VALDOSTA – Valdosta State University generated $412.5 million in economic impact during Fiscal Year 2025 while supporting 3,472 jobs across the region. Release: VALDOSTA — Valdosta State University generated an estimated $412.5 million in total…
Valdosta > Fire Breaks Out at Nightclub
VALDOSTA -- A Valdosta nightclub caught on fire early this morning. Around 3:30 a.m., Valdosta Fire Department firefighters were called to Dreams Nightclub on Bemiss Road. The fire was extinguished before it could spread. The cause…
Albany > Police Use Stun Gun on Man
ALBANY -- Police officers used a stun gun to end a stand off with a Lee County man on Tuesday. The man, 45-year-old Robert Dean led police on a car chase down Cook Road. On…
Rudnik > The Patriot Act and the Orwellian…
We’ve All Heard the Arguments to Reauthorize the Patriot Act Before Nick Rudnik, Valdosta Today Opinion Contributor William Faulkner once wrote that “fiction is often the best fact.” Fiction allows the reader to set aside…
Valdosta > Man Caught Burglarizing Home
VALDOSTA -- Valdosta Police Department officials arrested a man after he broke into a home on Sunday. Around 7:06 a.m., Derek Cole was found inside of a home on 902 Pineview Drive. Police received reports…
Albany > Car Chase Ends In Standoff
ALBANY -- A car chase in Lee County ended in a standoff. The chase began on Cook Road and ended on the 500 block of Philema Road at the suspects house. The suspect fired multiple shots…
Thomasville > Paula Deen Visits Thomasville
THOMASVILLE -- New Cajun & Southern Restaurant, SASS, will hold its Grand Opening on June 27th with special guest and long-time family friend Paula Deen. The ticketed event will feature a low country boil, an…
Albany > Car Crash Claims Two Lives
ALBANY -- A car crash in Lee County claimed two lives on Saturday. On Highway 82 around 8:30 p.m., 39-year-old Judy Griffin and 62-year-old Rebecca Daniel wrecked into one another. Unfortunately both women died during the…
Albany > Man Guilty of Child Molestation
ALBANY -- An Albany man was convicted of child molestation and drug possession on Friday. In 2009, 63-year-old Leonard Lawson molested a female family member. This is Lawson's second trial for the charges. A Dougherty…