VALDOSTA – A Valdosta warming and cooling shelter has been renamed in honor of longtime community advocate Jeanette Newbern Coody. Release: On Friday, August 14, 2026, the City of Valdosta officially celebrated the ribbon cutting…
Free Veterans Benefits Workshop set for Friday
WAYCROSS - Georgia Legal Services is partnering with the City of Waycross to cosponsor the Second Annual Veterans Benefits Workshop this Friday, April 28, 2017, from 12 to 3 p.m. at the Waycross City Auditorium. The workshop includes…
SGMC Receives Prestigious Coverdell STAR Award for Stroke…
VALDOSTA – The Code Stroke Team at South Georgia Medical Center has received the Hospital STAR Award for 2017 from the Georgia Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry. The STAR award is given annually to recognize one hospital…
Hospital Volunteers Looking to Expand Pet Therapy Program
VALDOSTA - South Georgia Medical Center’s Volunteer Auxiliary is seeking pet-loving volunteers to grow its Pet Therapy program in Valdosta, and expand it to Berrien and Lanier campuses. Pet therapy promotes healing through the human-animal bond, with…
What Is A Spousal Individual Retirement Account (IRA)?
If you meet certain conditions, you can set up and contribute to an IRA (traditional or Roth) for your spouse, even if he or she receives little or no taxable compensation for the year of…
BRAT Highlights Great Promise Partnership to Existing Industries
VALDOSTA - On Wednesday, the Business Retention Action Team (BRAT) through the Valdosta-Lowndes County Development Authority hosted a luncheon to highlight the Great Promise Partnership (GPP). Nearly 30 individuals from local existing industries attended the…
Chick-fil-A at North Valdosta Honored as Leading Business…
VALDOSTA — The Chamber Ambassadors honored Chick-fil-A at North Valdosta as this week’s Leading Business of the Week. Chick-fil-A at North Valdosta is a beloved restaurant to many in the community. Their customers enjoy their…
Thomasville prepares for 96th annual Rose Show and…
THOMASVILLE - The Thomasville community is preparing for its 96th annual Rose Show and Festival. Tuesday, the tent for the Rose Show was being set up downtown. That section of Remington Avenue at Broad Street…
Threat prompts lockdown at Brooks County High School
BROOKS COUNTY, Ga. - A threatening phone call prompted a lockdown at Brooks County High School on Wednesday. Quitman Police Captain Calvin Troy says the call was made to 911 at about 7:45 a.m. The…