ATLANTA – Georgia health officials confirm measles in an unvaccinated metro Atlanta resident with no known travel or exposure history. Release: ATLANTA—The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed measles in an unvaccinated resident…
Valdosta man arrested on vehicle burglary charges
VALDOSTA - The Valdosta Police Department has taken a man into custody after stealing an item from a car and trying to run away from police. 29-year-old Willie Jones has been arrested by VPD and…
In Other News: A Guy Finishes a Nine-Month…
A 23-year-old guy in Connecticut named Marcus Colon was sentenced to nine months in jail for larceny last year. He stole a car. And when cops tracked him down, they also found stuff in the car that…
State Route Resurfacing Coming to Echols & Lowndes…
VALDOSTA - Road work is coming to state routes in Echols and Lowndes counties with two resurfacing projects that total $3.2 million. Both routes include two-foot shoulder widening. Reames and Son Construction Co. Inc. of Valdosta…
Sorrentino Joins Pearlman Team
VALDOSTA - South Georgia Medical Center’s Pearlman Cancer Center welcomes Peter Sorrentino as the new Administrative Director of Cancer Services. Sorrentino comes to Valdosta from Chicago where he worked for Bristol-Myers Squibb as a senior…
Confirmed Cases of Mosquito-borne Diseases in South Georgia
One human tests positive for West Nile Virus and one horse for EEE VALDOSTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health has confirmed a resident tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV) in Ben Hill County…
Wiregrass’ Pharmacy Tech Program listed in Nation’s Top…
VALDOSTA – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College learned that the Pharmacy Technology program has been listed in the Top 50 Pharmacy Tech programs in the nation. This ranking was announced by the The Best Colleges.org. The…
Enrollment open for Valdosta Citizen’s Police Academy
VALDOSTA - The Valdosta Police Department would like to announce the 26th Session of the Citizen’s Police Academy (CPA) which is scheduled to begin on Thursday, September 14, 2017 and will last for 10 weeks. The…
Valdosta City Manager Appointed Vice-Chairman of DCA Board
VALDOSTA - City Manager Larry Hanson was appointed Vice-Chairman of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Board on Wednesday, Aug. 16. In October 2014, Hanson was appointed by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal to the…