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…
Valdosta > AT&T Donates $3000 to Wiregrass Foundation…
VALDOSTA -- For many years, AT&T has demonstrated a longstanding commitment to workforce development at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College. That commitment continued with a donation of $3,000 to the Wiregrass Foundation South as presented by…
Valdosta > SGMC Welcomes Hospitalist Medical Director
VALDOSTA - South Georgia Medical Center announces the affiliation of Ahmad T. Haq, MD, FACP, MBA in the role of Director of Hospital Medicine. Dr. Haq is employed by EmCare, one of the world’s largest…
Lowndes Deputy Accused of Assault
VALDOSTA -- A Lowndes County Sheriff's Office Deputy, Jonathon Barnes, has been arrested and charged in a domestic dispute case. The Sheriff's Office report states that Sunday afternoon, the family of a female victim called…
VSU Hosts Health MythBusters June 25
VALDOSTA – Valdosta State University Campus Wellness will host Health MythBusters from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, in the University Center Magnolia Room 2. This event is free and open to…
Living > Freckles Mentoring opens in Valdosta
VALDOSTA – While we intuitively know that mentoring works, research has confirmed its power over and over again. From a reduction in depressive symptoms to gains in academic attitudes, studies done by organizations including the…
Walmart Pulls all Confederate Flag Merchandise from Stores
BENTONVILLE -- As pressure mounts for South Carolina lawmakers to order the Confederate flag off the statehouse, the nation’s largest retailer told CNN all Confederate flag merchandise would be removed from its stores. Walmart.com currently…
Bush > Don’t Be Your Own Worst Enemy
Stacy Bush, Valdosta Today Financial Contributor One of the most well-known investors of the 20th Century, Benjamin Graham, said that “the investor’s chief problem—and even his worst enemy—is likely to be himself.”¹ What Graham understood—and…
Athens > UGA: Vidalia Onion Crop should be…
ATHENS -- Heavy rainfall and high winds contributed to Georgia farmers growing fewer Vidalia onions this year, but demand for the popular vegetable and low yields for Texas onions helped keep prices steady. According to…