Valdosta Mayor John Gayle and Utilities Director Henry Hicks honored Central Maintenance Superintendent Thomas Hess as the February 2017 Employee of the Month. Hess received a framed certificate and a check for $200, and his name appears on a plaque displayed in City Hall.
The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in Valdosta Sunday was $2.15, up a penny from seven days earlier. The lowest price recorded was $2.01; the highest price in Valdosta Sunday was $2.64.
Valdosta police reported the discovery of a body in the 600 block of Broad Street and a homicide investigation is underway. 44 year old Terry Williams was found dead inside his car at a stop sign. Officials believe that his death is drug related. Anyone with information is asked to contact police.
A credit card fraud criminal may be operating in the Valdosta-Lowndes County area according to police in Sylvester. A suspect is sought in connection with two incidents at a Sylvester Walmart store. Sylvester police continue to investigate the Financial Fraud cases.
Anthony Hall the former Worth County Commissioner has been sentenced to 5 years in jail and 20 years of probation in a case involving thefts from Second Harvest Food Bank. He was also given 25 years to pay restitution of just over 82 thousand dollars. When it has been paid in full his probation will end. Another defendant Gregory Jackson, a former food bank employee will be sentenced at a later date.
City and County dignitaries planted a tree honoring first-responders as part of the celebration of Arbor Week. Trees will also be planted recognizing the contributions made by other individuals and organizations in the community.
One million dollars in upgrades at the Archbold Mitchell County have now been completed. The renovation and rehab initiative involved several areas of the facility including patient care and rooms. A new patient call system has also been installed allowing patients to call for needed assistance, and nursing staffers will be alerted when a patient leaves their bed.
The Board of Commissioners of Lowndes County will meet at 5:30 pm on the second floor of the County Judicial Complex and that meeting is open to the public. The agenda items include consideration of additional funds to be allotted to the county 911 Center and funds owed to the county by a developer since 2007. A new developer is seeking to purchase the development site and he wants the former debt incurred by the former developer to be forgiven.
