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…
Operation Rolling Thunder rolls through Albany
ALBANY -- A crackdown on impaired drivers is rolling through south Georgia. Operation Rolling Thunder is part of a state highway safety initiative designed to crack down on impaired drivers. The operation involves a series of…
Oxendine could face Felony Charges on Campaign Loan
ATLANTA -- State ethics officials say former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine may have committed a felony by loaning $237,000 that he raised for his unsuccessful 2010 gubernatorial campaign to his own law firm, according…
Georgia Senators vote to Gut Obamacare Spending
Z-Politics For the first time, an Obamacare repeal bill may actually land on the President’s desk. The Senate successfully passed a bill yesterday to repeal much of Obamacare, passing by a vote of 52 to…
High Marks for “The Man in the High…
What if we lost the war? A chilling, provocative exploration of what might have been. Nick Rudnik, Valdosta Today Opinion Contributor Seldom does a film or television program come along that is as provocative, as…
Florida looks to stiffen Property Seizure Laws
TALLAHASSEE -- Two Florida Republican lawmakers are seeking to change a state law that allows law enforcement agencies to seize money or property they believe were used in criminal activity. Rep. Matt Caldwell and Sen.…
Scintilla Students working to support Community
VALDOSTA -- Students at the Scintilla Charter Academy are learning more than just the basics. They are learning how to serve their community. As part of a Black Crow Media (parent firm for Valdosta Today)…
Deal Plans to Fight Obama on Syrian Refugees
ATLANTA -- Governor Nathan Deal is refusing to back down against federal demands that the state government accept and accommodate more Syrian refugees. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution (from Z-Politics), Georgia is prepared to…
Police Chief Arrested
JACKSONVILLE, GA -- Reports from a small Georgia town state the Police Chief and his wife have been arrested. Jacksonville, Georgia Police Chief Charles Briley and his wife, Ashley Briley, were arrested in Telfair County…