VALDOSTA – First Commerce and SGMC Foundation launch the annual #FlamingoChallenge fundraiser during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Release: FIRST COMMERCE, SGMC FOUNDATION KICK OFF 2026 #FLAMINGOCHALLENGE FUNDRAISER October fundraiser supports Pearlman Cancer Center patients across…
New Tax Credits benefit Businesses who Educate Workers
VALDOSTA — Georgia employers can now take advantage of new tax credits when they support employees’ successful completion of a General Educational Development (GED®) test. The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) will work with…
Snead Named SGMC Interim CEO
VALDOSTA – Earlier today, September 8, 2015, South Georgia Medical Center’s Chief Executive Officer Randy Sauls announced his resignation effective immediately citing personal and health reasons. The Hospital Authority of Valdosta & Lowndes County accepted…
Two Keys to More Successful Investing
Kent Patrick, Valdosta Today Financial Contributor Endure short-term pain for long-term gain Riding out market volatility sounds simple, doesn't it? But what if you've invested $10,000 in the stock market and the price of the…
Timber Industry on the Rise
LIVE OAK -- The demand for pine, pulp and other timber products is on the rise and that is good sign for much of north Florida and for other timber-producing regions of the southeastern United…
Handling Market Volatility Part II
Stacy Bush, Valdosta Today Financial Contributor Conventional wisdom says that what goes up must come down. But even if you view market volatility as a normal occurrence, it can be tough to handle when your…
Valdosta Jobless Rate Increases
VALDOSTA -- The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that Metro Valdosta’s unemployment rate for July was 6.9 percent, up three-tenths of a percentage point from 6.6 percent in June. The rate in July 2014…
Bakery Recalls Bread for Possible Broken Glass
NEW YORK -- The maker of Sara Lee, Nature's Harvest and other brands is recalling bread sold in 11 states because it may contain fragments of glass from a broken light bulb at a company…
Investing for Major Financial Goals
Greg Bright, Bush Wealth Management Go out into your yard and dig a big hole. Every month, throw $50 into it, but don't take any money out until you're ready to buy a house, send…








