VALDOSTA - Lowndes High School senior Mason Slaughter has been selected as a Georgia delegate to the United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP). Release: VALDOSTA, GA - Lowndes County Schools is proud to announce that Lowndes High…
COVID cases rising in Lowndes County with 1,947…
Release: New COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are on the rise with many counties seeing daily case increases comparable to, and for some even higher than, those seen during the first COVID-19 wave in 2020. The…
Wiregrass’ director honored with higher education award
Release: Tabora Temple, Wiregrass Tech’s Military and Veteran Services Director, was among those featured across the nation as one of the 2021 Veteran Champions of the Year in Higher Education in the August issue of…
Water line upgrades on McArthur Drive
Release: The City of Valdosta’s Utilities Department is in the process of completing a water line replacement on McArthur Drive, where they have upsized the existing two-inch line to a six-inch line. Once finished, this…
Nominations for Georgia’s 2021 ‘GEAR Awards’ now open
Release: The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) is now accepting nominations for the 2021 GEAR Awards. These awards are designed to recognize forward movement in the automotive and mobility industries through innovation and emerging…
Commissioner Marshall to represent Lowndes County on national…
Release: National Association of Counties (NACo) President Larry Johnson appointed Commissioner Demarcus Marshall, Lowndes County, Ga., to one-year terms as both a subcommittee vice chair of NACo’s Community, Economic and Workforce Development Steering Committee and…
Megawatt generator installed at Gornto Lift Station
Release: The City of Valdosta Utilities Department recently completed the installation of a 1.5-megawatt generator to supply the Gornto Lift Station with a backup power source. The department received approval to purchase the new generator…
Wiregrass Adult Education Classes accepting new students for…
Release: Valdosta, Ga. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is now accepting new students to enroll in free GED®, HiSET, and English as a Second Language (ESL) classes. The Lowndes County Adult Education program is located at 4089…
Millage rate public meeting for Lowndes County is…
Release: The Lowndes County Board of Commissioners will hold a public meeting on the millage on August 24, 2021, at 5:00 pm, 327 N. Ashley Street, in the Lowndes County Commission Chambers on the 2nd…