VALDOSTA - The City of Valdosta celebrates the success of Georgia Cities Week with the return of Touch-A-Truck Event. Release: The City of Valdosta is pleased to announce the successful return of its Touch-A-Truck event,…
Morning News Briefs for 4-29-16
A court case involving former Valdosta State University student Eric Sheppard has been put on hold. He garnered national attention when he walked on an American flag during a demonstration. There is also a charge…
Eric Sheppard rejects plea deal; trial postponed
VALDOSTA – A trial has been postponed in the case of a former Valdosta State University student who garnered national attention for walking on an American flag during a campus protest is set to appear in…
OPINION: Trump’s unreal foreign policy
[caption id="attachment_32276" align="alignnone" width="630"] photo by Steven Heddon[/caption] In a much-awaited foreign policy speech delivered Wednesday in Washington, presidential candidate Donald Trump outlined an incoherent approach to addressing global issues. Inexplicably, Trump declared that “America First” would…
OPINION: Trailing Trump, Cruz tries a ‘Hail Carly’…
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, a candidate mathematically eliminated from winning the GOP nomination on the first ballot, has named Carly Fiorina as his running mate. Make no mistake, this a Hail Mary (or perhaps Hail Carly) pass.…
Treating the Elderly with Respect and Dignity
By Robert L. Lambert Jr. | Valdosta Today Contributor Respecting our elders should be a courtesy ingrained in every one of us. Common grace and manners are to treat elders with respect and dignity. Sadly,…
Albany police searching for former officer charged with…
ALBANY - Albany Police are asking for the public's help after upgrading charges against a former APD officer to aggravated assault and false imprisonment. Jason Eric Yarn, 39, is wanted in connection with a March 15 incident that…
Convicted drug offenders now eligible for food stamps…
ATLANTA - On Wednesday Gov. Nathan Deal signed SB 367, legislation that provides for comprehensive reform for offenders entering, proceeding through and leaving the criminal justice system, into law. The legislation was based on recommendations from the Georgia…
Six injured in single vehicle wreck on US…
LOWNDES Co. - No charges will be filed for a single vehicle crash that injured six individuals Wednesday morning on Georgia Highway 38 (US 84). At approximately 7:57 a.m., Georgia State Patrol Trooper Kirk Lund responded to…