Garland Appointed to Hospital Authority

LOWNDES CO., Ga. - After working as a registered nurse at South Georgia Medical Center for 40 years, Shirley J. Garland has been appointed by the Lowndes County Commission to the Hospital Authority of Valdosta…

VSU Prez Carvajal Delivers Keynote at U of…

VALDOSTA — Dr. Richard A. Carvajal, president of Valdosta State University, celebrated the academic accomplishments of 1,041 students when he delivered the keynote address at the University of Belize’s 26th commencement ceremony on June 15.…

Cook Sheriff: Have You Seen This Golf Cart?

COOK CO., Ga. - The Cook County Sheriff’s Office is asking the community for assistance in the investigation of a golf cart stolen overnight on Monday, June 24, 2019. Sheriff Doug Hanks reports that the…

New Deputy Warden of Security at Valdosta State…

FORSYTH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Commissioner Timothy C. Ward announced the promotion of Charles Mims to deputy warden of security at Valdosta State Prison (SP) effective July 1, 2019. As deputy…

VFD Responds to Claudia Circle Vacant House Fire

VALDOSTA - On Sunday, June 23, 2019, the Valdosta Fire Department responded to the report of a house fire at 1815 Claudia Circle. The call came in at 6:11 p.m.  Once fire units arrived on scene they found smoke coming out of a vacant…

Valdosta Teen Killed at Weekend Party

VALDOSTA - A Friday night party on North Lee Street was the last place Desiyunna Hill would visit. The pretty, popular teen had gotten dropped off by her father, given him a hug and a…

Sud City Heist Unsolved

VALDOSTA - On June 24, 2019 at approximately 7 a.m., the Valdosta Police Department responded to Sud City Laundromat located at 500 Vallotton Drive in reference to an armed robbery. Once on scene officers were advised an unknown African…

Stormy Weather in Valdosta

LOWNDES CO., Ga. - VT reader Wendy Munoz sent in these shots from her backyard on Old Pine Road just before 8 p.m. “You could hear the thunder before,” Munoz said. “It was pouring but…