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 receives $10K donation from Georgia Power
Release: Georgia Power donates to Wiregrass’ Mechatronics Program Valdosta, GA – Georgia Power has donated $10,000 to Wiregrass Georgia Technical College to support the College’s Mechatronics, a pre-engineering program. Georgia Power made this outstanding donation to the…
Pickens welfare check leads to officer involved shooting
Release: GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Pickens County FEBRUARY 09, 2021 Jasper, Georgia (February 9, 2021) – On Monday, February 8, 2021, at approximately 2:45 p.m., the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was requested by the…
Recommendation Committee to review resumes for Municipal Judge…
Release: The City of Valdosta Municipal Court Judge Recommendation Committee will hold a meeting on Wednesday, February 10 at 4:30 p.m. to review applications for the vacant Municipal Court Judge position. The meeting will be…
Georgia’s tax collections increase from this time last…
Release: January Net Tax Revenues Up 7.5% Atlanta, GA - The State of Georgia’s net tax collections for January totaled $2.53 billion, for an increase of $175.6 million, or 7.5 percent, compared to January 2020, when…
Officer involved shooting follows car chase in Madison
Release: GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Madison Involving Greene County Sheriff's Office and Georgia State Patrol FEBRUARY 06, 2021 Madison, GA (February 6, 2021) – On Saturday, February 6, 2021, at approximately 12:25 p.m., the…
New partnership creates more high speed internet in…
Release: Kemp, Duncan, Ralston Announce EMC Partnership to Expand Broadband in Rural Middle Georgia Central Georgia EMC, Southern Rivers Energy and Conexon expand broadband to 80,000 EMC members across 18 counties Atlanta, GA – Efforts to…
GEMA launches STAR Audit to help schools assess…
Release: GEMA/HS Unveils New Program to Help Schools Improve Security (ATLANTA) – The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) has started a new program to help schools identify vulnerabilities at their facilities and…
Two Ben Hill inmates charged in jail death
Release: Inmates Charged in Ben Hill County Jail Death Case FEBRUARY 04, 2021 Ben Hill County, GA (February 4, 2021) – On Wednesday, January 26, 2021, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation charged Ben Hill County inmate…