LOWNDES CO. – The Lowndes Vikings open the 2026 football season Friday night against Jenkins High School at Martin Stadium. Release: Attention, Viking fans! The Lowndes High School Vikings will open the 2026 regular season…
Sunset Hill Cemetery sell its last plot
VALDOSTA - Sunset Hill Cemetery in Valdosta sold its last plot. Approximately 27,000 people have been buried at the historic cemetery since its opening in 1861. And while around 13,000 plots are still to be…
Kids consignment sale helps Valdosta families back-to-school shop
VALDOSTA - Back-to-school shopping can get expensive, especially without a tax-free holiday in Georgia. Two Valdosta mothers are hoping to provide a solution with a pop-up consignment sale for kids at the Azalea City Church…
College Affordability Guide Names VSU Among 2017 Top…
VALDOSTA — Valdosta State University is ranked No. 4 on the College Affordability Guide’s 2017 Top Online Colleges in Georgia list. To determine its rankings, the College Affordability guide, a product of Degree Prospects LLC…
Valdosta police issue alert over DNA scam
VALDOSTA - The Valdosta Police Department has issued an alert concerning a scam which aims to trick people into providing DNA samples 0r money. The scam involves a letter claiming to be from the Massachusetts…
Georgia parents feeling burden of not having tax-free…
THOMASVILLE - Parents say it's called a "holiday" for a reason; they look forward to the tax break for back-to-school shopping every year. Some say, since they can't celebrate in Georgia, they'll go somewhere else.…
Indictment: School administrator choked, shook, whipped students
THOMASVILLE - The doors at Favor Christian Academy in Thomasville are closed for the summer, but in just two weeks students will fill the hallways. "I knew she could be a little strict, but I…
Morning News Briefs for 8-3-17
Scottie Ansley has been taken into custody by law enforcement officers in Thomas County. The allegations against him include child molestation. Investigators are working multiple sex crimes cases involving children and so far three people…
Valdosta teen arrested for stolen vehicle, string of…
VALDOSTA - The Valdosta Police Department has arrested a man in connection to a stolen vehicle incident and a series of car burglaries. VPD says 18-year-old Daveon Reid is facing multiple charges. According to authorities,…