GFOA honors Lowndes for financial transparency

Release: Lowndes County Board of Commissioners Awarded Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Lowndes County, Georgia: The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to the Lowndes County Board of…

Lowndes Utilities awards 11 year old for good…

Release: Lowndes County Utilities Awards Certificate of Appreciation to 11-Year-Old Citizen Lowndes County, Georgia- On Sunday, April 25, 2021 Lowndes County Utilities was experiencing extremely low water pressure at Lake Alapaha Plantation. Employees with the Utilities…

W.G. Nunn teacher Mary Tarpley wins document cam…

Release: W.G. Nunn Teacher Awarded Grant from AAA and The Meemic Foundation Congratulations to Mary Clare Tarpley of W.G. Nunn Elementary School. Mrs. Tarpley won a grant from AAA and The Meemic Foundation! The grant item won…

$85 Million in construction contracts awarded by GDOT

Release: ATLANTA, GA – The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) awarded 29 construction contracts for statewide transportation projects totaling $84,512,234.  The largest single investment, worth approximately $15.4 million, was awarded to Webber, LLC to resurface 6.09 miles…

Chick-fil-A awards $2.5K scholarships to employees

Release: Operators creatively celebrate Team Members who earned $2,500 college scholarships — even from a distance From Texas to California and beyond, Chick-fil-A® grants nearly 6,700 Team Members with 2020 Chick-fil-A Leadership Scholarships This spring,…

Thomasville Firefighters Recognized For Service and Valor

[caption id="attachment_8272" align="alignleft" width="300"] Assistant Fire Chief Allen Powell (Left) and Fire Chief Chris Bowman (Right) presented Firefighter Cory Thompson (Middle) with the Firefighter of the Year Award.[/caption] THOMASVILLE, GA – During Wednesday night’s City…

Lowndes County Health Department Awarded Car Seat Mini…

VALDOSTA, GA - Lowndes County Health Department (CHD) was awarded the 2014 Car Seat Mini-Grant by the Georgia Department of Public Health, Injury Prevention Program. Through the Mini-Grant,  Lowndes CHD, Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia State Patrol, Valdosta…