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…
Georgia DEP urged to nix mine permit
OKEFENOKEE - The Georgia Environmental Protection Division is accepting comments from the public about mine permit near Okefenokee. Release: The Georgia Environmental Protection Division is accepting public comments until March 19 about whether a Twin…
Army Corps blocks strip mine near Okefenokee
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has reversed its decision and is blocking a proposed strip mine near the Okefenokee Swamp. Release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has reversed its October 2022…
High Concentration of Cancer-Causing Toxin Found in GA
COVINGTON, Ga. - The Environmental Protection Agency published a report in August 2018 showing 109 census tracts with a high concentration of ethylene oxide, a chemical the agency listed as one that “definitely causes cancer”.…
Sewage Spill Report on Madison Highway
LOWNDES - The Lowndes County Utility Department experienced a sanitary sewage spill on December 3, 2018 on Madison Highway at exit 11 near I-75. Untreated sewage entered into a drainage ditch that flows to Bevel…