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…
Valdosta > Flooding Creates Sewage Overflow into Creek
VALDOSTA -- The City of Valdosta reportedly received three inches of rain in a four-hour period on Monday. This excess stormwater, combined with highly-saturated soils and elevated river levels from other recent weather events, caused…
Meadowbrook Residents Suing City Over Sewage Spills
A number of citizens impacted by recent flooding of the Withlacoochie River have filed a lawsuit against the city of Valdosta, alleging that they have failed to properly operate and maintain the sewage system. A group…
Lowndes Commissioners Agree To Put New SPLOST On…
By a unanimous vote Tuesday night, the Lowndes County Commission voted to put a new SPLOST on the November ballot. This referendum will be to replace the expiring one-cent sales tax on January 1st of…
Rain Causing Needed Repairs On Colquitt Co. Dirt…
With above-average rainfall in July and kids getting set to head back to school in the next couple of weeks, road crews in Colquitt County are scrambling to repair washouts and damage on dirt roads.…
City Outlines $150M SPLOST VII, Will Be On…
Last week, Valdosta City Manager Larry Hanson outlined an item that will be on the November ballot- a new $150 million SPLOST referendum that will go largely towards infrastructure projects. Of that $150M, the city…
Flood Warning In Effect For Withlacoochie River
Valdosta, GA- The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the waters of the Withlacoochie River, effective until Tuesday. As of 2:30am Monday, the river stage was 15.6 feet, around a half-foot above flood…
Tropical System To Affect South Georgia This Week?
Although the official start of the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season just began, we could see our first named storm in the Gulf later this week. A cluster of storms has developed around a tropical low-pressure…
Water Mgmt. District: Rivers ‘Normal Again’ After Sewage…
According to officials with the Suwannee River Management District, the Withlacoochie River and its tributaries are back to normal following a large sewage spill around two weeks ago. Nearly 100 gallons of raw sewage spilled…