Local School Start Dates

Back to School Dates for local school systems: August 3 Brooks County Schools Highland Christian Academy August 4 Lowndes County Schools Berrien County Schools St. John Catholic School August 5 Valdosta City Schools Echols County…

Safety First as Students Head Back to School

TIFTON – Students heading back to school means more traffic, increased congestion and the need for extra safety precautions. As back-to-school season gets into full swing, the Georgia Department of Transportation urges drivers to put…

Two Ga. teens found dead behind Publix store…

ROSWELL, Ga. (WCTV Eyewitness News) - Police say two teenagers died from single gunshots to the head in what investigators are calling a double homicide after their bodies were discovered behind a grocery store in the Atlanta…

Morning News Briefs for 8-3-16

[audio mp3="https://valdostatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/NEWS-AUDIO-8-3-16.mp3"][/audio] The perils of Dawson, Georgia Mayor Christopher Wright continue to mount now that he has been cited for impersonating an officer of the law. While traveling through Albany complaints were lodged against Wright…

Lake Park man dies in two-car wreck

VALDOSTA - The Valdosta Police Department has released the identity of a Lake Park man who died Tuesday morning in a two-vehicle wreck. Evan A. Souris, 23, was reportedly killed after his white 2010 Hyundai…