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…
Madison County man killed after UTV lands on…
MADISON CO., Fla. - A 56-year-old man is dead after losing control of a 2016 Arctic UTV. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the man and a 49-year-old passenger were riding north on NE Blue Ridge…
Morning News Briefs for 7-31-17
Valdosta Police officials continue to make arrests in connection with auto break-ins in the area. Thanks to a tip from a concerned citizen two more suspects were taken into custody. Robert Burr and Kenyon Stancil…
40 cats killed in Thomasville house fire
THOMASVILLE, Ga. - Officials in Thomasville responded to a house fire on Friday that killed dozens of animals. The Thomasville Police Department reported the fire engulfed a home at 101 Royal Avenue and that approximately…
Valdosta teens arrested for car break-ins, firearm possession
VALDOSTA - In response to increases of vehicle break-ins in the South Georgia Area, Valdosta Police Arrest two more offenders. On July 25, 2017 at approximately 10:50 p.m., an emergency call was received by Lowndes…
Morning News Briefs for 7-28-17
Their names are being withheld at this time but a driver and passenger suffered minor injuries after they led Dougherty County law enforcement on a high speed chase that ended in a crash. Officials clocked…
Valdosta police investigate discovery of suspected human remains
VALDOSTA - On July 27, 2017 at approximately 12:14 p.m., Lowndes County E-911 received a call from a private citizen who requested police assistance due to finding some possible human remains that were located in a…
VPD: Stabbing victim cut herself, arrested for false…
VALDOSTA - A Florida woman has been arrested for filing a false report after sending police searching for a stabbing suspect who did not exist. On July 26, 2017 at approximately 5:18 p.m., Lowndes County…
Metro Valdosta’s unemployment rate rises to 5 percent…
ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced today that Metro Valdosta’s unemployment rate in June was 5 percent, up six-tenths of a percentage point from 4.4 percent in May. In June 2016, the rate…