Wellmade Flooring investing $35 million in Georgia

Release: JUNE 26, 2020 Atlanta, GA - Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that U.S.-based Wellmade Flooring will invest more than $35 million in expanding its manufacturing facilities to Bartow County, delivering 240 jobs to the…

GSC names three Blazers All-Decade in basketball

VALDOSTA, Ga.— The Gulf South Conference All-Decade Men's Basketball teams were announced this week, and among those named were three former Valdosta State University athletes. These elite performers are Beau Justice (All-Decade First Team), Jeremiah…

DFCS public hearing for community services grant

Release: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING DFCS State Plan for Community Services Block Grant The Georgia Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) will hold a virtual public hearing in July.  The purpose of this upcoming meeting is…

Homicide suspected in death at Valdosta prison

Release: Inmate Death Under Investigation FORSYTH, Ga. – Special Agents with the Georgia Department of Corrections’ (GDC) Office of Professional Standards are investigating the death of an inmate at Valdosta State Prison in Valdosta, Ga.,…

VSU QB named GSC Offensive Player of the…

Alongside the other fifteen Valdosta State athletes named to a GSC all-decade team was Rogan Wells, who was named the GSC Offensive Player of the Decade. Wells is the second consecutive Blazer to receive this…

Emory joins State of Georgia in the fight…

Release: Emory, State of Georgia Collaborate on COVID-19 Response JUNE 16, 2020 Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health will embark on a new partnership with the state of Georgia in increasing its public health…

State BOE will host teleconference June 18

Release: State Board of Education meeting in June 2020, Via Teleconference MEDIA CONTACT: Meghan Frick, GaDOE Communications Office, mfrick@doe.k12.ga.us June 11, 2020 – The State Board of Education will hold a one-day regular meeting via teleconference on Thursday,…