VALDOSTA - Officers check on the well-being of a mother and her infant child, only to find the mother in a mental crisis while possessing a knife. Release: Officers respond to check on the well-being…
Warner Robins’ unemployment rate ties all-time record
Release: Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Warner Robins’ August rate tied the all-time lowest unemployment rate set last month. "Although we are seeing fewer unemployed individuals now than before the pandemic started,…
Kemp Swears In Leda Chong to Georgia Ports…
Release: Governor Brian P. Kemp swore in Leda Chong and reappointed two officials to the Georgia Ports Authority Board of Directors. Caption: Governor Kemp Swears in Leda Chong to Georgia Ports Authority Board of Directors…
NPHC Plaza breaks ground at VSU
Release: Link for video rendering of NPHC Plaza provided below. Construction is underway on Valdosta State University’s NPHC Plaza, a visual tribute to Blazer Nation’s commitment to educate on diversity, enhance equity, and embrace inclusivity.…
Nine Wiregrass students awarded fall scholarships
Release: Students at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College learned recently that their hard work is paying off. Thanks to the generous donation of friends and supporters of the college, nine students were awarded scholarships that will…
Suicidal man shot after threat to officers
Release: (Smyrna, GA) - On Saturday, September 18, 2021, the GBI was requested by the Smyrna Police Department to investigate an officer involved shooting. Preliminary information indicates that at 3:22 p.m., officers responded to 3014 North…
SGMC raises awareness of Peripheral Artery Disease
Release: South Georgia Medical Center is raising awareness of Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) during September in an effort to save limbs through early detection. PAD is a leading, and preventable, cause of death in the…
GA human trafficking case ends in guilty plea…
Release: Attorney General Chris Carr announced that the office’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit obtained a guilty plea and 20 year prison sentence of Jevarius Torel Wisdom for charges of human trafficking, possession of a firearm…
VSU announces 2021-2022 scholarship recipients
Release: Valdosta State University is proud to offer scholarships to nearly 300 currently enrolled, incoming first-year, and transfer students for the 2021-2022 academic year. These scholarships were established by private donors and are awarded each…