ATLANTA – Georgia health officials confirm measles in an unvaccinated metro Atlanta resident with no known travel or exposure history. Release: ATLANTA—The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed measles in an unvaccinated resident…
Drowning Victim’s Body Found
[caption id="attachment_25400" align="alignnone" width="399"] WALB Photo[/caption] LAKE BLACKSHEAR -- A possible drowning victim's body has been located in Lake Blackshear on Saturday. Search crews located the body in Crisp County. The Crisp County Sheriff's Office…
High Temputures Affect Watermelon Crop
TIFTON -- High summer temperatures and intense sun could reduce the end of Georgia’s watermelon crop this year, according to University of Georgia Cooperative Extension vegetable horticulturist Tim Coolong. Coolong joined the UGA College of…
Special Prom Held in Valdosta
[caption id="attachment_25387" align="alignnone" width="630"] WALB Photo[/caption] VALDOSTA -- A prom for people with disabilities was underway at Mathis City Auditorium in Valdosta as of 6 p.m. Friday. The Valdosta Lowndes Parks and Rec Authority spent…
Lambert: A Power of Attorney May Not Be…
Bob Lambert, Valdosta Today Legal Contributor For millions of people over the decades, the power of attorney has been an inexpensive way to give someone the right to act on another person’s behalf. But its…
Valdosta Posts Balanced Budget
VALDOSTA -- After making some tough decisions that resulted in the reduction of over $6 million of department requests, the City of Valdosta Fiscal Year 2016 Budget, balanced and with no property tax increase, was approved…
Sheppard Bonds out of Jail
VALDOSTA -- The fugitive protester accused of bringing a gun onto the Valdosta State University campus in April posted a $25,000 bond and was released from the Lowndes Co. jail at 10:45 Friday morning. Eric…
Jury Convicts Double Murderer
FITZGERALD -- A double murder suspect has been convicted by a Ben Hill County jury. Patrick Shawn Fletcher, 31, was convicted of two counts of murder Friday afternoon in a Fitzgerald courtroom. He was sentenced…
VSU Hosts Intensive Debate, Individual Events Camp
VALDOSTA — The nationally ranked Valdosta State University Forensics (Speech and Debate) Team will host a weeklong debate and individual events summer camp June 22-27. Six students — two from Valdosta High School, two from…