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…
National Beef Announces Expansion in Moultrie
MOULTRIE -- A welcome sign of improvement in the Moultrie economy was announced this week. Governor Nathan Deal announced that National Beef Packing Company, a leading beef processing and packing company, will expand its operations…
Deer Camera Catches Thief
[caption id="attachment_25348" align="alignnone" width="630"] WALB Photo[/caption] THOMASVILLE - You never know who is watching. A would-be thief learned that lesson the hard way in Thomasville. A suspect is behind bars after a homeowner's deer camera…
Claims of Racism Taint Thomasville School Program
THOMASVILLE - A new program targeting students at risk of not graduating is stirring up controversy in Thomasville; A former school employee claims the program is designed to hold black students back. Tuesday night's school board…
Are Confederate Statues Next to be Banned?
WASHINGTON — Alexander H. Stephens, onetime vice president of the Confederacy, sits memorialized in stone, right leg crossed over left, staring sternly into the distance as summer-clad tourists mill about him in the U.S. Capitol's…
Camilla > Bond Denied for Baby Killer
CAMILLA -- The woman charged with murdering her seven week old baby was denied bond at a hearing Wednesday morning at the Mitchell County Justice Center, in Camilla. On June 3rd, 20-year-old Breanna Middleton called Edison…
Wisenbaker > Charleston: A Crisis Calls for Unity,…
Gary M. Wisenbaker, Valdosta Today Editorial Director No sooner had the next of kin been notified in the tragic and senseless Charleston church murders last Wednesday than President Obama, defaulting into his “you never want…
VSU Welcomes 676 High School Students for Governor’s…
VALDOSTA — Sponsored by the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, the 2015 Governor’s Honors Program kicked off Sunday, June 21, with 676 rising juniors and seniors from public and private high schools across the state…
Valdosta > Former Deputy Sentenced in Hispanic Conspiracy…
VALDOSTA -- A judge sentenced a former Lowndes County Sheriff's deputy for his role in a conspiracy to steal money from Hispanic drivers. Jason Stacks, 29 was sentenced to serve 21 months in prison and two…