VALDOSTA - S.L. Mason Elementary School welcomed back Wildcat students with open arms after the recent incident. Release: At S.L. Mason Elementary, our Wildcats returned with smiles, posters, and projects in hand. What we witnessed…
VSU’s Copeland African American Museum adds new pieces…
Release: Just like its founders, Roy and Cheryl Copeland, Valdosta State University’s Copeland African American Museum is unwavering in its commitment to preserve and uplift the stories of African American history. When the Copeland African…
Georgia middle-schooler wins 2020-2021 national poster contest
Release: A Georgia student has been selected as the winner of the 2020-2021 National School Bus Safety Poster Contest, the American School Bus Council (ASBC) announced last week. Huyen Pham, a student at Northbrook Middle…
Winners of the Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest
Release: Chosen by three judges from a record number of Finalists from Atlanta, Georgia, to Palatka, Florida, WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc. (WWALS) is pleased to announce the winners of the Fourth Annual Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting…
LAMP’s Changing Lives Dinner will feature keynote speaker…
Release: Lowndes Associated Ministries to People’s (LAMP) Annual Changing Lives fundraiser is scheduled for Thursday, September 9, 2021, downtown Valdosta at The Patterson. We are excited to announce the keynote speaker is Coach Charlie Ward,…
Lowndes County Tax Commission Office temporarily closed to…
Release: According to a post by Rodney V. Cane, Lowndes County Tax Commissioner, the Tax Commission Office will be closed until September 7, 2021. Only a limited number of appointments will be accepted to process…
GA unemployment rate drops for fifteenth straight month
Release: Governor Brian P. Kemp applauded Georgia's unemployment rate dropping for the fifteenth straight month to 3.7 percent for July 2021, down from 4.0 percent in June. The national unemployment rate average is 5.4 percent. "With nearly…
Carr: Working to prosecute criminals, protect Georgians including…
Release: Attorney General Chris Carr provided an update on his office’s work to prosecute criminals and protect Georgians and their taxpayer dollars. “It is the paramount duty of the government to protect person and property,”…
SGMC honors Respiratory Therapy team as August Hospital…
Release: South Georgia Medical Center honored its respiratory therapists as the August Hospital Heroes at its monthly Board of Directors meeting. This team was honored for their professionalism, hard work and sacrifice in order to…