LOWNDES CO. – The 3-0 Lowndes Vikings will host Blanche Ely Friday night at Martin Stadium for Military Appreciation Night. Release: Following a hard-fought victory over Lithonia High School, the Lowndes Vikings improved to 3-0…
Construction Begins on ABAC Laboratory Sciences Building
TIFTON—Ten shovels filled with red soil worked in unison for a photo opportunity. Then a yellow motor grader smoothed out the dirt as the real construction began on the new $8.5 million laboratory sciences building…
Wisenbaker > Repression and Censorship: Alive and Well…
Gary M. Wisenbaker, Valdosta Today Editorial Director VALDOSTA -- The New York Times, the nation’s “paper of record” recently announced the fate of the Confederate battle flag: “America's leading merchants have spoken: The Confederate flag…
Drowning Victim’s Body Found
[caption id="attachment_25400" align="alignnone" width="399"] WALB Photo[/caption] LAKE BLACKSHEAR -- A possible drowning victim's body has been located in Lake Blackshear on Saturday. Search crews located the body in Crisp County. The Crisp County Sheriff's Office…
High Temputures Affect Watermelon Crop
TIFTON -- High summer temperatures and intense sun could reduce the end of Georgia’s watermelon crop this year, according to University of Georgia Cooperative Extension vegetable horticulturist Tim Coolong. Coolong joined the UGA College of…
Special Prom Held in Valdosta
[caption id="attachment_25387" align="alignnone" width="630"] WALB Photo[/caption] VALDOSTA -- A prom for people with disabilities was underway at Mathis City Auditorium in Valdosta as of 6 p.m. Friday. The Valdosta Lowndes Parks and Rec Authority spent…
Valdosta Posts Balanced Budget
VALDOSTA -- After making some tough decisions that resulted in the reduction of over $6 million of department requests, the City of Valdosta Fiscal Year 2016 Budget, balanced and with no property tax increase, was approved…
Sheppard Bonds out of Jail
VALDOSTA -- The fugitive protester accused of bringing a gun onto the Valdosta State University campus in April posted a $25,000 bond and was released from the Lowndes Co. jail at 10:45 Friday morning. Eric…
Jury Convicts Double Murderer
FITZGERALD -- A double murder suspect has been convicted by a Ben Hill County jury. Patrick Shawn Fletcher, 31, was convicted of two counts of murder Friday afternoon in a Fitzgerald courtroom. He was sentenced…