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…
Wiregrass employees graduate Leadership Academy
Release: Wiregrass Recognizes Cohort Two Leadership Academy Graduates Valdosta, GA - The Economic Development Department of Wiregrass Georgia Technical College completed the second cohort with the college’s Leadership Academy. The latest graduates of the internal Leadership…
Georgia joins an $86 Million settlement with Nationstar
Release: Carr: 51 Attorneys General Reach $86.3M Settlement with Mortgage Servicer Nationstar DECEMBER 07, 2020 ATLANTA, GA - Attorney General Chris Carr and the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance have joined with 50 other…
GDEcD announces 2020 GLOBE award recipients
Release: Thirty-one Georgia Companies Receive 2020 GLOBE Awards, Four Recognized as Exporters of the Year ATLANTA – December 3, 2020 — The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) today announced its International Trade division’s 2020 GLOBE…
Juvenile charged for involuntary manslaughter in Wilkes
Release: Juvenile Arrested in Wilkes County Death Investigation On Monday, November 30, 2020, a 16-year old juvenile was charged with Involuntary Manslaughter, Reckless Conduct, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime, Possession…
Coffee Correctional Facility inmate death under investigation
Release: Inmate Death Under Investigation FORSYTH, Ga. – Special Agents with the Georgia Department of Corrections’ (GDC) Office of Professional Standards are investigating the death of an inmate at Coffee Correctional Facility in Nicholls, Ga.,…
Valdosta warns residents against illegal waterway dumping
Release: City Stresses Importance of Reporting Illegal Dumping in Local Waterways The City of Valdosta urges citizens to dispose of their camping, boating, agricultural, and everyday waste appropriately to ensure that it does not end…
Decatur Dealership repays wrongly denied back wages
Release: CAR DEALERSHIP PAYS BACK WAGES TO EMPLOYEE WRONGLY DENIED PAID FAMILY LEAVE TO CARE FOR CHILD AMID PANDEMIC DECATUR, GA – Lamar Ferrell Chevrolet Inc. – a car dealership based in Decatur, Georgia – paid $7,880…
GDOT reports over $52 Million in contracts awarded…
Release: Georgia DOT Awards $52 Million in Construction Contracts in October ATLANTA, GA – Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) awarded 21 construction contracts for statewide transportation projects totaling $52,247,617. The largest single investment, worth approximately…