Image: Leaders from Wiregrass Georgia Technical College, the Lowe’s Foundation, and the Georgia Department of Corrections gather for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Valdosta Transition Center, celebrating the $1,000,000 Lowe’s Gable Grant and the impact…
Insurance Needs Assessment: For Empty Nesters and Retirees
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South Georgia Employer Committee to co-host workplace violence…
VALDOSTA– The South Georgia Employer Committee and the Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce will co-sponsor a seminar on workplace violence on Thursday, Jan. 21. It will be held from 8:30-11:30 a.m. in the city of Valdosta’s annex…
Valdosta Career Center to host job fair
VALDOSTA - The Georgia Department of Labor’s Valdosta Career Center will host a job fair featuring more than 20 employers Thursday, Jan. 21. The job fair is being sponsored by the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency…
Deal: ‘Ocean of Opportunity’ lies ahead for Georgia’s…
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal's 2016 State of the State Address: Lt. Governor Cagle, Speaker Ralston, President Pro Tem Shafer, Speaker Pro Tem Jones, members of the General Assembly, constitutional officers, members of the judiciary, members…
Gov. Deal announces major transportation investments
ATLANTA -Gov. Nathan Deal, joined by legislators and Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) representatives, today released a comprehensive infrastructure maintenance plan made possible through the Transportation Funding Act of 2015. The announcement included an 18-month…
GDA recalls Nice! Mandarin Oranges sold at Walgreens
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary W. Black is alerting Georgians to the recall of “Nice! Mandarin Oranges” in 8-ounce glass bottles due to potential glass in the product. The product was distributed nationwide to Walgreens stores.…
AAA: Gas prices dropping in 2016
WASHINGTON - Gas prices rang in the New Year by reaching the lowest average price ($1.997) for the holiday since 2009. Today’s average price of $1.99 per gallon is the cheapest average since March 25, 2009,…
UGA Extension Service offers four-week Master Goat Farmer…
DALTON - Five years ago Fernando Mendez decided to try his hand at raising goats. The proprietor of a 900-acre spread in Arabi named Marview Farms, Mendez raises grassfed livestock – cattle, goats, sheep and…










