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 > Train Hits Valdosta Woman
VALDOSTA -- A woman was hit by a train on Thursday. The incident occurred at the intersection of East Hill Avenue and Fry Street around 4:30 p.m. Railroad crews reported that the woman walked past the…
Valdosta > Fire Displaces A Mother And Two…
VALDOSTA-- A fire consumed a family's duplex on Friday afternoon. A mother and two children have been displaced after the home caught fire around 12:45 at 2129 Houston Avenue. The mother of the home said she…
Albany > Woman Indicted on 32 Counts
ALBANY -- In Albany, a woman received 32 counts of financial transaction card theft and forgery. Dawn Exum was accused of asking people at the gas station to help her steal from her employer. Exum would…
Coffee Co. > Fire Destroys House and Surrounding…
COFFEE CO. -- A house, storage shed, barn and car were all destroyed by a fire on Thursday afternoon. The fire took place at a home on Highway 268. The family inside the home made…
Wisenbaker > Rand Paul: Change Agent of the…
Gary Wisenbaker, Valdosta Today Editorial Director Kentucky freshman United States Senator Randal Howard "Rand" Paul recently announced that he was “putting [himself] forward as a candidate for president” of the United States. Paul, the 52…
UPDATE: Valdosta > Two Officers Involved in Shooting…
UPDATE: VALDOSTA -- Two Lowndes County Sheriff's deputies were involved in a shooting behind the Econo Lodge near Sleep Inn on St. Augustine Road. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation reported that officers, shot and killed…
Valdosta > Cecil Staton Named Interim President of…
VALDOSTA -- University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby has named Dr. Cecil Staton as interim president of Valdosta State University. Staton currently serves as the vice chancellor for Extended Education for the University System…
Lee Co. > Man Threatens CVS Employees With…
LEE CO. -- A masked man robbed a CVS Pharmacy around 8:45 yesterday morning. Authorities reported that the man showed employees a device strapped to his body and demanded that they give him drugs. The man…