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…
SJCS plans reopening for 2020 school year
Release: St. John Catholic School Announces ReOpen PlanPlan Includes Masks, Temperature Checks & Social Distancing Valdosta, GA – This past weekend, St. John the Evangelist Catholic School announced its ReOpen Plan for the 2020-2021 school…
Valdosta City Schools Announce learning plans for 2020-2021
Parents of VCS students will have two options for learning this school year; traditional, on-campus instruction with no face mask requirement, or virtual learning. Decisions regarding learning models and transportation must be turned into the…
UPDATE: Suspect identified in homicide of Cook County…
Valdosta Police are investigating the death of 18 year old Jeffery Franklin, of Cook County, after an incident over the weekend. Police identified Valdosta resident Travis Graham, age 20, as the shooter. VALDOSTA POLICE DEPARTMENT…
Voter registration drive will be held on July…
VAALDOSTA, Ga.— A Voter Registration drive march will be held on July ll at 9 AM. The drive will directly follow a correlating peaceful protest march from McKey Park to 113 Burton Street. The registration…
‘Mothers Hear Each Other’ forum on July 12th
VALDOSTA, Ga.— A "Mothers Hear Each Other" forum while practicing social distancing will take place Sunday, July 12 at 5 PM on 212 West Street Valdosta, Ga. VSU Alumni David Davis stated on the forum,…
Lowndes County Schools to announce 2020-2021 plans July…
As per a Facebook post from the Lowndes County Schools, they will be releasing the plans for the upcoming school year on July 21st. FROM LOWNDES COUNTY SCHOOLS' FACEBOOK, JULY 7, 2020: Please forgive our…
USG responds to pushback; requires facemasks
After receiving much feedbacak from various campuses across the state, the University System of Georgia has updated their recommendation for face masks inside campus buildings to being a requirement. Valdosta State University is among those…
Kemp Declares State of Emergency, Authorizes 1,000 Troops…
Atlanta, GA - Following weeks of dramatically increased violent crime and property destruction in the City of Atlanta, the July Fourth weekend saw over thirty Georgians wounded by gunfire, including five confirmed dead. Today Governor Kemp…