Valdosta > ESPLOST 5 to Kick Off

VALDOSTA -- Supporters of the next Educational Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, or ESPLOST, are preparing to kick off their campaign with an event on Tuesday. ESPLOST V will be launched at an event…

Douglas > Escaped Inmate Captured

DOUGLAS -- Coffee County authorities are reporting the capture of an escaped Coffee County Jail inmate. Troy Wilson Lambert was being transported to the Coffee County Jail.  At the entrance to the jail, he managed to…

Stevens > The Common Core Debate

Tom Stevens, Valdosta Today Opinion Contributor: The Common Core debate for the most part addresses the content and or utility of the program and occasionally the context or constitutionality of the program. My former boss…

Thomasville > Apartment Complex Catches Fire

THOMASVILLE -- Multiple apartments in the Wood Valley Apartment complex caught on fire yesterday, Feb. 19 in Thomasville. According to Thomasville firefighters, an 8-year-old boy ignited the fire by playing with a lighter. The boy…

Hahira > Man Caught Stealing From Hahira Residence

HAHIRA -- A man was arrested in Hahira while attempting to steal items from a local resident's garage. Lowndes County Sheriff's deputies arrested 32-year-old Johnathan Clint Boyd at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14 on the…

Sylvester > Log Truck Flipped Over On Highway…

[caption id="attachment_21251" align="alignleft" width="630"] Photo credit: WALB/SPD[/caption]   SYLVESTER -- A log truck rolled onto it's side this morning on Monroe Street near Mullis Street. Police officials reported that a van pulled in front of…