VALDOSTA - The City of Valdosta addresses the unforeseen challenges affecting services due to equipment being temporarily out of commission. Release: The City of Valdosta Public Works Department regrets to inform the public of unforeseen…
LHS Demolition to End an Era
LOWNDES CO., Ga. - For over a half a century, tens of thousands of students have walked the halls of Lowndes High School in Valdosta, Georgia since it first opened back in 1966. After many…
GA City Reinstates Curfew
SWAINSBORO, Ga. - A Georgia city is reinstating its juvenile curfew, according to a recent post on the Swainsboro Police Department's Facebook page. Swainsboro authorities re-imposed its juvenile curfew effective June 25, 2019. The curfew…
Youth Create Their Summer at Arts Center
VALDOSTA - Dozens of local youth have participated in the 2019 Summer Art Class season at the Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, in classes ranging from traditional painting and pottery to digital art…
Azalea Towers Fire, 60 Evacuated
VALDOSTA - On Thursday, June 27, 2019, the Valdosta Fire Department responded to the report of a structure fire at Azalea Towers located at 2910 Tara Dr. The call came in at 1:15 AM. The first…
Women Shot at in Car
VALDOSTA — VPD are investigating an incident in which three women in a car were shot at around 2:40 a.m. Tuesday, June 25, 2019 on Ponderosa Drive. VPD Lt. Scottie Johns said the women were…
El Governor to Rebuild by 2020
MEXICO BEACH, Fla. - Those who remember vacationing at Mexico Beach and staying at its staple hotel, El Governor, were devastated when it was hit by a Category 5 hurricane. They are rebuilding - but…
Help Solve Mystery of Kara Faye’s Death
POLK CO., Fla. - A young woman's body found in Lakeland, Florida is an ongoing mystery, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Around 6:40 a.m. on Sunday, June 16, 2019, the PCSO ECC received…
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…