VFD partners with Orlando for RIT Operations training

Local NewsJuly 1, 2021

Release: Valdosta Fire Department Hosts Rapid Intervention Operations Training with Orlando Fire Department Lieutenant Bassel Ibrahim On Wednesday, June 30, the Valdosta Fire Department hosted a Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) Operations Training at the Lowndes…

VPD to be assessed for CALEA accreditation

Local NewsMarch 15, 2021

Release: A team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) will begin a virtual assessment to examine all aspects of the Valdosta Police Department’s policies and procedures, management, operations, and…

FiberVisions creates GA jobs in $48 Million expansion

BusinessNovember 25, 2020

Release: Georgia-based FiberVisions Invests $48 Million in Expanding Covington Operations ATLANTA – November 24, 2020 –Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Georgia-based FiberVisions, a subsidiary of Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited and a major employer…

Lowndes County Sheriff's Department

LCSO conducts gang and drug bust with FBI

Local NewsOctober 30, 2020

Release: On October 28, 2020 the Special Operations Division of the Sheriff’s Office and members of the FBI Gang Task Force served a search a search warrant at 402 B East Jane Street, based upon…

Falcons cease in person activities due to a…

Regional NewsOctober 15, 2020

ATLANTA, Ga.— On October 15, the Atlanta Falcons stopped in-person operations at the IBM Performance Field. This follows a new positive COVID-19 test among their personnel. Operations will instead continue virtually "out of an abundance…

LCSO makes multiple arrests for firearms, drugs

Local NewsAugust 24, 2020

Release: The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office, Special Operations Division, recently conducted a series of searches related to firearm and illegal narcotic offenses. Recovered in the searches were 9 illegally possessed firearms, two known to be…