than a son and brother—he was a beacon of light in our lives and a true hero to his community.” The circumstances surrounding his death have not been publicly released. Our condolences are with his family, Information take from WTVM Facebook.

10/21/2024

USDA Expands Market Information for Organics

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Market News recently expanded its collection and distribution of price and production cost information for organic agricultural products by adding organic milk, cattle, grains and feedstuffs, and fertilizer to its list of published reports. Organic products are included among the hundreds of agricultural products for which AMS Market News publishes market information. This data promotes market transparency and helps farmers and businesses make informed business decisions – resulting in a fairer and more competitive marketplace for all participants.

In 2024, AMS Market News, through partnerships with state departments of agriculture and universities, expanded the collection and distribution of price and production cost information for organic agricultural products with organic milk, cattle, fertilizer, and farmer’s markets recently added and expanded coverage of organic grain and feedstuffs to be added in the coming year.

The new information includes:

Farmgate organic milk prices for Vermont and Pennsylvania.
Production cost prices for organic poultry litter fertilizer in Alabama, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.
Additional farmers market coverage in Pennsylvania, Iowa, New York, and California including organic specialty crops and dairy products.
Expanded market information for organic food and feed grade grains and for feedstuffs coming in 2025.
This new information for organics is being made available in accordance with the 2018 Farm Bill (Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018) that re-authorized $5 million to USDA for the collection and reporting of data on the production and marketing of organic agricultural products. As required by the Farm Bill, USDA collects and distributes reporting on prices of organic agricultural products; develops and implements surveys on organic production, handling, and distribution; and conducts analysis on the data for publication in reports.

For more information, please contact Michael Sheats, Director of the Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News Division, at (202) 690-3145 or [email protected].

10/21/2024