THOMASVILLE, Ga. - Thomas County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on multiple drug charges after it was discovered that he was using a pill press to make fake Xanax, according to WALB. According to the…
Turner Center Music in the Art Park host…
Release: The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts will host Blues Factor for an incredibly high energy Music in the Art Park summer concert on Fri., August 13 from 7-9 p.m. in the Art Park located…
SGMC relaunches drive thru COVID-19 testing for residents
Release: South Georgia Medical Center re-opened its drive thru COVID-19 testing at a new location to provide area residents safe and convenient access to testing. The drive thru is located on the main campus in…
Wild Adventures celebrates the return of La Fiesta
Release: Wild Adventures Theme Park in Valdosta, Ga. is celebrating Hispanic and Latin American culture and cuisine during the seventh annual La Fiesta this weekend, August 14 and 15. “La Fiesta is back this year,…
Valdosta man arrested with active warrant, concealed weapon
Release: Arrested: Jamontae Mayo, African American male, 22 years of age, Valdosta resident On August 3, 2021, at approximately 8:20 am., detectives with the Valdosta Police Department observed Jamontae Mayo walking in the 800 block…
Valdosta Police Department to hold hiring event
Release: Valdosta Police Department (VPD) is seeking/hiring qualified applicants for the position of Police Officer. We are holding an open testing hiring event on Saturday, September 11, 2021, at 9am. We allow entrance 30 minutes…
VPD contributes surplus vehicles to Citizens Against Violence
Release: At the August 6 City Council Meeting, The Valdosta Police Department received approval from councilmembers to declare two vehicles surplus to be sold to The Citizens Against Violence Ministry, Inc. for $1 each. The…
SGMC provides COVID-19 Treatment Center for residents
Release: South Georgia Medical Center opened a COVID-19 Treatment Center to provide area residents who are positive with COVID-19, with an important treatment option---monoclonal antibody infusions. The clinic will be located on the main campus in…
Officer honored as Employee of the Month
Release: Valdosta Mayor Scott James Matheson and Police Chief Leslie Manahan honored Officer Jermaine Johnson as the August 2021 Employee of the Month at the August 5 City Council Meeting. Johnson received a framed certificate,…