VFD receives training on infant abandonment

Release: Greater Valdosta United Way Sponsors Safe Haven Training through the Hope Box for Valdosta Fire Department On Thursday, June 24, The Valdosta Fire Department concluded a three-day educational training program on the safe haven…

DCH extends postpartum Medicaid to six months

Release: CMS Approves Georgia’s Postpartum Medicaid Extension for New Mothers APRIL 21, 2021 Atlanta, GA - Recently, Governor Brian P. Kemp and the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) announced the state’s “Georgia Postpartum Extension” section…

Former foreign interrogator indicted on fake citizenship

Release: Naturalized U.S. Citizen from Ethiopia Arrested on Charge of Fraudulently Obtaining Citizenship Indictment Alleges Lies During the Naturalization Process, Including Failure to Disclose Participation in Persecution During the Ethiopian Red Terror A Georgia man…

Mosquito-borne illness EEE reported in Valdosta

Release: EEE Detected in Lowndes County Mosquito Bite Prevention Key to Preventing Illness VALDOSTA – A mosquito pool in Lowndes County has tested positive for EEE and the Georgia Department of Public Health’s South Health District…

VFD urges residents to keep there ovens clean

Release: Valdosta Fire Department Stresses the Importance of Cleaning Ovens Over the weekend, the Valdosta Fire Department responded to several structure fires started by an oven in the kitchen. There are a lot of reasons…

Kemp appoints three new Georgia agency leaders

Release: Governor Kemp Names Three New Appointments Atlanta, GA – Recently Governor Brian Kemp announced the appointment of Robyn Crittenden to be the Commissioner of the Department of Revenue (DOR), Shawnzia Thomas to become Executive Director…