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…
Business > The Bright Side of Negative Thinking
An Interview with Author Gabrielle Oettingen At least since 1952, when Norman Vincent Peale’s The Power of Positive Thinking was published, Americans have been inundated with the notion that the path to success can be smoothed…
Savannah > Is a Volvo Plant Coming?
SAVANNAH -- Timber crews and logging trucks have been massaging the outskirts of a forested tract in southeast Georgia for weeks, leaving curious neighbors wondering what might be coming to their working-class area. The answer came…
Rudnik > Oklahoma City at 20
Defining Some Reason from the Oklahoma City Bombing on its 20th Anniversary Nick Rudnik, Valdosta Today Opinion Contributor At 9:02 am on April 19, 1995 a rental truck, carrying over 4,800 pounds of a weaponized…
Plat du Jour > Slow Cooker 101
Don't turn your nose up at this indispensable kitchen tool. Lisa Harp, Valdosta Today Food Contributor I mentioned a few weeks back that my husband and I had a discussion regarding the use of slow…
Yellow Jackets > Ever Wonder what Foreign Students…
ATLANTA -- Georgia Tech held a football clinic for international students who are far less familiar with the game than their American counterparts who pack Bobby Dodd Stadium on Saturdays in the fall. Head coach…
Business > Clean Water Act Changes
[caption id="attachment_23455" align="alignnone" width="630"] Entrepreneur Magazine[/caption] Entrepreneur Magazine When we’ve watched our elected officials and pundits go hammer and tong over laws in recent years, the documents being debated have usually been hundreds or thousands…
Bush > Trusted IRA’s
Stacy Bush, Valdosta Today Finance Contributor In a typical IRA, your beneficiary takes control of the IRA assets upon your death. There's nothing to stop your beneficiary from withdrawing all or part of the IRA…
Valdosta > City Cuts Ribbon on New Valdosta…
VALDOSTA -- Citizens, community leaders and state legislators cut the ribbon on Valdosta’s new gateway on N. Valdosta Road, on April 24, in observance of National Arbor Day and Georgia Cities Week. The gateway project,…