Five Students Awarded REACH Scholarships

Lowndes County Schools Press Release: Five Lowndes County students are now REACH Scholars and received $10,000 for college in a special Signing Day Ceremony.  REACH stands for Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen. Eighth-grade students Faith…

Veteran Receives Mortgage-Free Home

VALDOSTA – On Brookfield Drive Thursday morning, veteran Raun Hampe had his dream of home ownership fulfilled by Operation Homefront. Operation Homefront created its Homes on the Homefront program to award mortgage-free homes to veterans…

Two Juveniles Charged with Burglary

Valdosta Police Department Press Release:  On Monday, October 2, 2017 at approximately 11:15am, uniformed patrol officers with the Valdosta Police Department responded to the 3700 block of Alene Way in reference to a burglary to…

Hahira Prepares for Honey Bee Festival

HAHIRA – Hahira is gearing up for one of its biggest weekends as the 36th annual Honeybee Festival quickly approaches. The festival officially kicked off Monday with a week of events leading into the busy…

Valdosta McDonald’s Hosts Coffee with a Cop

VALDOSTA - In honor of Coffee with a Cop Day, McDonald's on North Valdosta Road invited Lowndes County and Valdosta law enforcement for breakfast Wednesday morning. Coffee with a Cop began in California in 2011…

Five Valdosta Students Visit Senator Isakson’s DC Office

U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., welcomes Christopher Ramos Diaz, Isabella Ramirez, Myracle Washington, Demetriyah Lane and Jhoana Peralta, recipients of Georgia’s ‘Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen (REACH)’ scholarship from Valdosta, Ga., to his Washington, D.C.,…