VALDOSTA – VLCDA launches a new website featuring real-time economic data, available properties and workforce resources. Release: VALDOSTA, Ga. — Valdosta-Lowndes County Development Authority (VLCDA) has launched a new data-driven website designed to showcase the region’s economic strength…
Suspect Named in Food Mart Armed Robbery
VALDOSTA -- The Valdosta Police Department has obtained arrest warrants related to the armed robbery of the MS Food Mart on East Park Avenue. Warrants for Alford Woods, 33 of Valdosta, were issued related to…
Georgia Unemployment Rate dips below 6%
ATLANTA -- The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in August was 5.9 percent. The rate was 6.0 percent in July. It was 7.1 percent in August…
Deer causes Fatal Accident on Old Clyattville Road
VALDOSTA -- Georgia State Patrol reports a fatal accident in Lowndes County. Wednesday morning, GSP Trooper Hawk Parrish was dispatched to a fatal crash on Old Clyattville Road just south of Ousley Road in Lowndes…
VSU To Fill A Truck For Hunger Sept.…
VALDOSTA — Valdosta State University is taking action to fight hunger in the community by accepting Second Harvest of South Georgia’s 2015 Fill-A-Truck Challenge. Hunger is a devastating health, educational, and economic problem that has…
Accused Murderer pleads Guilty during Trial
VALDOSTA -- Accused Valdosta murderer Antoni "Snapper" Tippins changed his plea from not guilty to guilty Tuesday during his trial. In return, prosecutors agreed to reduce the murder charge to voluntary manslaughter. Tippins was charged…
Cyclists Assaulted by Bottle-throwing Pickup
VALDOSTA -- You can't throw beer bottles at cyclists. The Lowndes County Sheriff's Office reports that on Sunday afternoon a group of bicyclist were traveling on Old State Road in eastern Lowndes County. An unknown…
Murder Suspect sought in Bainbridge
BAINBRIDGE -- Investigators are searching for a suspect wanted for questioning in a deadly Monday night shooting. The shooting occurred early Monday evening at an apartment on West Street in Bainbridge. Marcus Tajuan Bell, 32 of…
Investing for Major Financial Goals
Greg Bright, Valdosta Today Financial Contributor Go out into your yard and dig a big hole. Every month, throw $50 into it, but don't take any money out until you're ready to buy a house,…










