Comment period open for bridge, SR 133 projects

Release: TIFTON – Comments are being accepted on a bridge replacement in Brooks County and the widening/reconstruction of two sections of State Route (SR) 133 in Worth and Colquitt counties. Georgia Department of Transportation usually holds…

VSU awards Dr. Kinney the Presidential Excellence Award

Release: Dr. Jane Kinney Earns VSU’s 2020 Presidential Excellence Award for Service VALDOSTA — Dr. Jane Kinney is the recipient of Valdosta State University’s Presidential Excellence Award for Service. The Presidential Excellence Award for Service…

GBI investigates suicide that follows car chase

Release: GBI Investigates Suicide in McRae-Helena SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 McRae-Helena, GA (September 14, 2020) – On Sunday, September 13, 2020, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Eastman Office was requested by Georgia State Patrol and Telfair County…

AAA: Georgia pump prices remain low

Release: ATLANTA, GA., (September 14, 2020) — Georgia gas prices  decreased at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $2.02 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday's state average is 2 cent less than a week…

Georgia’s August net tax revenues up 7.7%

Release: Atlanta, GA – Governor Brian P. Kemp announced today that Georgia’s August net tax collections totaled nearly $1.89 billion for an increase of $134.5 million, or 7.7 percent, compared to August 2019, when net tax…

Dr. Hsiao Earns VSU award in research

Release: VALDOSTA — Dr. E-Ling Hsiao is the recipient of Valdosta State University’s Presidential Excellence Award for Research.  The Presidential Excellence Award for Research recognizes a faculty member with a strong record of creative scholarship. …

State Reps encourage Tift County to complete census

Release: Reps. Houston, Pirkle, Watson Encourage Residents in Tift County to Participate in 2020 U.S. Census ATLANTA – State Representatives Penny Houston (R-Nashville), Clay Pirkle (R-Ashburn) and Sam Watson (R-Moultrie) encourage residents in Tift County…