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 > LEIF Names Distinguished Alumnus
VALDOSTA -- The Lowndes Education Improvement Foundation (LEIF) will be hosting its Annual Distinguished Alumnus and Awards Banquet on April 21, 2015 at 6:00 pm in the Lowndes High School cafeteria. Saint Augustine Road and…
Valdosta > Two Men Arrested For Trading Stolen…
VALDOSTA -- Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men for trading stolen firearms with an undercover agent. The two men, 21-year-old, Dexter Antonio Swift and 26-year-old Thomas Sheppard Jr. approached an undercover investigator about trading firearms…
Valdosta > Lowndes County Commission Approves New Speed…
VALDOSTA — The Lowndes County Commission approved a new speed zone ordinance at the city council meeting last night. The ordinance will be applied to State Route 38 near Old Quitman Highway, and the original speed limit of…
Valdosta > Lowndes High STAR Student and Teacher…
VALDOSTA -- Tristin Skapetis has been named Lowndes High School’s STAR student. The Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program is in its 57th year and sponsored by the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) Foundation,…
Valdosta > Lowndes County School System 2014 CCRPI…
VALDOSTA -- The Georgia Department of Education released its first CCRPI School Climate Star Ratings earlier in the week. The CCRPI School Climate Star Rating is an additional component to the 2014 CCRPI which measures…
Valdosta > ESPLOST V Tax Passed By Eighty…
VALDOSTA -- The Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax was passed once again with poll results of %80. The tax allows local school districts to collect a one percent sales tax to fund school facility improvements…
Valdosta > Sheriff’s Deputies Discover Nine Pounds Of…
VALDOSTA -- Lowndes County Sheriff's Office Deputies pulled over a Chevrolet Cruze around 2:00 a.m., yesterday on I-75 after the vehicle failed to maintain it's own lane. The car pulled off on exit 16 and…
Valdosta > Lowndes County GOP Elects New Slate…
VALDOSTA –The Lowndes County Republican Party held its biennial county convention Saturday morning and elected its executive officers for the next two years. Outgoing Chairman Sondra Supp officiated at the meeting held at Austin’s Cattle…