The Valdosta-Lowndes County Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Association presents its annual commemoration program Sunday January 15th at 3 pm. The program will be held at the St. Paul A.M.E. Church 419 S. Ashley Street. The speaker is Pastor Charley Vinson of the Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. The youth program will be held at Mathis Auditorium Monday January 16th at 11 am with speaker Trey Cureton. Lunch will be served immediately following the program. Please Bring Canned Goods to be donated to America’s Second Harvest Food Bank.
It’s almost registration time for the Valdosta-Lowndes County Parks & Recreation Authority’s Youth Baseball & Softball League. Leagues include: Coach Pitch, 9-10 Year-Old Boys Live Pitch/Girls Fast Pitch, and 11-12 Year-Old Boys Live Pitch/Girls Fast Pitch. 3-12 year olds registration deadline is February 5th. Call 259-3507.
Lowndes Associated Ministries to People, Inc. (LAMP) began their 2017 year with new board President, Courtney Gooding, Vice President, Pam Perry, Secretary, Tocsha Brown and Treasurer, Michael Walker. The organization also welcomed new board members: Brittney Hull, Jay Prince, Kerry Morris, Shelly Collins and Heidi Cox.
Law enforcement officers in Thomasville have arrested Stephanie Burton, the wife of Justin Burton who is wanted in connection with a burglary incident in Grady County. When officers attempted to stop Burton he fled, leading the officers on a high speed chase. He later abandoned his vehicle and escaped on foot. The wife was arrested after she came to the search area with items that had serial numbers that had been altered.
The south Georgia portion of this year’s Georgia Ag Forecast is slated for the end of this month. The annual seminar series, which features projections about top Georgia agricultural commodities, will make stops in Tifton, Georgia, on Monday, Jan. 23, and Bainbridge, Georgia, on Tuesday, Jan. 24. The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, in partnership with the Georgia Department of Agriculture and Georgia Farm Bureau, coordinate the annual series of seminars. Organizers say that farmers, bankers, lenders, those involved in agribusiness or in in agriculture could benefit from attending the Ag Forecast seminars.
Third and fifth graders at J.L. Lomax Elementary were nominated by their teachers to become Junior Fire Marshals. They will promote fire safety at school and in their homes, create posters and other fire prevention related items. The Junior Fire Marshals will also take part in the Hats for Heroes fundraiser, helping burn victims to attend a special summer camp.
Volunteers will take part in a special day of service honoring the legacy of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the Hungry at Home Pack-a-Thon. The team competition involves packing the most bags to be given to hungry children. The winners will receive the MLK 2017 Service Award. The pack-a-thon will last from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and will be held at Crosspointe Church, 110 Northside Drive.
The Associated Press reports that Rep. Allen Peake, R-Macon wants voters to decide whether Georgia should legalize growing marijuana for medical use. He has filed a bill that would allow for a statewide vote on the issue next year. In 2015, Gov. Nathan Deal signed a law allowing possession of cannabis oil to treat specific medical conditions. However, cultivation is still illegal and the cannabis oil must be purchased in other states. Critics fear that loosening laws dealing with medical marijuana will open the door for legalizing recreational pot in Georgia.
