VALDOSTA - The Valdosta Fire Department is inviting the public to get creative and participate in the Sparky Pumpkin Painting Contest. Release: This October, the Valdosta Fire Department (VFD) is calling on YOU to get…
Thomasville > One Man Dead After Being Crushed…
THOMASVILLE -- Thomas County Sheriff's Office deputies reported that a man was killed in an industrial accident at the AmeriGas facility on Commercial Drive. The man was crushed by propane tanks while trying to load…
Valdosta > VSU Student Robbed At Recreation Center
VALDOSTA — A Valdosta State University student was robbed around 5:17 p.m. on Thursday at the Student Recreation Center on 1300 Sustella Avenue. The female student was near the entrance of the Student Recreation Center…
Albany > Man Found Guilty Of Murder In…
ALBANY -- An Albany man was found guilty for stabbing and murdering a man in a motel room. On Wednesday, March 18, Lewis Floyd Jr. was charged with the murder of William Morgan Jackson. Floyd received charges of murder…
Albany > Dougherty County Police Veteran Arrested For…
ALBANY -- A two-year veteran of the Dougherty County Police force was arrested on Wednesday, around 4 p.m. for terroristic threats and acts. This morning, 27-year-old, Jercory McCrae was released from jail on a $1,000 bond,…
Valdosta > USPS Employee Robbed By Two Men
VALDOSTA -- Two men robbed a United States Postal Service employee on the 1600 block of Slater Street, on Wednesday. The Valdosta Police Department said that the two men approached the employee inquiring about a package being delivered…
Valdosta > ESPLOST V Tax Passed By Eighty…
VALDOSTA -- The Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax was passed once again with poll results of %80. The tax allows local school districts to collect a one percent sales tax to fund school facility improvements…
Thomasville > Man Arrested For Soliciting Women For…
THOMASVILLE -- A private rehabilitation center operator was arrested for soliciting women for prostitution. The operator, 51-year-old, Robert Mathis was charged for pandering and false imprisonment. Investigators said Mathis was hiring women to have sex…
Rudnik > A College Education at the Twilight…
As the Great Liberal Arts Bust Begins, What does it Say about the State of American Higher Education? Nick Rudnik, Valdosta Today Opinion Contributor The women’s liberal arts college: a relic from an age quite…