VALDOSTA – A Valdosta warming and cooling shelter has been renamed in honor of longtime community advocate Jeanette Newbern Coody. Release: On Friday, August 14, 2026, the City of Valdosta officially celebrated the ribbon cutting…
Rainfall fails to stop wildfire near Georgia-Florida line
FOLKSTON, Ga. (WCTV) - Officials say a huge fire in the Okefenokee Swamp on the Georgia-Florida line was not quenched by rainfall from a recent storm. The wildfire that has burned more than 150 square…
Gov. Nathan Deal to Speak at VSU’s 223rd…
VALDOSTA — Gov. Nathan Deal will deliver the keynote address during Valdosta State University’s Spring 2017 commencement ceremony at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 6, on the Front Lawn. “Graduation is a defining moment…
6 Common Retirement Questions for Educators: Part 1
The retirement landscape is not what it once was, and for many, the ability to retire can seem elusive. Many Americans are worried about whether they can afford to retire and how to ensure that…
Southwest Georgia Army Ranger dies in Iraq
CLAY COUNTY - An Army Ranger from Clay County died while serving his country in Iraq over the weekend. According to Southwest Georgia Academy, 1st Lieutenant Weston Lee, 25, was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division based out…
Hundreds to participate in upcoming 2017 Lowndes County…
Volunteers, cancer survivors, caregivers and community members will unite this Friday at Lowndes High School VALDOSTA – Cancer survivors, caregivers, volunteers and community members will unite this Friday (May 5) for the annual American Cancer…
Young man dies in Berrien Co. wreck
ALAPAHA, Ga. - Funeral services will be held today for Christian Meadows, 19, an Ocilla man who was killed in a crash in Berrien County early Sunday morning. Meadows was reportedly not wearing a seatbelt…
Former Miller County Sheriff sentenced for sale of…
ALBANY – Former Miller County Sheriff Wesley Shane Rathel was sentenced to 18 months in prison Monday after pleading guilty to the sale of stolen firearms. Rathel, 42, was also ordered to pay $800 in…
GSP: Driver charged with DUI after school bus…
GRADY COUNTY, Ga. - A Thomasville man is facing multiple charges in connection to a school bus crash in Grady County on Friday evening. School officials tell WCTV that the students were from Decatur County…