VALDOSTA — The Quality of Life Association celebrates black history month with a narrated living timeline showcasing many famous Black history figures of yesterday and today. The fundraising event titled, “All Shades Art Exhibit and…
Intensive summer Pre-K training program announced
Release: Pre-K Summer Transition Program Offered Again in 2021 Atlanta, Ga., (February 22, 2021) – The Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) is again offering a six-week intensive academic program this summer for rising…
GA man fakes records to frame someone for…
Release: Fake whistleblower sentenced to federal prison for trying to frame a former acquaintance for violating patient privacy Man created fake email accounts, used others' identities SAVANNAH, GA: A Rincon man who portrayed himself as…
Drug dealer caught after ignoring Georgia’s Hands-Free Law
Release: On February 20, 2021, at approximately 6:23 pm, a patrol officer with Valdosta Police Department observed a subject, later identified as Richard Brown II, using his cellular phone while driving in the 500 block…
GA woman receives dead relative’s Social Security for…
Release: Brunswick woman to repay Social Security after continuing to receive deceased grandmother's checks Prison sentence comes after guilty plea in U.S. District Court BRUNSWICK, GA: A Brunswick woman who continued to receive her grandmother’s…
Valdosta resident’s building permit purchases increase dramatically
Release: City Permit and Inspections Department Starts New Year Off With Record Month January was a busy month for the Permit and Inspections Department as purchasing commercial and residential building permits appear to be on…
Georgia and Supt. Woods requests testing waiver again
Release: Georgia resubmits testing waiver request; Supt. Woods: The middle of a global pandemic is no time for high-stakes tests February 18, 2021 -- Only three months from now, Georgia's schools will start closing out the…
Health education standards now open to public comment
Release: Proposed health education standards open for 30-day public comment period MEDIA CONTACT: Meghan Frick, GaDOE Communications Office, mfrick@doe.k12.ga.us-Follow GaDOE on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram February 18, 2021 – The State Board of Education has posted the…
GA Drug traffickers used cotton-candy machines in smuggling
Release: Convicted drug trafficker sentenced to nearly 25 years in federal prison in operation that sold large amounts of cocaine and marijuana Traffickers shipped cash hidden in cotton-candy machines SAVANNAH, GA: One of the leaders…